Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Quality And Security Are Important Features Of A Website

By Jamie Prescokt

If you own a company, then you know that the website is very important and also that said website has to be of high quality. That means you will have to keep up with the competitors and ensuring that your website is also setup with a layout that is easy to use. Many cell phone companies do that and you can see how the websites of these companies are all very similar and user friendly.

If the time comes that you need to change your web page to improve you should check out the competition to see what they are doing on their web pages so you can be more competitive. After doing so you may find that you need to educate yourself more on web design or even though expensive, hire an outside company to do it for you since in the end it will be worth the expense .

Not only do you need to make sure you are developing the best website, you also need to make sure that you are using up to date development methods. Every few months a new version of CSS is released, meaning that you should incorporate the changes into your site. Why should you do it? Because as soon as a new type of code or software is released, the development team stops making updates for the old version, meaning certain security holes may not be patched. Hackers love to take advantage of this, and that's why you need to make sure that your website is completely secure.

Another fact is that today Browser compatibility is a cause for concern due to the numerous ones being used today. You will find that internet explorer and Netscape are far from the only browsers these days. Others such as Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari and numerous others are out there. The codes are read differently by them all so they need adjustment for the different browsers or the results will be a disaster

Nowadays there are also mobile browsers to take into consideration. The number of people connecting from hot spots and with their mobile devices, like the cell phone, iPod or portable game system, is constantly increasing. You definitely want these systems to be able to read and display your website and that means you will have to setup a configuration that will display in a lower resolution. It is also a good idea to invest some money in a .mobi domain so that your website will be available for all mobile users.

These are just a few suggestions to make your website as user friendly as possible. You need to experiment and simply play around and eventually find what you want for your website and for your business customers.

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