Examples of Good and Bad Websites

Examples of Good and Bad Websites

By Emerson Cooper

In this blog post,  I will be summarizing my Website Smackdown. I will compare two websites with similar purposes and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.
There are many pieces that make a website strong. First, the webpage must have an appealing appearance for the audience to view. There should be a good use of color, that matches a common scheme of 2 or 3 main colors. The text should match the color scheme and be simple for readers to view. Overall appearance should be simple and not be too much. There should not be too many graphics or photographs, or else it could take away from the main design. Next, the site must be fully functional. All parts of the webpage should work promptly and successfully, as well as a search engine bar. The website must be simple to use. Readers and viewers should find the site to be easy to navigate as well as simple to understand. The site should be quick and fit the resolution of the computer. And finally, the content must be adequate for the topic being discussed. This content should be adjusted often and should be very organized. Visitors should be addressed as “you” as often as possible.

I selected Petfinder.com and rehomeyourpets.com. These two sites are for buying and selling pets online. Petfinder.com is the great example of a successful website, while ReHomeYourPets is not so much of a great site. Petfinder is an excellent example of a successful website. This webpage follows one basic color scheme, and is easy to follow. While it is easy to follow, the website is well-organized trustworthy, and safe. The webpage offers the organization of many different animals to select from as well as bringing a radius for distance and locations. The website organizes by breed and type. Furthermore Petfinder.com offers viewers options for care for each individual pet type.

ReHomeYourPets.com is more of a poor example of an online pet shopping website. ReHomeYourPets shows pets for sale as well as allowing users to post unwanted or fostered pets. Although it offers many features, the website still lacks organization and options. Moreover, the site is not secured like Petfinder is. The webpage does not work by location, nor by breed. Unlike Petfinder, this webpage does not offer care options. View my online presentation from the link below, to learn more!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc9LOmmpkpE&feature=youtu.be

Social Media Tools

In this blog post, I will be exploring two different social media tools that I have not mentioned before. The first one is the Google Plus App. I, personally, have never utilized this tool, but after some extensive research, will definitely begin using. Google plus is a social media network owned by Google. The application contains basic social network services, such as a profile picture, a list of interests, location, a biography section etc. This allows the site to compete with other social networking sites, such as Instagram, Twitter, and even Facebook. One feature that caught my eye was "Circles". By enabling this feature, an individual can share specific content to only a certain circle of people. In this way, content is not overshared, but instead shared to a smaller audience. Stream, being the main page, allows users to see people within their circles and communities to see updates and posts regarding their businesses and their lives. And lastly, this page can be used as the background to many other sites, such as Google Maps, Google Play, YouTube etc. all making it easier to navigate through social media. I can definitely create an account and use this in the future. Not only will I be more easily able to contact my friends and family, but I can use this professionally for school purposes. By using this for school reasons, my workload will be more organized and easier to access and share with peers. 

The next web tool that I am going to explore within this blog post is called, MavSocial. This is a content management tool that allows users to access all their social media within one site. Not only does this tool allow organization and management, but it also allows users to create and publish their work directly to the social media platform. One tool that caught my eye was the digital asset managing tool. This allows users to access their stock library and perform photo editing on their future content. This is inclusive of videos, images, and audio files. This next feature that was interesting was the campaign planning. This allows individuals to make a professional campaign for marketing. In this way, social media, for all the sites that a user has, is made to be professional and concise. I can definitely see myself using this tool. I could use this tool to improve my organization of social media. Although I do not use social media too often or too vastly, for the sites I do have, I would like to stay professional. By utilizing the different features of MavSocial, I will be able to stay on top of my social media account for business and professional purposes, while maintaining a proper reputation. 

Story Telling Tools

Here's my test products of three different story telling tools! Enjoy!

ToonDoo





Make Belief Comix



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