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One of the biggest challenges I face is to determine what colors look good on a site that I design. I’m sure that I’m not alone in this aspect as color palette selection for your site is a real challenge in the design world. So, unless you are educated in the design sector of web design, I would like to offer 5 great sites that I use to help me design sites that are visually appealing with their colors.

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In part one of this series, I defined what skip links are and how they function. In part two I discussed the two theories about the skip link, and if they should be shown or not.

This is the third and last article on the series and I am going to show you how to create hidden skip links for your site. If you want to show your skip links, there are numerous methods to do so, and I won’t cover them here as each site design is unique. The basic code will still apply so you will need to style it to fit into your site accordingly.

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In my first article entitled “What are skip links?“, I introduced what skip links are and how they serve a function to improve the usability and accessibility of your site.

In this article, part two of three of the series dealing with skip links, I would like to discuss two theories that can divide designers and developers over whether skip links should be visible or not on your site.

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A simple and easy way to improve your sites usability and accessibility is to incorporate skip links into your site. These are also known as jump links, or internal links. You might be wondering what their purpose is and if they are really necessary.

In this first article of three parts, I will describe what a skip link is and how is can improve your site with minimal effort. Skip links can be placed into any site, not just a Wordpress blog. The benefits will make your site more accessible and improve usability for all users.

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I just wanted to post a quick note about my next, and first, article series that I am working on.

I am working on a 3 part series about using skip links for your site. In this 3 part series, I will look at defining what skip links (or jump links) are and how they work, the debate over using them, and finally how to implement them in your site to improve accessibility and usability.

I hope you will enjoy this series, and the first post should be live Thursday morning!

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