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Web Site Tricks

Are you preparing a Web site? Wondering what to do or what technologies to explore? Here's a list of things that you might consider doing if, for example, you were working toward a "Boy Scout" merit badge Web site creation! Indeed, you'll find an example of each of these somewhere within the Gordon Family Web site.

But before we get to the list, what should you consider as a top priority or main goal? Simply put, contribute something new to the Web. Provide some new, useful content, some information that's available no where else. Try using Active Server Pages, VB Script, or a Java application to provide a useful new service. These enrich the Web. Such items should have a high priority as you create your own Web site, and are shown at the top of our list, in bold.

Suggested To-Do items...

Provide a helpful list

	Publish some new information, available no where else on the Web
	Document the solution to a problem you've solved
	Provide a new service using advanced Web page technology
	Create an animated GIF file
	Use proper spelling and grammar
	Provide music background or an audio "special effect" for some pages
	Provide a link to an online Map service for a relevant address
	Provide hyperlinks within your text to other related sites
	Create an interesting JPEG image file
	Rate your site with RSACi
	Provide a link so that visitors can download your favorite browser
	Create a Site Search page
	Use a common page footer, to provide copyright and legal notices
	Experiment with mouse-over buttons
	Provide a navigation header on your pages
	Use a common Theme for your Web pages
	Register your site at a number of Search Engines
	Provide a counter to track page hits
	Include meta-tags for keywords and descriptions for your pages
	Use special formatting for headings and subheadings
	Collect information using a form
	Create a more sophisticated form with drop-down lists and validation