Web site
review course contents
The basics
The purpose of websites, 5 levels of website, How web sites
are made, web hosting, standard website features.
First impressions
Overall impressions, Choice of domain name(s), good design
ingredients: artistic, editorial, technical.
Usability
Navigation, broken links. When and when not to use PDF. Browser
incompatibilities, load speeds, adding value.
Search engines
Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, Open Directory, the others, performing
searches, getting listed.
Rankings
How Google ranks websites, other ranking methods, Search
engine optimisation, Metatags, titles, descriptions, frames,
flash, advertising, paid for listings, Google adwords,
overture, linking strategies.
Website tools
Tools for building websites, content management. Ranking
tools. Logging visitors, statistics (Entry pages, Exit
pages…), tracking marketing campaigns. Search engine
resources.
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