Do's and DOnt's of A Successful Site

Do's and DOnt's of A Successful Site
Designing a Web Page is an art. Any suggestions on how to design a great looking web page can consequently only be a subjective opinion. For those of you that are relatively new to web page design, there are some guides that you can follow to help make your web pages work better. If you follow these tips, your web page may still be as ugly as sin, but at least it will be efficient, well-designed sin. .
Do's:


Use Meta Tags
If you want your web site to be properly listed with the search engines (why wouldn't you?), then you must make full and proper use of the Meta Tags. These include using a page Title, Meta Description and Meta Keywords. You should also try to include similar text and keywords in the Body of your web page if appropriate.

Simply State the Purpose of your Web Site
There have been quite a few web sites that I have left without ever fully understanding their mission. It may be obvious to you but don't assume that your first time visitor will know. Although your design may constrain how you do this, the simplest solution often is just to write it. If it matches your Meta Description it will also help with your Search Engine ranking.

Use a Simple Intuitive Navigation Scheme
There is nothing more frustrating than a web site with a poor navigation scheme. This is not the place to let your creative juices run wild. Keep it simple and think in terms of a first time visitor that is not familiar with your Web Site.

Use Multiple Browsers
What looks great in Internet Explorer could be a mess in Firefox Navigator. It is a mistake to assume that all browsers are created equal. Install both browsers on your machine and test your web pages with both, especially Firefox, which is currently the fussier about bad code.

Test at Multiple Resolutions and Font Settings
It's easy to make a great looking Web Page at 1280x1024 and 16.8 million colors. You should see what a mess you have at 640x480 and 256 colors. You need to test at multiple resolutions if you want your web site to look good to all your visitors. Also be sure to test with both Large Fonts and Small Fonts selected from the Control Panel in Windows. It could significantly alter the layout of your page.

Use GIFs and JPEGs appropriately
GIFs work best with computer-generated images or images with large blocks of solid colors. JPEGs are better for real-life images and photographs. BMPs should not be used unless you have a good reason. They are just too large. In all cases, keep your images as small as is appropriate for your design.

Get a Domain Name
A free site or a site included with your Dial-Up Service Provider is fine for casual users. If you are serious about having an on-line business then you must have a commercial domain. These are ".com" names, or ".co" or ".uk" or whatever country code applies in other countries. Commercial sites will be more easily indexed by the search engines and will increase your credibility.

Use a Good Host for your Web Site
There are many professional hosting companies around. For $20 to $30 per month you should not have any trouble finding one that will provide a minimum of 60meg disk space, several GIG transfer allowance, CGI support, visitor logs, stats, plus a host of other professional services.

Keep your Site Fresh
There is no such thing as a finished web site. It is a work in progress. You are bound to find things to improve upon and correct. You must also include new content and even occasionally change the look and feel in order to avoid that same old stale look that is a sign of a forgotten and neglected web site.

Test, Test, Test
It is easy to design a Web Site that works and looks great on your computer. The trick is to make it look good on a computer that may be configured in some strange ancient (3 years old or more) manner that you have never experienced. Ask friends, relatives, acquaintances, and anyone else to check it out. Post a Webmaster feedback email to have visitors tell you about bad links and design problems.


Don'ts:


Avoid using Frames
If you have a good reason to use Frames then do so. If not, avoid them. Frames are less likely to be indexed by the search engines, they will increase your download time, and will cramp the viewer's screen.

Avoid Audio
Again, if you have a good reason to use audio then do so. If not then avoid it. If audio really were a great way to make your web site look cool, then everyone and their uncle would be using it. Audio Wave files are very large while Midi files will sound like alley cats in a fight on some systems. If you do decide to use audio then use both the BGSOUND tag and the Embed tag to ensure it will work in both IE and NN browsers.

Avoid Video
Not everyone has a cable modem or T1 line. Even the very best compacted streaming video will demand a major undertaking for your visitors. If it is appropriate for your web site be sure that it is optional, the file size is clearly stated, and any special plugins or other requirements are clearly identified.

Don't Spam
We all know when we get it but it is a lot harder to identify when we send it. Windows that open automatically, Meta Refresh tags with 0 time, Meta Tags that include competitor's product names, may all be potential forms of Spam.


