Make sure your graphics are properly prepared for the Web. There are a number of little tricks you need to know, such as optimizing your graphic files , and using the right attributes in your image tags, all of which are described in the previous column on The ABCs of Web Graphics . As the old beboppers used to say, if you have to ask, you'll never understand it. Many sites use frames to improve navigation, usually by creating a side or top navigational section that stays fixed while the main body text scrolls. Frames can be useful, but they can also get you in a lot of trouble if used carelessly.
Nothing looks more amateurish than a page that opens in the wrong frame.
Unless it's a site with a bunch of claustrophobic, pointless little frames cluttering up the screen. Read my previous article on Web site navigation to learn how to use frames properly. In the early days of the Web, pages were laid out in a straight line. Images, paragraphs of text, headings - all came one after another in a vertical line down the page. Looooong pages were the order of the day, and you often had to scroll down a screen or two just to see what the heck was on a page.