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A website makes for a great statement of a company. It has become an indispensable physical address of the company it represents. It is only natural that a reputable company provides its costumers a website that will cater to their needs and make all of its services available in a few mouse clicks in the comfort of their homes. So what makes for a great website? Let me outline a few things here.

Functionality:

In the early years of the World Wide Web, designs offer very limited tools and technologies. The web pages in the early days are static, which means you can only read them but you cannot interact. There was nothing much you can do when you visited these website, but get few information that are maybe, already common knowledge. The advent of second generation of the Web or the so called Web 2.0 has drastically changed this experience. Now people surfing the Web are getting more than just mere static information. Pages are more colorful and aesthetically attractive and user-friendly, making it fun and informative at the same time.

A website becomes functional when it serves its purpose well. For instance, news site becomes functional when readers - besides reading the news - can interact by placing comments, search, and print or send email within the page. Every surfer wants to find and see their way easily around any given page without having to click more than is necessary, or re-directed every few seconds. Nothing is more frustrating than a website that keeps on re-directing you and taking too much of your time.

Interactive:

The Web has changed much, and those who make their sites interactive find their costumer keep coming back. An interactive site is one that lets the surfer comment, rate, tag or to forward its contents. How do they do this? The website designers usually place little icons and/or texts somewhere at the beginning or in the end of the article that provides quick access to interactive options and social bookmarking sites.

SEO:

In every area of interest there actually only a handful of websites that makes it to the top ten of any search engine. The rest of the Web, and despite their informative contents, are all way down the bottom of the search engine pages and too far for anyone to care, much less look after them. Users are drawn to the website that made the top 10 listings found in any search engines.

Search Engine Optimization means that the pages of your site are optimized in such a way that the search engines can easily find them among the billions of pages in the Internet. These days, big companies invest in this technology so that their sites will get the highest rank in search engines to become more visible to their targeted costumers.

Aesthetics:

We have to admit we like beautiful things. Websites are made, first and foremost, to be seen. Fonts, colors, images, all contribute to the overall design and beauty of a website. They say something about the company they represent. Aesthetics can also be used to target markets related to your line of business and give you edge over your competitors. With this in mind choose a design that will best represent your company’s interest and range of products and or services.

Graduating in 2003 in Business and Information Technology Jonathan Popoola has since become an expert in web design cheltenham and web design gloucestershire. Visit my site for more information on webdesign and also information on graphic design in cheltenham

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