Re: How to Build a Successful Homepage

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:09:49 -0800 (PST), ashokrose ashokrose
<ashokrose143 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

How to Build a Successful Homepage
A site's homepage is the first page the user stumbles upon and it gets
most of the search engine's focus. This article will summarize several
important points one should remember when constructing a homepage.

[...]

In most cases, a webmaster is able to reach solid conclusions by
simply surfing the web and the sites of his competitors, gaining
inspiration from what other sites have to offer in terms of ease-of-
use and accessibility
http://simplewebdesigning.com

Is that an example of how not to do it?
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Martin Jay

On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:18 +0000, Martin Jay <martin (AT) spam-free (DOT) org.uk> wrote:

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:09:49 -0800 (PST), ashokrose ashokrose
ashokrose143 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

How to Build a Successful Homepage
A site's homepage is the first page the user stumbles upon and it gets
most of the search engine's focus. This article will summarize several
important points one should remember when constructing a homepage.

[...]

In most cases, a webmaster is able to reach solid conclusions by
simply surfing the web and the sites of his competitors, gaining
inspiration from what other sites have to offer in terms of ease-of-
use and accessibility
http://simplewebdesigning.com

Is that an example of how not to do it?

It sure reminded me of what to avoid in my re-design: cacaphonic clutter..

On Nov 6, 11:01*am, Martin Jay <mar... (AT) spam-free (DOT) org.uk> wrote:

http://simplewebdesigning.com
Is that an example of how not to do it?

I don't know Martin, when you look at that link do you see a GREAT
looking page that you would love to claim as your own, or a piece of
shit? After you make your choice, you tell us, is this a good
example?

Travis Newbury presented the following explanation :

On Nov 6, 11:01*am, Martin Jay <mar... (AT) spam-free (DOT) org.uk> wrote:
http://simplewebdesigning.com
Is that an example of how not to do it?

I don't know Martin, when you look at that link do you see a GREAT
looking page that you would love to claim as your own, or a piece of
shit? After you make your choice, you tell us, is this a good
example?

This site will help you. http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/

Martin Jay schrieb:

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:09:49 -0800 (PST), ashokrose ashokrose
ashokrose143 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

How to Build a Successful Homepage

Succesful in what way? If you want to make the visitors dying by eye
cancer you should use psychodelic colours. A good thing to blow off your
visitors ears is a selfmade song with your voice.

Daniel

On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:56:34 -0800 (PST), Travis Newbury
<travisnewbury (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

On Nov 6, 11:01*am, Martin Jay <mar... (AT) spam-free (DOT) org.uk> wrote:

http://simplewebdesigning.com

Is that an example of how not to do it?

I don't know Martin, when you look at that link do you see a GREAT
looking page that you would love to claim as your own, or a piece of
shit? After you make your choice, you tell us, is this a good
example?

Technically it's not very good.

Visually it's no better. Poor layout and a strange choice of colours
makes it unappealing. It looks rushed and incomplete and ignores some
of the points it half-heartedly raises.

If its purpose is to help and inform I would say it is not successful.

If the author threw it together in a few minutes solely to gain Google
advertising revenue it may be successful.
--
Martin Jay

On Nov 6, 5:01*pm, Martin Jay <mar... (AT) spam-free (DOT) org.uk> wrote:

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:09:49 -0800 (PST), ashokrose ashokrose

ashokrose... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
How to Build a Successful Homepage
A site's homepage is the first page the user stumbles upon and it gets
most of the search engine's focus. This article will summarize several
important points one should remember when constructing a homepage.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=html+tutorial&search_type=&aq =1&oq=html

In most cases, a webmaster is able to reach solid conclusions by
simply surfing the web and the sites of his competitors, gaining
inspiration from what other sites have to offer in terms of ease-of-
use and accessibility