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The Basics of Building Web Pages and Sites 1
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Home page of Emory and Henry College.
Chapter 4 provides more information about designing the structure of the Web site.
At this point, however, you should at least appreciate the criticality of sitting down
and drawing out your site before doing the fun stuff (the content).
Though it is tempting to try to create the latest ‘‘gee whiz’’ site utilizing all sorts of bells and whis-
tles to dazzle your peers, the plain truth is that Web sites are not only as good as their designers;
they are also only as good as their users’ connection to the Internet, their users’ Web browsers,
their users’ screen resolution, and their users’ general level of comfort with navigating the Web.
So, plan wisely — and well.
Analyzing Web Site Types
You could argue endlessly about how to categorize the overwhelming variety of sites on the
World Wide Web. For all practical purposes, however, there are only five basic types of sites:
■ Personal
■ Informational
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