Websites, there’s literally billions
of them out there in cyber-space. How many of them do you go
to and just think this is boring, bland, or hard to use? It
seems like too many to mention. So what makes a good website?
I reckon it’s about interaction. You’ve got to
make the visitor interested. You’ve got to grab their
attention. Many sites use plenty of bright and shiny gimmicks
to attract you, but once you make it through to the content
of the site it’s just not worthy. A good site uses easy
navigation, relevant content, and interactive media like comments
and message boards. If you’re fortunate, whoever builds
your site may even have a few tricks up their sleeves to make
it really fun with sound, video, and other interactive fun
stuff.
Do you want people to come to your site and then tell their
friend and family about it? Do you want to have huge amounts
of visitors? Do you want to succeed in making your dreams come
to fruition on the Web? Make your website exciting! It might
be easier said than done, but there are people around whose
job it is to construct and design sites for a living. If you
can afford it, go for the best. How great is it when you come
across a site that has some special feature that you’ve
never seen elsewhere? Isn’t it great when you find a
site that relates to one of your interests that is simple and
easy to get to the information you want? If you want to have
people to come back again and again, you’ve got to keep
updating the content to keep it fresh and interesting. Have
a way for people to communicate with yourself and others who
are into the same things. E.G. Forums, message boards and comments.
The aim is to catch the ‘viewer’s’ interest.
A lot of sites just look like giant advertisements and you
have to search for the needle in the haystack to find out what
the actual site is for. I know advertising is a way of making
money, but if you want your site to have an authentic, respectable
atmosphere that exudes a feeling of integrity, you better be
careful. People are becoming wary of this consumer driven,
mindless attack at the average civilian’s wallet. Some
people will automatically leave a site if a bunch of commercials
pop-up on the screen. Pop-ups, don’t even make me go
there…
So, the aim of the game is to make a site that offers the public
to be part of the action as well as being a source of knowledge
or information that is in demand. A simple to navigate, good ‘feel’,
and if possible-innovative site is the means to becoming the
popular Internet magnate you’ve always dreamed of becoming.
Another important fact is the idea of ‘you’. Your
website is a chance to put your identity out there in the world.
Be yourself. If you try to appeal to an audience in a way that
doesn’t reflect your true self, you’re destined
to fail. Be honest and speak from your real perspective on
life. Give it to us from the heart.
Jesse S. Somer
M6.Net
http://www.m6.net
Jesse S. Somer is some guy from somewhere wondering
when the Internet will become the beacon of light
it is destined to be. All it will take is a bit
of accountability and honesty. |
