Title: How To Start An Internet Business – Designing For Usefulness Word Count: 567 Summary: The first step to starting any Internet business is conducting keyword research to determine if there is any interest in your idea

Title: How To Start An Internet Business – Designing For Usefulness Word Count: 567 Summary: The first step to starting any Internet business is conducting keyword research to determine if there is any interest in your idea. Once you identify a need, it’s time to consider what your site should look like.

Keywords: start business, internet business Article Body: The first step to starting any Internet business is conducting keyword research to determine if there is any interest in your idea. Once you identify a need, it’s time to consider what your site should look like. What Is The Goal?

In considering the look of your site, you first need to determine what elements are needed to promote your service or product. There are endless books, forums and people with adamant opinions on the subject. Some opine a site should be all about linking, while others opine creating a community through message boards is the key.

A third set righteously point out a site should be slick or cool, while a fourth group will argue just the opposite

A third set righteously point out a site should be slick or cool, while a fourth group will argue just the opposite. So, who is right and who is wrong? The answer is…all of them.

When developing a site, the goal is actually very simple. Your site should be useful. That’s it, the big secret.

The problem, of course, is “useful” means different things for different sites. A site that provides a service to businesses, such as consulting, should focus on content and linking. A site that promotes something related to entertainment should have an element of cool and have message boards to discuss rumors, etc.

A site that sells products should focus on linking and loading quickly, i

A site that sells products should focus on linking and loading quickly, i.e., a simple, clean design. The point is that each site is unique and there is no universal answer. Whatever the particular direction of your site, simply make sure it is useful to your users.

Site Examples Let’s use Google as our example. What does Google do? It gives users the ability to search and find relevant information.

So, should the home page of Google look “cool”? Should it have a lot of content on how to conduct searches? Should it have forums to create a sense of community?

No, the home page would be most useful if it simply let you search without bombarding you with a lot of clutter

No, the home page would be most useful if it simply let you search without bombarding you with a lot of clutter. Indeed, the Google home page is just that. What about a product site?

Let’s use Nomad Journals – http://turkiyespot.com/ http://turkiyespot.com/nomadjournals.com</a></a> - as our example. The site sells writing journals for outdoor activities such as hiking, travel, rock climbing, etc. The site is simple, clean and loads fairly quickly.

Unlike Google, the site immediately needs to convey an outdoor impression to visitors. This is accomplished with three outdoor images, a graphic of a “nomad” and images of the journals. The text is keyword dense, but compact and to the point.

The page conveys the nature of the product and the “vibe” of the business

The page conveys the nature of the product and the “vibe” of the business. On the other end of the spectrum, consider an entertainment site such as American Idol – http://turkiyespot.com/ http://turkiyespot.com/idolonfox.com </a> </a>.Site kaygan, anketler sunuyor ve hayranların rekabet hakkında mesaj gönderebileceği topluluk mesaj panoları var.Bu, bu site için çok iyi bir düzen, ancak Google veya Nomad dergileri için korkunç olurdu.

Acele etmeyin Yukarıdaki örneklerden, bir site için evrensel olarak doğru bir tasarım olmadığını görebilirsiniz.Bir site oluşturmak için ücret almadan önce, neye benzemesi gerektiğini ve nedenini göz önünde bulundurarak birkaç gün içinde harcayın.Sık kullandığınız siteleri ziyaret edin.Neden geri dönmeye devam ediyorsun?Diğer siteler hakkında sizi rahatsız eden nedir?Bu faktörler sitenize nasıl dönüşüyor?

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