For those who THINK they know what a
professionally designed website
is, take a tip from a professional website design company's website
design elements.
From
http://www.roserockdesign.com/elements_of_a_professional_web_site.php
" Is your web site capable of providing the
return on investment?
- Your web site is content driven?
(hint: Make sure your most important content is at the top of each page.)
- Ensure there are no grammatical or
spelling errors.
(hint: Use spellcheckers and use the primary definition of the word.)
- Your site is designed to work well with
search engines.
(hint: Proper placement of keywords and phrases.)
- You've limited your graphics for faster
download time.
(hint: more content, less graphics = better search engine indexing)
- Is it well organized?
(hint: Navigation is extremely important.)
- Do you update it frequently?
(hint: The object is to get them to come back!)
- Are your links all working?
(hint: Use a strong designer program.)
- Is your email address on it?
(hint: Make sure they can contact you.)
- Is your web site accessible to everyone?
(hint: Make your web site compliant with the American's with Disabilities
Act.)
- Does your web site need to be accessible
via portable devices? Do you have the appropriate coding set up for your web
site?
(hint: Examine whether people would be using devices like Palm Pilots™
to access your web site.) "
My sites tend to fulfill these elements, so, I'm
not worried about design.