Wednesday, September 30, 2009

High Quality Websites: Maiking Sure Your Business Is One

By Chris Marks

People who have been able to create their own website have also most likely looked to see what kind of high quality websites there are online. Websites that are eye-catching can be considered high quality due to the execution of the design or the content, but in some cases also both of those factors. You can safely say that if a website attracts you then it also attracts other visitors too, which means more traffic everyday.

What if your business website looked that good? Try checking out your existing website now and judge if you think it belongs in the list of high quality websites. If not or if you haven't even started in building your website yet, you can create your very own high quality website just by following these fundamental tips.

Start with the Minimum

It is surprising to many that many of the best websites are actually made using only a minimal amount of design and contents. There are many advantages to this minimalistic design and one of them is that the site will load faster which is especially good for visitors that have a slow internet connection. Also, a website using a minimum of design elements will also have more contrasts and that will enable visitors to more easily focus upon the content and not be distracted. Just take a look at the many Web 2.0 websites that are already online for inspiration. You will notice that important content will be emphasized with larger font size and only the most important and pertinent images are added.

Stick to your Company Theme

Inspiring websites will always tempt you to copy and then customize from there, but remember that your website represents your business and not just cool things in general so you need to make sure that your site sticks to your company theme. This means that you need to set yourself some rules on what colors to use and what types of images to use. This is the easiest approach in trying to make your website unique from the other high quality websites that are out there

Make it Interactive

High quality websites have always been known for their eye candy, but even higher quality websites allow their visitors to be a part of the experience. The most basic forms of interaction are simple forms allowing people to post comments. Adding a blog to your company site is one way of adding basic interactive features which is a great start for any business. Start to add more interactive features as you get more traffic so you can hear from them.

Regularly Update

After your website has become popular due to the improvements made to it, then you will have to keep that up by regularly adding updates to your site. The design doesn't necessarily have to be improved upon, but you will have to keep updating your contents. This has to be done, because high quality websites have visitors that keep returning and who expect to see updates every once in a while.

These four steps take part in a cycle which means that you may want to do them again once you feel that your site is losing appeal. As long as you stay active with your web project, your site will stay on the list of high quality websites.

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