10 Easy Steps to a Useable WebsiteBuilding a useable website can seem daunting. Here is a quick guideline to help you on your way. It’s all about your content
To get your website listed appropriately
content of your website needs to be nested between
tags. This way it gets read by
search engines. Your content also needs to be unique and get your point across.What is it about your product or service that is better and different from your competitions. This is called your usp or unique selling proposition and should be conveyed clearly and immediately upon hitting
page. Make effective use of your title and description tagsThese are your two most important tags when it comes to referencing your page content. Meta keywords rarely have any impact what so ever on your pages listings. Make sure content is well formatted
It is very important to break up your content with italics, bold text, bulleted lists, etc. Well formatted content makes your pages more accessible to visitors but
search engines also. Visitors scan across your page rather than read it so it makes sense to format your page so it can be browsed yet still convey your message. Proper code
Having proper progamming in place is quite simply a must. Web standards have changed substantially over
years and it is important to make sure your pages validate both html and css. Think of it this way. How effective could you get your point across if you were talking swahili. Your code is no different. Why make it difficult for
search bots to index your content. Do not use Front Page, Dreamweaver, or any other WYSIWYG editor.
While accurate, MS Front Page, for example, makes it easy for just about anyone to throw up a web page it doesn’t take W3C compliancy into account Hence
code it outputs is an absolute train wreck. This is terminal for your website as you need a strong code base (foundation) or your site will never stand up to
competitions. Don’t design in Flash