the sidebar, the newest rage in web site design. if you don't have one, your site sucks. plain and simple. some sites nowadays (like wired news and c|net) are really kickass; they have two sidebars.

sidebars are pretty easy to do as well. just follow the advice offered in tip #1; find a sidebar that you like and make one just like it. the c|net sidebar is especially popular...be sure to take that yellow along too. no sense in wasting such a neat color.

to make your sidebar choice even easier, i've compiled a little slideshow of some of the web's most popular and visible sidebars. use it wisely.

some additional sidebar tips:

+ the wider the better. screen real estate doesn't matter all that much.

+ the sidebar/beveled buttons combo works well.

+ put your logo at the top of your sidebar...putting it anywhere else would be silly and pointless

+ cram as much information as you can into your sidebar...provide links to everything in your site.