3. How do I go about doing it?

Obscurely worded links only confuse visitors. Make it absolutely clear and you won't go wrong.

On this site, instead of “About Me” I could have used “My Curriculum Vitae”, but this is meaningless in some countries (this is World Wide Web, after all). Likewise, “My Résumé” would make sense in North America, but not many other places.

Don't be afraid to make it obvious. Looking for “Electrical Goods”? Follow store signs. Want to buy “Gladiator”? Click on “Videos and DVDs”.

Using another “real world” analogy, think of a site’s design as its packaging. Sitting on supermarket shelf, label tells you what package contains and explains what contents can be used for. Like decent navigation, it may even tell you how to open it to get to its contents.

Technology is conspiring against you; slow modems, old computers, dodgy 'phone connections - these all add to slow download of a Web page. Don't compound your audience's frustration by making your site's content difficult to access.

We now have opportunity to realize who each of us are, not just as names and faces, but as human beings with a soul or a spirit with dreams, loves, and aspirations. Another point to make as an example to be found on Xavier’s (enjoying this intimate first-name referral) site is one about meeting other people through someone else’s connections. The site constructors (with Xavier’s approval) have recently added a section where anyone can contribute essays relating to important issues about humanity. This gives added insight into what type of person Xavier is (socially conscious), as well as possible links to writers of essays. E.g. Abigail Rose, first contributor who wrote an essay about current state of politics and public beliefs in U.S.A.

There is also a whole section entitled, ‘Inspiration, friends, art’ which exemplifies this whole idea of forming a community through linking with others. Here Mr. Rudd (still have to be respectfully formal on occasion) has a list with photos of artworks and instruments from people he has met who have helped him, who he’s played with, or who he’s interested in. All of them are people he knows personally and in putting them on his site we can get to know them as well, by simply reading about them or by going via links to their own web sites which of course will produce a much more in-depth identity to connect with.

Add photo galleries, recorded interviews, biographies, lyrics etc. and we can get a really good view into this one person’s world. You’re on Net, or you want to be; why don’t you take it to limit, sharing yourself and your friends with world? You never know how many new friends or comrades you’ll make in process.