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MAINTAINING A WEBSITE

MAINTAINING A WEBSITE. If you build it, will they come?. EASE OF USE. - HYPERLINKS SHOULD BE LOGICAL: + LINK TEXT SHOULD DESCRIBE THE DESTINATION + DON’T USE UNDERLINING THAT MIGHT BE MISTAKEN FOR A LINK

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MAINTAINING A WEBSITE

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  1. MAINTAINING A WEBSITE If you build it, will they come?

  2. EASE OF USE • - HYPERLINKS SHOULD BE LOGICAL: • + LINK TEXT SHOULD DESCRIBE THE DESTINATION • + DON’T USE UNDERLINING THAT MIGHT BE MISTAKEN FOR A LINK • + USE DEFAULT COLORS OF BLUE FOR UNVISITED & PURPLE FOR VISITED

  3. USE MENU IF SITE IS LARGE Example: basilica.nd.edu

  4. CONTACT INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROMINENT Example: basilica.nd.edu

  5. EASE OF READING • USE CONTRASTING COLORS • BLACK ON WHITE IS BEST • YELLOW ON DARK BLUE IS GOOD • BE CAREFUL OF BACKGROUNDS FOR IMAGES THAT MIGHT MAKE TEXT UNREADABLE

  6. USE “INCLUSIVE” PAGE DIMENSIONS: WIDTH = 640, HEIGHT = 480

  7. FONT FAMILY STYLES + TIMES NEW ROMAN + GARAMOND + PALATINO + HELVETICA + ARIAL + AVANT GARDE

  8. DOWNLOAD TIME: NO LONGER THAN 8- TO - 15 SECONDS

  9. USE <META> TAGS TO DRAW VISITORS TO YOUR SITE Example: www.nd.edu/~rbarger/capp30380.html

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