Why would there be an article about footers? They are at the bottom of the webpage, below the fold, and hold boring information such as copyright and disclaimers. Well, in the last few years designers have been creating some impressive and inspiring footers. Not only are they attractive, it adds extra room to promote blog articles, newsletter signup, and social sites such as your Facebook Fan Page. Plus, it’s consistent and appears on every page of the site. Let’s take a look at some footer designs to see what is possible.

Here is the scenario. Your website consists of numerous pages that have been around for many years. Recently a few of your products have been discontinued and these pages need to be deleted. By removing these pages the navigation will be updated so visitors don’t accidently go to non-existing pages. But what happens to all the other websites and search engines that link to these old pages? The solution is a custom 404 page.

wisnet.com has a Twitter page and now we decided to spruce it up a little! Hopefully it will make a lasting impression that will enhance our brand; or at least make you wonder how Twitter snared us. Check out the before and after shots of the wisnet.com custom Twitter page.

A new business venture leaves you with a time before your new site is developed. What should you do with your domain name until then? The best thing to do is create a simple Coming Soon page.

A favicon is a small image that represents your logo and business. Usually one favicon is used for each website and it will show throughout every page on the site. Plus, when a visitor saves a webpage to their Favorites (Bookmarks in Firefox) the favicon will appear.

Contact forms are a very important communication tool. For example, if I am on vacation... meaning I left my iPhone, laptop and email passwords at the office... I could easily send you an email by using your contact form.