Evaluating Website Requirements
In order that you
have a solid idea of what the requirements of your new website
is to be, it is important to evaluate how you really want the
website to look, and it's functionality.
The items under consideration are:
- Loading
time: Do all your favourite pages load quickly. Ideally this
is between 6 -10 seconds on a 56K Modem. You can check the
page here at Netmechanic.
People begin to leave your site after 6 secs, after 12
seconds, less than 10% of those that first came to the site
will wait for your page to load.
- Will
it be financially more viable to create the pages yourself
or call on professional help?
- Do
you need special scripting for e-commerce sections? If so,
will you need a developer as well as a designer or can your
chosen design company handle it all.
- International
viewers: Are the needs for your international viewers
catered for. Perhaps your website will need to be available
in more than one language.
- Viewers
browsers: Not everyone uses Internet Explorer, A growing
number are using WebTV and AOLTV, even pages that pass
validation may need to be checked for TV viewing
compatibility.
- Cookies:
Will you need cookies for access to certain areas. Cookies
are small text files put on your web browser from sites you
visit that save you having to go through several
registration processes time and again. Unfortunately, They
are occasionally used for more sinister purposes and 30% of
experienced surfers have cookies disabled in their browser.
- JavaScript:
Many simple web applications are run by a client-side script
called JavaScript. Do you require JavaScript on your
website? Many surfers (18%) surf with it disabled to prevent
pop windows and other malicious scripts from taking over
their browsing habits.
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