To make a website work you must know who you are trying to reach, what operating system they are using, what browser they are using, and what display resolution they may be using. The way colors are displayed is very important to understand. The chart below shows colors that can be displayed on a wide variety of systems with reasonable consistency. A chart showing the 216 websafe colors can be found here. If you use custom colors they most likely will not be the same on all systems. Some custom colors may look very unpleasant on some of the more basic systems.

Many people don't have access to high speed internet service. If you have a page or site that is slow to download you will miss many customers. A fantastic site filled with graphics and animation will only annoy many people because they must wait too long while everything downloads. Currently, DSL only reaches about 3 miles from a central office; beyond that, sorry, no convenient, inexpensive high speed access unless you use cable which slows down if too many people are using the line.

On the other hand if you know your audience has high speed access then you are probably wasting your time with pages designed for dial-up access with limited speed. We can help you with planning a site and can advise you how to go about getting the best results for your given audience. If you are interested in finding out how much it would cost to have a website done, email your requirements to us and we will send you an estimate. We do not charge for estimates.