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Are you tired of visiting substandard webpages? What constitutes a poor
webpage? An atrocious color scheme with misplace frames all over the place?
Broken links and cheesy graphics that don't add an element to the overall
message? What about poor site maintenance? Let's say your site is completely
finished and you've added pretty neat features to it in addition to interesting
content. You throw it out on the Web, leaving it to fend for itself. What
happens? For starters, links can become outdated and certain HTML tags can run
its course, becoming extinct due to technology breakthroughs. You may also have
links to a Shcokwave file that is 5 versions behind and content that discusses
defunct websites that no longer exist.
Fix all of these things! Improving and updating your website shouldn't be done
every day (unless you're running a news service) but adding new content to the
site weekly and checking to see if links work is vital to the success of your
business. You may add upgrades to the site layout and freshen things up to keep
it interesting, encouraging your current and future customers to come back again
and again in the process. Remember, your website is never finished. There are
tons of "Under Construction" signs plastered all over the Web - wait a second,
every web page is constantly under construction. Websites need consistent
troubleshooting, maintenance, and upkeep with the new technologies becoming
available like newer versions of Java and Flash. New browsers are also hitting
the scene, leaving the old ones behind. To make matters worse, amateur web
designers add navigation links to incomplete pages. Why add a link there at all?
Pay a bit of attention and correct these problems if need be to extend the life
of your website.
In creating a website, use the right programs. Many packages boost their ability
to save files as Web pages for easy upload. Keep in mind - nothing beats a
trusty HTML editor. Even the popular Microsoft Word and Macromedia Fireworks
webtool programs cannot replace one. HTML editors include NotePad, SimpleText,
Microsoft Frontpage, and Dreamweaver. Go ahead - use any one of these programs
and create a dynamic website you can be proud of.
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