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Fundamentals
Simply said, your site must look good, load quickly,
function properly, fulfills its' purpose, be up to date, and stay sticky. It
must also provide you with feedback and visitor analysis.
To accomplish these things you must first define your
audience and your site
type. During this process you can use these sections as a reference source
to help you understand the developers goals, and your own.
A good place to start is an
understanding of bandwidth and browsers.
Bandwith
How fast is the connection? 14.4, 28.8, 33.6, 56K modems
, ISDN, ADSL, cable modems.
Browsers
- Netscape, Internet Explorer, AOL? And which version, 2,
3, 4, 5 ?
Screen size and colors
- 640x480 at 256 colors OR 800x600 at 16,000,000 colors.
- 14", 15", 17",
19" monitors, or is it a laptop?
This will affect how your graphics and fonts is displayed.
Other fundamentals to
consider are
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Architecture-how you
organize you site
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Accessibility-does it
meet WAI specifications
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Usability-does it work
well?
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Functionality-what can
you do on the site? Does everything work?
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Degrading-is it
backwards compatible with older and other browser
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