Your First Web Site?

Contemplating your first website?  Here are some helpful tips:

Some things to keep in mind…

Provide credible, original content in as many forms as possible.   Original content is the most important trait of a great Web site. Sites that provide only links to other sites are essentially meta-lists (although Yahoo seems to be doing well , while sites that have some information that’s useful to the user stand out and will be revisited.

Provide valuable, timely information to the user, not lots of data. Web sites should be updated regularly. Stale web sites say “been there, done that.” For the information to be valuable it should be well-edited. For external links include only the best sites with concise descriptions. For internal content be like a magazine editor, don’t rush to publish mediocre or incomplete articles. Typos are unacceptible.

Keep it Simple

Busy backgrounds, glaring colors, flashing lights, etc. make a web site difficult to read. Unless you’re in the media business, keep your web site as simple as possible – classy, not flashy!