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Are you tired of visiting substandard web pages? What constitutes a poor webpage? An atrocious colour 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For starters, links can become outdated and certain HTML tags can run its course, becoming extinct due to technology breakthroughs.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 Shockwave 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 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 programs cannot replace one. HTML editors include NotePad, SimpleText, Microsoft Frontpage, and Dreamweaver. Go ahead - use any one of these programs and create a website you can be proud of.
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