NOTE:
This is not an all-inclusive list. Not every web site or audience is created the same. What is great for one may be a major problem for another. Know your web site and know your audience and be willing to make changes as needed. That is what makes a dynamic web site. Adapted from WebSiteNotes 100mitra web diesign

Dosti khiltay phoolon ki khushboo mai hai
Dosti dhalte suraj ki kirno me hai
Dosti har naye din ki umeed hai
Dosti khwab hai,dosti jeet hai
Dosti pyar hai,dosti geet hai
Dosti do jahano ka sangeet hai
Dosti har khushi,dosti zindagi
Dosti roshni hai, dosti bandagi hai
Dosti sang chalti hawaon me hai
Dosti in barasty ghataon me hai
Dosti doston ki wafaon me hai

Jasbaate ishq naakaam naa hone denge,
Dil ki duniya mein kabhi shaam naa hone denge,
Dosti ka har ilzaam apne sar par le lenge,
Par dost hum tumhe badnaam na hone denge !

जलेबी kaka hathrasi

आए जब इंगलैंड से
भारत - विलियम डंग,
खा कर गरम जलेबियाँ
डंग रह गए दंग,
बोले, "इसे कैसे बनाता,
ताज्जुब है रस भीतर
कैसे घुस जाता"?,
बैरा बोला, "साहब,
इसे आरटिस्ट बनाते,
बन जाती तो,
इंजेक्शन से रस पहुँचाते।

kaka hathrasi

ल्यूना-पन्द्रह' उड़ गया, चन्द्र लोक की ओर
पहुँच गया लौटा नहीं मचा विश्व में शोर
मचा विश्व में शोर, सुन्दरी चीनी बाला
रहे चँद्रमा पर लेकर खरगोश निराला
उस गुड़िया की चटक-मटक पर भटक गया है
अथवा 'बुढ़िया के चरखे' में अटक गया है
कहँ काका कवि, गया चाँद पर लेने मिट्टी
मिशन फैल हो गया हो गयी गायब सिट्टी

पहुँच गए जब चाँद पर, एल्ड्रिन, आर्मस्ट्रोंग
शायर- कवियों की हुई काव्य कल्पना 'रोंग'
काव्य कल्पना 'रोंग', सुधाकर हमने जाने
कंकड़-पत्थर मिले, दूर के ढोल सुहाने
कहँ काका कविराय, खबर यह जिस दिन आई
सभी चन्द्रमुखियों पर घोर निरशा छाई

पार्वती कहने लगीं, सुनिए भोलेनाथ !
अब अच्छा लगता नहीं 'चन्द्र' आपके माथ
'चन्द्र' आपके माथ, दया हमको आती है
बुद्धि आपकी तभी 'ठस्स' होती जाती है
धन्य अपोलो ! तुमने पोल खोल कर रख दी
काकीजी ने 'करवाचौथ' कैंसिल कर दी
सुघड़ सुरीली सुन्दरी दिल पर मारे चोट
चमक चाँद से भी अधिक कर दे लोटम पोट
कर दे लोटम पोट, इसी से दिल बहलाएँ
चंदा जैसी चमकें, चन्द्रमुखी कहलाएँ
मेकप करते-करते आगे बढ़ जाती है
अधिक प्रशंसा करो चाँद पर चढ़ जाती है
प्रथम बार जब चाँद पर पहुँचे दो इंसान
कंकड़ पत्थर देखकर लौट आए श्रीमान
लौट आए श्रीमान, खबर यह जिस दिन आई
सभी चन्द्रमुखियों पर घोर निरशा छाई
पोल खुली चन्दा की, परिचित हुआ ज़माना
कोई नहीं चाहती अब चन्द्रमुखी कहलाना

वित्तमंत्री से मिले, काका कवि अनजान
प्रश्न किया क्या चाँद पर रहते हैं इंसान
रहते हैं इंसान, मारकर एक ठहाका
कहने लगे कि तुम बिलकुल बुद्धू हो काका
अगर वहाँ मानव रहते, हम चुप रह जाते
अब तक सौ दो सौ करोड़ कर्जा ले आत

हास्याष्टक

‘काका’ से कहने लगे, शिवानंद आचार्य

रोना-धोना पाप है, हास्य पुण्य का कार्य हास्य पुण्य का कार्य, उदासी दूर भगाओ रोग-शोक हों दूर, हास्यरस पियो-पिलाओ क्षणभंगुर मानव जीवन, मस्ती से काटो मनहूसों से बचो, हास्य का हलवा चाटो आमंत्रित हैं, सब बूढ़े-बच्चे, नर-नारी ‘काका की चौपाल’ प्रतीक्षा करे तुम्हारी