iCreate - UK (2020-05)

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When you begin you can cover
five areas to ensure that you will at
the very least have a working web
presence. Fortunately, there is not
one area that iPhones, iPads and
Macs cannot cater for in a superior
way to almost all of the competition.
Whatever you need, it will be available
through your Apple devices.

Five things to


remember^1 Choose^
your hosting
You can build a
website manually or
you can choose one
of the more popular
web hosts. The
latter should offer
automatic mobile
designs and an app
to work with.

2 Make it
different
There are many iOS
and macOS design
and photo editing
apps available.
From quick and
easy to high-end
professional, look
around and find the
best for you.

3 Get out
there
In the early days
of a website it is
important to build
a social media
presence quickly
and to ensure that
you have ownership
of your ‘name’
on every platform
possible.

4 Search for
content
No matter what
the topic of your
site, there are apps
like Flipboard and
Reeder that you
can check out every
day to find news
and events that you
can write about.

5 Capture
your ideas
If an idea strikes at
any time, an app
like Email Me will
allow you to capture
the moment, tap an
icon and have it
safely saved to your
inbox for future
reference.

Mobile is crucial


Mobile dominates
Think about how you use the
web. Chances are that you do
so more often through a mobile
device than a computer, and as
such your design should reflect
this. Test it out on your iPhone
and iPad before publishing.

Don’t stop designing
Check out all of the design options
and don’t stop playing with them until
you are completely happy. There is
nothing wrong with changing a site
design providing it offers a definite and
tangible improvement.

Focus the homepage
When you consider mobile users
you may want to limit the amount
of content that displays on the front
page of your site. This will help with
performance as well as data usage for
your visitors.

Menus are tricky
Pay particular attention to how
menus and touch points work
on your site. Some themes do
not present menus in a way that
makes them easy to use on a
phone or tablet and this can
easily annoy your visitors.

Create a webpage or blog


When you begin youcancover
five areas to ensurethatyouwillat
the very least havea workingweb
presence. Fortunately,thereis not
one area that iPhones,iPadsand
Macs cannot caterforin a superior
way to almost all ofthecompetition.
Whatever you need,it willbeavailable
through your Appledevices.


Five things to


remember^1 Choose
your hosting
You canbuilda
websitemanuallyor
you canchooseone
of the morepopular
web hosts.The
latter shouldoffer
automaticmobile
designsandanapp
to work with.


2 Makeit
different
TherearemanyiOS
andmacOSdesign
andphotoediting
appsavailable.
Fromquickand
easytohigh-end
professional,look
aroundandfindthe
bestforyou.

3 Get out
there
In the early days
of a website it is
important to build
a social media
presence quickly
and to ensure that
you have ownership
of your ‘name’
on every platform
possible.

4 Searchfor
content
No matterwhat
the topicofyour
site, thereareapps
like Flipboardand
Reederthatyou
can checkoutevery
day to findnews
and eventsthatyou
can writeabout.

5 Capture
yourideas
If anideastrikesat
anytime,anapp
likeEmailMewill
allowyoutocapture
themoment,tapan
iconandhaveit
safelysavedtoyour
inboxforfuture
reference.

Mobile is crucial


Mobiledominates
Thinkabouthowyouusethe
web.Chancesarethatyoudo
somoreoftenthrougha mobile
devicethana computer,andas
suchyourdesignshouldreflect
this.Testit outonyouriPhone
andiPadbeforepublishing.

Don’t stop designing
Check out all of the design options
and don’t stop playing with them until
you are completely happy. There is
nothing wrong with changing a site
design providing it offers a definite and
tangible improvement.

Focus the homepage
When you consider mobile users
you may want to limit the amount
of content that displays on the front
page of your site. This will help with
performance as well as data usage for
your visitors.

Menusaretricky
Payparticularattentionto how
menusandtouchpointswork
onyoursite.Somethemesdo
notpresentmenusin a waythat
makesthemeasyto useona
phoneortabletandthiscan
easilyannoyyourvisitors.

Create a webpage or blog

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