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Common Sections for Your Website
I've focused
in the past on some individual sections of your website that you should
consider implementing. What I'm going to do now is give a brief overview
of a number of pages and sections that are common in websites.
- Home Page This page should have a short
descriptive paragraph or two, along with some sort of bulleted list that
a website visitor can look at and very quickly get an idea of what the
site is about. This could also be called Main or Welcome, among other
things.
- About Us This page gives an overview about
the company. If the staff is fairly small, staff information can be
included on this page as well. In the case of one staff member, this
page may be called About Me. It may also be known as About the Company,
Company History or simply History.
- Projects This is a page to list past work
you and your company has done. It can be anything from a simple list to
detailed descriptions of each project. This can also be called
Portfolio.
- Staff If you have a decent sized staff,
you can split off the information on them from the About Us page and
give them their own section. This can be anything from a simple list to
a separate page on each staff member. This is also often used if an
organization has a Board of Directors.
- Links A links page is pretty common.
However, you should be careful about this page. In most cases, it should
be very different from a personal links page. This may also be a called
Partners.
- Contact This is where your email (or a
form) will be, along with your phone numbers, mailing address, etc.
- Location If you want a separate place to
give actual directions, along with a map, this is a great place to put
it. You can also put links to online map websites, often directly to
directions to your location. This can also simply be called Map or
Directions.
- News This is just a page for the latest
info on either your business, your website, or possibly both. This can
also be archived copies of a newsletter that you mail out. More and more
often, blogs are taking the place of a more formal news section.
- FAQ Just like it says, this is Frequently
Asked Questions about your business and website. At the beginning, this
should be populated with what you think the most frequently asked
questions are. But as time goes on, you can update it with questions you
really do get often.
- Gallery This can be anything from images
of your physical location to pictures of your product. Also commonly
known as Photos or Pictures.
- Virtual Tour If a simple gallery isn't
enough, a virtual tour can give your website visitors the feeling of
actually walking around in your physical location. This can be as simple
as pictures, or make use of more complicated Virtual Tour technology,
where you can actually stand in one location and look around.
- Calendar Although not all businesses
warrant a calendar, many do. This can be anything from an actual
grid-like calendar to a simple listing of events. It's also called
Upcoming Events.
- Press If you or your business have been
featured in any publications or on other websites, your own website is a
good place to show that off. Have clippings of articles and links to
online articles here. This section can also be known as Media.
These are just some of the more common website
sections for you to consider. Each website will likely have other sections
that are specific to that company, or at least to that industry. Remember,
the sky's the limit.
Tim is the owner and senior web designer at
T&S Web Design.
His company has developed and maintained website for dozens of small
businesses and organizations. Tim also maintains a blog with free website
advice for small business owners,
GetASiteOnline.com
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tim_Priebe
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