10
Things All Webmasters Should Know
by: Lata Budhrani
Geared Up with a website and lots of energy to make
a mark online? Spare some time and go through this.
You'll be glad you did. If you don't already, this
is something you MUST know!
1. Maintain an easy to follow Navigational system
throughout your website.
2. Do not use frames unless it's really important.
Visitors detest getting stuck up in frames and Search
Engines find it difficult to index websites with frames.
3. Avoid using scrollbars horizontally. There is nothing
more annoying than having to scroll both vertically
and horizontally at all screen lengths.
4. A full Flash Website may look very appealing, but
that's the last thing your visitors are going to wait
for to load. Instead try embedding Flash on your pages
to get the same look.
5. To minimize download time, use tables with different
background colors to add life to your pages, instead
of using too many graphics.
6. Do not cluster too many animated buttons and banners
throughout your site. Your visitors will not be able
to browse comfortably with all that blinking going
on and will surf elsewhere.
7. Keep updating your website. People will not return
if they find the same old stuff lying there.
8. Put up a message board, feedback form, guestbook
etc. to add a touch of interactivity to your website.
9. Make it a point to return the visits and/or answer
all e-mails/messages within a reasonable period of
time.
10. Provide links to other websites, even your competitors,
if possible. This shows you are not conceited and
are willing to help your visitors to find what they
need. This little gesture goes a long way to earn
you goodwill.
About The Author
Lata Budhrani is the Founder/Editor of Dot Com Women,
a premier women's website and online community. Visit
her at http://www.dotcomwomen.com.
lata@dotcomwomen.com
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