// FFCRYSTALS // WEBMAKING DO'S AND DONT'S

HAVE A GUESTBOOK OR A SHOUTBOX WHERE IN PEOPLE CAN POST THEIR FEEDBACKS
HAVE A POLL, FORUMS, OR SHOUTBOX IN YOUR SITE OR ANY OTHER KIND OF INTERACTION
HAVE AT LEAST 15 AFFILIATES [ 5-TOP AFFILIATES & 10-REGULAR AFFILIATES]
HAVE AN E-MAIL POSTED SOMEWHERE IN YOUR SITE SO VISITORS CAN CONTACT YOU
TRY TO HAVE A COLOR SCHEME, LIKE BLUE & GREY OR BLACK & WHITE. DON'T USE COLORS THAT DON'T MATCH LIKE WHITE & YELLOW OR GRAY & WHITE.
JOIN TOPSITES
PROMOTE YOUR SITE [ E-MAIL SIGNATURES, G-BOOK ENTRIES, TAGBOARD TAGS, TOPSITES, WEBRINGS, FREE-FOR-ALL-LINKS, AND AFFILIATES ]
USE THUMBNAILS ON IMAGES, DONT JUST TYPE < IMG SRC="HUGEPICTURE.JPG" WIDTH=70 HEIGHT=10 >, INSTEAD USE < IMG SRC="THUMBNALHUGEPICTURE.JPG" >
MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOUR LINKS WORK, AFTER YOU UPLOAD A PAGE, TRY TO VISIT IT AND CLICK THE LINKS, IN THAT WAY YOU'LL KNOW THAT ALL YOUR LINKS WORK
USE CORRECT GRAMMAR AND SPELLING
KEEP E-MAILS AND LINKS UP TO DATE
HAVE A SPASH ( INDEX, NEWS, MAIN ) PAGE
BE CORTEUS, AND A NICE WEBMASTER
SUBMIT YOUR SITE THROUGH SEARCH ENGINES
HAVE STATISTICS/TRACKER/COUNTER

DONT's:

USE TOO MANY IMAGES IN YOUR LAYOUT
USE FONTS THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE IN OTHER COMPS [ USE VERDANA, TIMES NEW ROMAN ]
WRITE CONTENTS LIKE THIS > Hi HoW aRE yoU tODay
USE SLANG OR SHORTCUTS IN WRITNG CONTENTS [ 2DAY, DLD, GR8T, YO', EXP. ]
HAVE MORE THAN 20 AFFILIATES
USE BRIGHT COLORS LIKE LIGHT GREEN, BRIGHT YELLOW, DULL GRAY.
HAVE UNNECESSARY POP-UPS AND ADS. IF POSSIBLE, DON'T HAVE POP-UPS AT ALL!
STEAL / COPY CONTENTS
IF U PUT A BG MUSIC, BE SURE TO HAVE A "PAUSE" / "STOP" BUTTON BECAUSE NOT ALL PEOPLE LIKE THAT PARTICULAR KIND OF MUSIC
FORCE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR YOU [ EXAMPLE AWARDS, TOPSITES ]
BE RUDE TO FELLOW WEBMASTERS AND VISITORS
AFFILIATE WITH EVERY SITE YOU SEE
JOIN EVERY TOPSITE YOU SEE