Saturday, June 22, 2013

Boosting The Servers: Managing Your Genealogy Website At Its Zenith

By Bruce Johnson


Once you have decided to create a family tree information website then you need to realize that it is a commitment. Not only will you need to invest a lot of time initially when setting up the website, but you need to have a plan in place to ensure that you are maintaining and updating the site regularly. To assist you in setting up a site we have compiled the following information.

If you are going to add any image or photo on your webpage then use some software that optimizes the image so that it will become lighter. If you upload image without any compression then it takes more time in loading on user page. Do not overload images on your page because if loading time increases, then it will hurtthe user.

To have a quality family tree information website, it needs to look like it. If there is clutter, get rid of it because that will make your website look messy and unprofessional. This will turn away more traffic than you can imagine. Figure out which elements are important to your site and which are not and quickly organize it.

Effective family tree information websites are unique and interactive, which makes a visitor more likely to revisit a webpage in the future. While designing your webpage, allow for users to interact with one another through the use of message boards and surveys, or, allow users to make comments on blog posts. This will also make your webpage appear more personable.

Buttons and links should change in appearance when hovered-over so the user knows they are links. Even a subtle change in color or shading is enough to indicate that the item is clickable. This is especially important for call-to-action buttons like 'Buy Now'.

Contrast and bright colors are very good to improve the scanning ability of your internet page. Visitors want all the information very fast online, so if you used different colors for different info then it will be very easy for visitants to differentiate between the things. They can easily determine the exact theme or purpose of that page.

Make sure you categorize the elements in your family tree information website and group them together in the same manner in a particular location on your website. If all elements are grouped together under one umbrella it is confusing for a first time visitor to understand the functioning of the site. Apply proper spacing and header tags to differentiate the dissimilar elements.

You don't make a family tree information website for yourself - you make it for others. So keep your potential visitors in mind! The purpose of their visit is to find helpful information, and your purpose is to provide exactly what they're looking for. . and more. Remember that the visitor's needs always come first.




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