Standard Pages In A Site - Reliable Web Designs

Standard Pages in a Website
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Almost every website we create starts with a standard set of pages. A website should tell people all about your business or organization in a neat, compact, interactive, and functional package.

Here are pages that are in almost every site we design:
Homepage	This is the first page everyone sees. It needs to be direct and tell people who and what you are. It usually contains your logo, a couple of short description paragraphs, some pictures, and the navigational structure of your site.
About Us/History	It is important for people to think that your business or organization is credible. They want to know who you really are before the purchase anything, join, or donate funds. This page is where you give a full description of who you are.
Contact Information	One of the worst things you can do is hide your contact information. Having a separate page with your Name, Address, Phone, Fax, and Email Address can make all the difference between someone using your services or moving on to another place. We want to make it easy for people to contact you.
Comment Form	Another standard format for people to ask questions or tell you what they think, is a Comment Form. Having this form makes it very simple for someone to tell you who they are and what they need. Good communication can make all the difference!
Links and Affiliations	Listing helpful links and those places you are affiliated with is always a good idea. This page serves many purposes: 1) you can't get everything on your site, so you link up to other places to fill in the gaps; 2) it is a great place to thank people who have helped you; 3) it gives you a page to place reciprocal links from other sites that give you a link; and 4) having other resources on your site gains you credibility with the public and the search engines.
The rest of your site is personalized to your business or organization. It is comprised of a full breakdown of all of your Services, Products, and Specialties. This content is what makes your site different and unique from all the others.

Other possible sections/functions on your site: Donation Forms, Legal Disclaimers, Shopping Carts, Online Calendars, Weather Boxes, Local Information Resources, Banner Ads, Hit Counters, Downloadable Forms, Search Engines, and many other fun and interactive design elements.

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