Wednesday, 28 November 2012

So What Makes A Website Good?

Before we start not all websites are good. In fact some can be very poor and badly displayed as they user(s) who made the website have actually not followed the guidelines. The more guidelines the user(s) follow the better and professional looking the website will look and attract other traffic towards their site taking the users more seriously rather than a child school project in ICT.

Some websites have templates for users to use if the user is not so familiar with "coding" coding is often found in scripts such as HTML and XHTML. These are the most used codes to be used for making a professional website by big companies and coders. In order to use these codes users must have a basic understanding of ECMAScript or Java Script.

Majority of websites tend to have pictures to lure people into their websites. The human eye and brain tend to observe moving objects rather than stills which instantly creates an interest. For example when a child is in a room and there is a poster and a moving object next to it. The child will look at the moving object rather than a still object. So if you were to create a professional website I would highly recommend a moving picture to attract an audience (Not to many as this can be too much and not many visitors enjoy watching a blockbuster on your website header) also remember visitors do NOT want to be flooded and spammed with lots of popups, Images and Videos.

Choosing a colour for your website is key. Everyone likes to see some colour but do not over do it as we want this to look professional and not a 3 year olds painting. Websafe colours are a good choice as they are used on all systems so you would not have any trouble. If you pick a New/Custom colour then the system might not recognise it and you will be prompted with an error

When making a website you will need consistency. A hotbar for users to navigate through pages easier. A hot bar is more professional and easier to use for users who browse from page to page all the time. This hotbar system is more user friendly and will prevent you users having a fit or headaches.

Final step for making a great website is making the website accessible for all browsers. For example your website could work on Internet Explorer and Google Chrome but not Safari which is used on a Mac computer. This will be a problem for Mac users as there are a few people who use Macs rather than PC so if you wish to gain more traffic towards your website you will need to tackle this problem and make your site accessible for all browsers.

Below is YouTube this is an example of a good website. The tabs are easy to use, No pictures everywhere and the tabs are able to customize to your liking.







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