Internet Tips : Know your websites.
Imagine you are browsing a website with an orange text color and with a very small text size which you can hardly read. And while you click a hyperlinked topic, an irrelevant link would appear. You end up closing and jumping to the next site because you feel your time is wasted. Neither you are a visitor or currently maintains a web site, an awareness of four elements of a good website is beneficial.
CONTENT. A website should foremost house only appropriate and relevant information. The content should be well written and edited since it will reflect on the overall impression of the visitor. That is why proofreading is very important process for traditional or online writing. Likewise, multimedia content should be relevant to the subject and aligned to the clear goal of the website. Lastly, frequency of updates is also important to show commitment to its visitors.
DESIGN. Layout serves as a window for its content. A good content will not shine with a poor layout, it should be appropriate to the nature of the website. The graphical elements like images which does not take too long to load, color, white space and typography must be appealing, and consistent throughout the pages.
USABILITY. A good website should have a proper structure and navigational links. Meaning, it must be user friendly avoiding the viewer to be lost inside the website. There are proper navigational links on how to go back to home page or go back to main menu. Internal and external links should point to the right information.
FUNCTIONALITY. It is not enough that a website contains proper content, good design and user friendly, but also offer extra features that visitors will enjoy. Interactive forums, chats, polls, live links, streaming media, fast loading pages, browser compatibility, relevant search results, gives added reason for visitors to stay and return to the site.
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November 9th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Thanks for the tips
November 10th, 2009 at 5:29 am
Great set of tips..Well done!
November 10th, 2009 at 6:23 am
good post
November 10th, 2009 at 7:34 am
very useful for me
Thanks!!!!!
November 11th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Nice information provided…
November 13th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Great web site advice.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Useful post! I hope you critic my website to see how well I did it.
November 29th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
great post.
December 11th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
I love how you’ve encapsulated the essence of every website into one little article and for anyone who already has a website or wants to get one, this is ever so important. Right from the design to how useful it is. A must read for an aspiring web designer!
December 14th, 2009 at 6:12 am
Yes you’re right… And perhaps, that’s the reason the founder of Google became so rich…
December 19th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
kool! Thanks!
December 24th, 2009 at 11:57 am
I’m making a website these days… so, this will come handy