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People can't post them either as it's against the TOS.
TJ
In my mind the perfect site is one that meets it's goals.
Could you narrow it down a bit and maybe I could give a more accurate answer? :)
What are the major points of a website.
1. ROI
2. GeoTargetting
3. Informative
any more you can think off?
The perverbial one-site-fits-all solution.
I hate to sound "deep", but isn't it all relative?
A "perfect" website geared towards someone who collects antiques, isn't going to be a perfect website to someone who wants information about formatting their hard drive.
Just a thought..
- Chad
This is one this I sorta disagree with. We should have someplace where we can post sites we like. NOT for Advertisment perpouses but more for praise. And not nesiserly our sites but just sites we see out there that we like. or maybe say "Hey look at this site, they have a realy nice solution to such and such problem" or "This site breaks this rule in such a great way" ect. I think you get the picture.
It was perfect yesterday.... then I had a thought, changed someting, and made it perfecter.
Two days ago, it was perfect.... then I had a thought, changed someting, and made it perfecter.
Three days ago, it was perfect.... then I had a thought, changed someting, and made it perfecter.
My point is that I would think that most websites are as good as they can be made, until one things of another way to inprove it, they improve it, anbd the cycle goes on...
dave
1. ROI
2. GeoTargetting
3. Informative
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Er....Accessability? Usability?
The number one major point of a website certainly isnt ROI. It may be for some businesses, but they are in the minority.
I would guess that individual pages that contain pure information out-number business sites by a great deal.
THE major point of a website is information.
THE major motivation for a business to have a website is money.
Web designers / SEO's are there to offer a balance between the two - information / accessability vs ROI / exposure.
Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made on one side in order to accommodate the other.
IMHO, you can't have a perfect site.
You can have a site that is a perfect example of accessible web design.
You can have a site that is a perfect example of SEO at its best.
You can have a site that is a perfect example of providing information.
You can have a site that is a perfect example of a viable e-commerce business model.
But you can't have your cake and eat it! :)
Accessibility / Usabilty are to some extent sacrificed to design. Information is sacrificed to SEO (how many well written articles have you altered to include keywords?). ROI is sacrificed to information (your giving it for free).
Just my random Friday evening mutterings.....ignore and move on! ;)
Scott
Perfection is for fools death and gods for it’s imperfection that defines our life and every flaw is an opportunity to become grater, every mistake a chance to make right so enjoy the show and cherish the chance to @!*# up.
By the way carfac “Perfecter” isn’t a word.
for any given website - in any given field - a perfect website is one that does its job...perfectly.
It must be well designed, and make the user smile - without them ever looking at the design and away from the content...
It must have a brilliantly simple to use, yet still powerful Navigation system - to allow them to be at what they want to see/read, before they even know they want it...
but most of all - it should contain what they came to see - nothing more, nothing less - inspire and excite, whatever its about - even an ecommerce site - and should then lead you onto other sections/sites that you dont even know you need, until your there...
all of this while loading in a fraction of a second...
simple really!?
Harley
A perfect site is different for different purposes, a "perfect site" about physics can't be perfect when it comes to cooking, if you understand what I mean? :)
of course the actually site changes - but the rules stay the same...
Harley
>>>> By the way carfac “Perfecter” isn’t a word.
Yes, I know that. :)
I just came up with a good way to add some more key words to my site... I started that tonight. Some of the pages are now ever morer perfecter. (I am quite proud of how I did it- I wish I could share with you!)
dave
Rejoice in the small victories.
Strive constantly to improve while remembering that perfection is always a step away.
Leave things just a little better than they were when you found them.
Remember FLAP. Finish Like A Pro.
There's my recommended daily allowance of quotes.
I know I was just picking on you. I just wish I came up with it.
n/p! :)
dave
True but also it should be,
"A perfect site is one which meets your objectives and enables potencial and current clients to satisfy there needs"
"A perfect site is one which meets your objectives and enables potencial and current clients to satisfy there needs"
Surely, that is the main "objective"?!
TJ
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>The Perfect Website</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body>
<center>
<a href="http:www.perfection.com/cgi-bin/convert_to_perfect.cgi">Click here to become perfect</a><br>
(Warning: Click only once! Do not click the BACK button)
</center>
</body>
</html>
So even the perfect website generates a 404 error?!
TJ
-The Cantankerous Cretacian
