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10 Web Publishing Do's and Don'ts

1. You should write for your target audience

You should ask yourself a couple of questions before you begin writing. Who are your target audience? What do they want? What sort of presentation and style do they want? Just like in business you need to figure out who your target audience are.

If you give them useful and relevant information when you write, you leave them happy. Do not provide information that you personally find interesting that your audience might not find interesting.

2. You should always get permission before using other peoples content

Most of the content you find online is copy-righted by the author. Using someones content without their permission is a big Web Publishing Don’t. You should ask the author to use their content before you use it. Most authors may allow you to use their content if you give them the credit they ask you. For example providing a link back to their website.

3. You should use good websites as your role models

Having a couple of very popular and reputable websites to base your website idea on is another crucial Web Publishing Do. 2createawebsite.com is a very good example of an exemplary website built on simplicity.

Base your design on simplicity. Think about the colour and layout you are going to base your website on. These are all Web Publishing Do’s and they all count. Remember every little helps.

4. You should obviously use graphics and multimedia

Websites which do not contain any images are considered to be boring. Combine your text with some interesting and informative images which relate to what you are writing about. Multimedia is another Web Publishing Do if used where appropriate.

5. You should try and avoid using frames

The use of frames is considered as another Web Publishing Don’t. Frames are not to search engine friendly. The use of frames can affect your relationship with the search engines because they find it difficult to index framed websites. Hometips.com is an example of a website that avoids the use of frames.

6. You should test your pages before you publish them

Testing your pages on different web browsers before publishing them is yet another Web Publishing Do. You can not afford to publish your pages before you test them to see how they appear in different web browsers.

7. You should always update your website

Websites which get updated regularly have a higher percentage of repeat visitors to those which are not updated regularly. So see to it that you update your website regularly. Preferably on a daily basis but 2 to 3 times a week is reasonable.

8. You should include links to other useful websites

Include links when you write for your target audience. This is a big Web Publishing Do. Your target audience will find this interesting and informative. Theinternetdigest.net is one website which gives its audience useful links.

9. You should always sit down and plan before you create your pages

A lot of people do not give themselves the time to sit down and plan on paper before they jump into creating pages. Creating web pages without careful consideration and planning is a big Web Publishing Don’t. You need to plan first. Without a plan you build yourself for failure. Remember this is a very competitive battlefield. Competition is extremely fierce.

10. You should publicize your site and make it as interactive as you can

You should publicize your website. You obviously need to promote it on a daily basis so people know it exists. Do not expect visitors to visit your website unexpectedly. You need to work hard to make them come. Write articles and put a link back to your website at Ezinearticles.com

More tips

Make sure your visitors can contact you easily. By this I mean having a "contact us" page on your website.

Make sure your website loads quickly and your website is well organised, easy to navigate and has a neat design.