1. WHAT IS A WEBSITE?A Web site is a relatedcollection of World Wide Web(WWW = system of interlinkedhypertext documentsaccessed via the Internet.With a web browser, one canview web pages that maycontaintext, images, videos, andother multimedia, andnavigate between them viahyperlinks.) files that includesa beginning file called a homepage. A company or anindividual tells you how to getto their Web site by giving youthe address of their homepage. From the homepage, you can get to all theother pages on their site.

2. WEBSITE FEATURES10 crucial points for your online presence to be an ideal.1. An Eye-catching DesignWhat is attracting the visitors first is a very design of your website. It shouldnt be irritating neither dull nortoo flashy.The main purpose of your websites attractive design is to keep the visitor and make him stay online forfurther actions. In this case even color gamut will influence users mood and can win his or her favor orquickly lose it.So the first helpful hint for you is to think over your websites design thoroughly. If you succeed at this stageyou can make use of the following points.2. Convenient NavigationIt is clear that you visit a lot of websites every day and not all of them please you while surfing. Coming to awebsite you want the interface to be easy and understandable, right? So let it not be a secret for youanymore your visitors want the same.Think about placing all the links on your website in such a way that the user wont become irritated by notknowing where to click at. It is a significant point not to confuse the visitor of your website and thus notto make him leave and forget about its existence.3. Proper ContentWhat the users like very much is a content they are promised to see on the website. You better not play with it.Once disappointed the visitor may not come again to see whether something has changed. So make sure yourwebsite contains enough useful information to make the user interested and then your further updateswill really make sense.Dont forget about some helpful information concerning your website operating. All the users appreciate thepossibility to find the accurate answers for their questions. 3. WEBSITE FEATURES4. Contact InformationIt is essential some problems may arise during someone is wandering pages of your website. Perhaps not problemsbut specific questions for sure. Anyway you should persuade the visitor that he or she may always rely on yoursupport.It is not that good when a user cant find the way to contact you. So be attentive to put all necessary contactinformation (e-mail address, phone number, a link leading to a special contact form etc) in such a way that thevisitor can easily find and make use of it.You should really mind that fact if you want your web presence to be evaluated not only as qualitative but alsosupportive and responsible one.5. Search OptionIn case your website is crammed with different information it will be very convenient for the user to find thenecessary content with the help of search field. All he/she has to do is type some keywords and then check theresults of the search process.Providing the visitors with search option will let them find what they are eager to quickly and easily, and believe theywill be much pleased with such possibility.You can use either a Google Search or your Content Management System to establish a search function on yourwebsite.6. Sign-Up FormIt is very important for the user not to spend hours in search of Sign-up or Register button.Remember that all the necessary fields and links have to be easily found by the visitor. Otherwise you may startlosing your clients as only a few will send you an e-mail asking where they should subscribe at.Imagine what will happen when they cant find an e-mail either, huh? So mind it. 4. WEBSITE FEATURES7. SitemapAnother useful option of your website is a sitemap which usually is of two types. One is for search engines and the other is forthe very visitors.A website map itself is a list of links leading to all the pages your website contains. So by clicking the necessary link each of thevisitors may quickly get at necessary section of your online presence and enjoy his or her stay.8. Web Browsers CompatibilityThere is a number of web browsers used by the Internet users. And it is very important for your website to run properly in eachof them, whether it is Internet Explorer, Firefox or other browser.It will be better for you not to prefer only certain web browsers and avoid others. That will somehow show your respect to thepotential clients if you try to make your website compatible with as many web browsers as you can.9. ImagesBuilding your website you of course paste a lot of images there to make your online presence look nice and eye-catching. So itis very important for all the pictures to be of the proper format neither too large nor pixelated.300dpi is considered to be the standard resolution for an image but in case of website creating you should choose lower one.Thus you will make an image file smaller and allow your visitors to download it quickly.Some image editors has the Save for webpage option which helps you to save your picture automatically with a proper sizeand resolution.10. AnalyticsThe last useful point concerns the very owners of the websites. Statistics and analytics function helps them to see how populartheir web presence is and what aspects should be improved first of all.With the help of statistics you can discover how do people find your website, who links to you, how many hits you have and soon. You will get useful pieces of information from the stats and be a breast of your websites every aspect! 5. USES OF WEBSITESThe World Wide Web ishas a multitude of uses.Some of which have noteven been discoveredyet. Below is a partiallist of the kinds of websites that are available.There are so many subcategories under eachmain category that I willnot try to list them all. Iwill however try to givean idea of the varietyhere by listing a few. 6. USES OF WEBSITESBusinessAgricultureFuneral HomesDesignWholesaleTravelCultureAdvicePeopleFashionMuseumsReligionEducationK-12Higher EducationJournals / ResearchClassroom WebpagesIndividual Student WebpagesPersonalHobbiesInterestsFamilyFan PagesPetsEmploymentCareersJob SearchesWork Place IssuesUnionsOrganizationsHealthNursingFitnessDiseasePharmacyFirst AidEntertainmentMoviesMusicGamesHumorRadioGovernmentElectionsStudent GovernmentLawCivic ParticipationMilitarySearch enginesYahoo!AdviceGoogleAltavistaAsk JeevesLycos 7. THANK YOU