Comments on: The Three Golden Rules of Site Redesigns http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Abe http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-107153 Abe Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:08:18 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-107153 Good points, especially regarding '301 redirect'. I wish you had covered more specifically the issue of color's change in The process redesign. I liked very much your statement: ".... you’ll end up hating your site again at some point." It is true. I think one of the most important factor behind it in most cases is the fact of applying too many(or not matching)colors in the original version. My site (http://webcreationtips.com) is a new one. However, I have changed it so many times. Now I have become an advocate for 'Minimalist Design'. Every time that I decide a redesign, I have this approach in my mind. Jon, and you other guys contributed to this post, I am looking forward for your feedback regarding my site's look. Thanks. Good points, especially regarding ’301 redirect’.
I wish you had covered more specifically the issue of color’s change in The process redesign.
I liked very much your statement:
“…. you’ll end up hating your site again at some point.”
It is true.
I think one of the most important factor behind it in most cases is the fact of applying too many(or not matching)colors in the original version.
My site (http://webcreationtips.com) is a new one.
However, I have changed it so many times.
Now I have become an advocate for ‘Minimalist Design’.
Every time that I decide a redesign, I have this approach in my mind.
Jon, and you other guys contributed to this post,
I am looking forward for your feedback regarding my site’s look.
Thanks.

]]> By: Sue Warrington http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-102390 Sue Warrington Fri, 27 May 2011 09:39:58 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-102390 Great tips, redesigning a site with good traffic is always a worry. I have a 4 year old site with excellent traffic that needs redesigning at the minute. One thing I could add, is redesign first, then add the extra functions / pages as stage 2. Hopefully that will reduce any search engine loss... Great tips, redesigning a site with good traffic is always a worry. I have a 4 year old site with excellent traffic that needs redesigning at the minute. One thing I could add, is redesign first, then add the extra functions / pages as stage 2. Hopefully that will reduce any search engine loss…

]]> By: Chase http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-78612 Chase Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:44:37 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-78612 So, I just started a marketing internship and my main project is to redesign our website. Their reasoning is because I am a photographer and of my marketing degree. I have 2 issues; One: I'm very new to the industry that my company works in; Two: I have never coded or done any web development in my life. Needless to say I'm pretty much at a loss. Now I'm not completely helpless, I have our IT guy who I'm pretty sure wrote a lot of the code for our site and I think through plenty of article reading and messing round on Google Code Playground I might be able to pull this off... So this article has been helpful in getting myself organized to a degree but who would like to give me some pointers? So, I just started a marketing internship and my main project is to redesign our website. Their reasoning is because I am a photographer and of my marketing degree. I have 2 issues; One: I’m very new to the industry that my company works in; Two: I have never coded or done any web development in my life. Needless to say I’m pretty much at a loss. Now I’m not completely helpless, I have our IT guy who I’m pretty sure wrote a lot of the code for our site and I think through plenty of article reading and messing round on Google Code Playground I might be able to pull this off… So this article has been helpful in getting myself organized to a degree but who would like to give me some pointers?

]]> By: Jon Raasch http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-59390 Jon Raasch Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:01:00 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-59390 @Amy Fletcher - I use <a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/" rel="nofollow">Google Webmaster Tools</a> @Amy Fletcher – I use Google Webmaster Tools

]]> By: Amy Fletcher http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-58750 Amy Fletcher Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:32:20 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-58750 Question - how do you submit your new site map to Google? Question – how do you submit your new site map to Google?

]]> By: Jon Raasch http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-58493 Jon Raasch Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:43:01 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-58493 @Simon Carr - Yes I would definitely agree, and I struggled with this one on my latest overhaul. In my case, there was a list of things I wanted to accomplish on the site, which all ended up depending on one another. For instance I wanted to widen my layout and redesign the site shell, which make sense to do at the same time. And then I might as well also change around the portfolio layout, which means I should do the directory restructuring, etc. This chain of dependencies made illogical to do anything less than 90% of the overhaul at once, which really sucked :). It's like going to a mechanic who says, "While I'm fixing that I might as well replace the timing belt". @Simon Carr – Yes I would definitely agree, and I struggled with this one on my latest overhaul. In my case, there was a list of things I wanted to accomplish on the site, which all ended up depending on one another.

For instance I wanted to widen my layout and redesign the site shell, which make sense to do at the same time. And then I might as well also change around the portfolio layout, which means I should do the directory restructuring, etc.

This chain of dependencies made illogical to do anything less than 90% of the overhaul at once, which really sucked :). It’s like going to a mechanic who says, “While I’m fixing that I might as well replace the timing belt”.

]]> By: Simon Carr http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-58098 Simon Carr Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:13:27 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-58098 Good insights in this article. Would thing I would point out is that a redesign doesn't have to be a total over-haul. Sometimes it may be better for a redesign can be rolled out in phases. This makes it easier to get feedback and adjust the interface as the site continues to grow. Good insights in this article. Would thing I would point out is that a redesign doesn’t have to be a total over-haul. Sometimes it may be better for a redesign can be rolled out in phases. This makes it easier to get feedback and adjust the interface as the site continues to grow.

]]> By: Davide Scalzo http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-58092 Davide Scalzo Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:33:47 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-58092 thanks for sharing this, i did not know about the redirect 301. thanks for sharing this, i did not know about the redirect 301.

]]> By: Jon Raasch http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-58091 Jon Raasch Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:35:51 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-58091 @Eelco - Yeah I stopped "soft-launching" things a while ago...a lot of times your friends are the best first group to launch to, but they'll be rolling their eyes if you send them there over and over again... @Jordan Walker - But still important :) @Sunny Singh - Yeah I definitely agree that you shouldn't redesign a site for trivial reasons. For me, I wanted to widen my site for better blogging, and fix the logo issue I mentioned. As a bonus, I got to redesign it and clean up the code base, which are things I couldn't see worth doing by themselves. As for not protecting the subdomain, be careful. There's a lot of tracking on the web these days, and your subdomain might show up in someone's analytics. @Mike - I couldn't agree more. Usability should always be the driving force of web design (and front-end development). @Eelco – Yeah I stopped “soft-launching” things a while ago…a lot of times your friends are the best first group to launch to, but they’ll be rolling their eyes if you send them there over and over again…

@Jordan Walker – But still important :)

@Sunny Singh – Yeah I definitely agree that you shouldn’t redesign a site for trivial reasons. For me, I wanted to widen my site for better blogging, and fix the logo issue I mentioned. As a bonus, I got to redesign it and clean up the code base, which are things I couldn’t see worth doing by themselves.

As for not protecting the subdomain, be careful. There’s a lot of tracking on the web these days, and your subdomain might show up in someone’s analytics.

@Mike – I couldn’t agree more. Usability should always be the driving force of web design (and front-end development).

]]> By: Mike http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-three-golden-rules-of-site-redesigns/#comment-58083 Mike Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:06:56 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=2569#comment-58083 Another rule: If the redesign isn't intended to enhance usability, don't even start. Another rule: If the redesign isn’t intended to enhance usability, don’t even start.

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