or outdated links, or something that's in the wrong section.
It's also a good idea to think about whether someone coming into your site could figure out where they're going without alot of background knowledge. I've been to so many sites that looked like they had they're navigational layout made by someone who was blind and had no sense of direction (no offense to those who really are vision- or directionally-challenged).
This isn't just with webpages -- I've seen the same thing happen in software/games, mechanics/engineering, even in a remote control! And I always ask myself "What the hell is wrong with these people? Why would anyone design something so poorly?"
So I'm asking you Please, for the love of God, think about your design. And above all else TRY IT OUT to make sure it's as good as you think it is.
Getting on Google
Do you want you site to show up on google or another search engine? Well, you can't exactly guarantee that it will, but you can increase your chances by adding meta data to your html header.
Usually you should use relevant information such as , information that is on your site, etc.
DON'T GO OVERBOARD - Nobody likes searching through a bunch of results trying to find information about some topic and being overwhelmed by extremely useless results or results that contain words similar to the search (yet equally useless). Try to use descriptive keywords and avoid phrases.
For example "My Webpage"... This is horrible meta data!! and so is "Student Webpage for {Insert Major}"... These descriptions are WAY TOO generic. Remember you want to put in keywords that will help single you out from millions of other pages.
My suggestion, is to use 1) your name (and/or screen alias), as these are usually relatively unique... unless you have a name like "John Smith" and an alias like "Smith01", 2) only use keywords that describe relevant information that you want everybody to know... this does not include "Buy my socks on Ebay". If you write an article about how to do something, you might include that. If you're just putting up family pictures, then send them a link.
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