1. MAINTAINING A WEBSITE If you build it, will they come?

2. EASE OF USE n - HYPERLINKS SHOULD BE LOGICAL: n + LINK TEXT SHOULD DESCRIBE THE DESTINATION n + DON’T USE UNDERLINING THAT MIGHT BE MISTAKEN FOR A LINK n + USE DEFAULT COLORS OF BLUE FOR UNVISITED & PURPLE FOR VISITED

3. USE MENU IF SITE IS LARGE Example: basilica.nd.edu

4. CONTACT INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROMINENT Example: basilica.nd.edu

5. EASE OF READING n USE CONTRASTING COLORS n BLACK ON WHITE IS BEST n YELLOW ON DARK BLUE IS GOOD n BE CAREFUL OF BACKGROUNDS FOR IMAGES THAT MIGHT MAKE TEXT UNREADABLE

6. USE “INCLUSIVE” PAGE DIMENSIONS: WIDTH = 640, HEIGHT = 480

7. FONT FAMILY STYLES + TIMES NEW ROMAN + GARAMOND + PALATINO + HELVETICA + ARIAL + AVANT GARDE

8. DOWNLOAD TIME: NO LONGER THAN 8- TO - 15 SECONDS

9. USE TAGS TO DRAW VISITORS TO YOUR SITE Example: www.nd.edu/~rbarger/capp30380.html