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Web Standards
The web standards that I use in theupdowns.com is W3C compliant. Every page that is in this website has been validated to make sure the all the XHTML and CSS coding is correct. Proper coding and correct techniques is used to make this website. I use web standards because I find that quality and accessibility is important in my website. With quality, I show that I take pride in my work. With accessibility, people with disabilities are able to navigate my web page and understand my content.
Usability
I have tried to make my website accessible for all people. My goal is to make my website easy to use. I have done some things to make my website usable and easy. One thing that I have done was I tried to make my website clutter free. My website is not full of advertisements, pictures, headings, graphics. Everything is laid out simply and in order. Another Thing that I have done was that I tried to make my website easy to navigate. You can easily go anywhere in the website by using the navigation bar at top. The navigation bar also shows you were you are in the website by highlighting the current section you are on. I have also add things to my site to help it be usable for the disabled.
Search Engine Optimization
I have been using some techniques to improve my website ranking. On every page in my site, I have put in the title tags my web site name and a description of what is contained in the current page. By having my webpage name in all the title tags in all my pages, this would increase the exposure of my website name. I have also. I have also made sure that my website is W3C compliant. Being compliant is also a sure way to increase my website ranking.
Return On Investment
I have made theupdowns.com because of my passion for movies. Therefore, I plan not to make money off of my website. Though I may not make money through my site, I think that having fans and regular visitor is more important. That is what “profit” is to me. I have worked to improve my web standards, usability, and search engine optimization to help increase the traffic on my site. All I hope and care for is that people enjoy and regularly visit the updowns.com. That is what make to time spent on the website worthwhile.