Some tips for a Good Web Site
Impression on first entry
The surfer sees something meaningful within 8 seconds
The first page is less than 20K, and images are kept small
Text is visible (and held steady) while graphics are loaded
The Homepage is exciting, interesting, attention-grabbing
There is useful information on the Homepage
The Homepage looks good, and has a clean, uncluttered look
Not distracted by excessive animation or flash
The Homepage contains the key facts
Name of Organization (preferably in H1 text heading)
Shows business, products, where based
Style appropriate for target audience
Shows the sort of information available in the site
Shows name, address, telephone, fax, Email
TITLE is meaningful
Links are clear and meaningful
Not more than 7 options in any menu
Image-links are appropriate and consistent
Image-links have ALT words and supported by text-links
The whole site has a structure
It is clear what the structure of the site is
Useful content is not more than three clicks from the homepage
There is a List of Contents or a Site-Map with links to every page
Each web-page has links back to the Contents or Site-Map
There are appropriate links on to other useful pages
Search tool is provided if appropriate
All the pages obey the same rules
Each web-page has a proper title
The title shows why users should look at this page
