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How I Got Number One Position In Yahoo/Google and Altavista...On My First Attemp...
This article may be freely used in ezines, on websites or in e-books, as long as the by-line is left intact.Notification of publication would be greatly appreciated, and if possible, a copy of the relevant ezine or newsletter. Please send notification to: mailto: -----------------------------It's not my intention to boast - far from it! But, it came as a pleasant surprise to me recently when I managed to achieve what most people say is impossible: get on page one of Yahoo/Google and Altavista *and* get top position for my keywords, both on my first attempt.
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Have you ever tried to complete an online order form only to find there just aren't enough boxes for your address. Or that there are too many and the form will not submit until all boxes are completed? Have you ever filled them with gibberish? Ever received one filled with gibberish? This got me thinking as to how inconsiderate we all can be when requesting details like addresses.
Choosing A Color Scheme
When you begin the design of your Web site, one of the first things you need to do is decide on a color scheme. Although choosing colors seems like a relatively easy proposition, it's not easy at all. In fact, it's hard.One of the pluses we have as Web designers is that millions of colors are at our disposal.
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If your Web site doesn't project a professional and polished image to your visitors, your credibility and that of your products and services will suffer. Image is everything--especially online where your competitor is only one mouse click away!Before your first HTML code is written, you will need to consider your Web site's navigational structure, color scheme and page layout.
The Power of Color
Do you find it hard to choose color schemes for your Web designs? It is a question I get asked often. An effective color scheme can make or break your Web site. If it doesn't convey the personality you are trying to achieve, you may end up alienating the people you are trying so hard to get to notice you.
A Custom Icon For Your Web Site
WHAT IS FAVICON (Or the Icon in general)It is the little thing you see on your Location bar (History/Address bar) when you visit a web site, on the left of http://. For example, if you view a site through Internet Explorer, you see an e superimposed over a blank white paper sheet.
While it may seem like a "quick and easy" task, defining the navigation structure and organization of your intranet site will be one of the most challenging tasks you will face in the course of your project. Doing it well, is also one of the most critical success factors. The site structure, also referred to as the information architecture or taxonomy, is the foundation of your intranet. Creating an effective taxonomy is as much an art as it is a science. Use the wrong terms and your users won't be able to navigate by intuition. Make your site too deep and they will never find the content they're looking for.
One common myth is that if you integrate a search engine with your site you don't need to focus as much on the taxonomy. This is completely false. All web users can be generalized into one of 2 buckets; "browsers" or "searchers". Searchers, of course, will first use a search engine to locate content while browsers will manually look for the desired information by navigating the taxonomy. This is not to say that browsers never search, or vice versa, it merely suggests that all users have a preference for one method or the other when attempting to locate content. The most efficient site will have a well-organized taxonomy AS WELL AS a good search engine to satisfy both types of users.
Building your taxonomy
Creating a taxonomy on your own is arguably the best approach. After all, no one knows your organization's culture and terminology better than you. If you're short on professional taxonomists here are some tips to keep in mind when defining your taxonomy.
* The overall taxonomy should be wide, not deep * Use primary terms rather than marketing oriented or slang terms (the goal is to use language that can be understood by a new employee on their first day of work) * Try to keep some rigidity to the taxonomy, at least at the top levels -- this promotes familiarity for the users and enhances usability * Build two taxonomies; the primary being functional-centric and the secondary being organization-centric underneath the functional-centric * Try to limit your structure to just 2-7 items under each branch, otherwise consolidate * Use real content to validate your taxonomy * Define, validate, re-tool, define, validate, re-tool, and so on -- taxonomy development is an iterative process * The structure should be very broad on top and narrow at the lowest levels
Remember that the taxonomy is a tool to locate content. The best way to verify you have a model that works is to use focus groups to test the structure. Ask the group where they would expect to find a specific example of content within the structure and see if that maps with what you've defined. If they keep missing, you need to go back and re-work the structure based on their feedback.
About the Author
Bryan Mjaanes is the creator/editor of www.Intranet101.com a community-based forum for Intranet Portal professionals.
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