Tags: collaboration | features | interoperability | sharing | web 2.0

Web 2.0 is a newer term use for the next generation of the web.  Simply stated, you can consider Web 1.0 as static website pages and Web 2.0 as interactive websites.  You’re not just publishing data in Web 2.0, you’re providing user participation with what you published. It facilitates information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration.  This doesn’t mean that there’s a technical upgrade to hardware or specifications, but a way in which developers and end users use the web.

Examples of Web 2.0 are web applications, blogs, social networking site, wikis and video sharing to name a few.  A good example of a Web 2.0 feature is tagging.  Content can be tagged to provide an easier way for the end-user to search for information.  This can create a way for users to independently search for content and not rely on pre-defined categories.

Tags: Web

There are many websites on the Internet today.  How will your site stand out from the crowd?  You not only have to have a good design and navigation, but good content.  It only takes 50 milliseconds for a potential customer to make an aesthetic decision about the general visual impression of your website.  If you’re going to invest the time, effort and money into developing a website you might as well to it right the first time.

Your site design is the first thing people see when they visit your site and if your site is cluttered with bad graphics and bad navigation you may lose customers.  This is why you need to take the time and plan your site’s design.

Tags: 5 Steps | hosting | promote | website

If you’re doing business in 2010 you’ll eventually need a website in one form or another.  Whether your site is purely informational or a highly dynamic site with e-commerce functionality you need to take the appropriate steps to ensure that you take the path in creating a successful website.

Step 1 - Research and Analysis

You need to conduct an analysis of several factors that will impact your site.  You need to ask yourself several questions.  Would you want your site to do?  Who is the target audience?  How would you want them to interact with your site?  What type of functionality does your site need to have?  Does your site fit into your overall business plan?