INTERNET SITE ANALYSES

Internet Site Analyses

Internet Site Analyses

Introduction

Internet websites need to contain certain elements that will draw in users and/or customers. Below is a list of pros and cons, along with an analyzed list of aspects that the group felt were important to have on a Website. The company and a website that is chosen is http://www.buy.com.

Discussion

A Website should have functions and elements that draw the users and customers back for more viewing and utilization. To have this happen, certain aspects should be incorporated onto the Website. The following are fundamentals that should be included:

Functionality

Sensible Navigation

Working Navigation (No dead links, etc.)

Consistent Design

Credible and original content

Accessibility and easy to find wanted items

Meet the needs of the targeted visitors

Allows customizing to user preferences

Must meet the needs and objectives of the company (In this case http://www.buy.com)

Work effectively

Interactive

Professional

Well edited

Quick downloading (If it takes too long the visitor will leave and not return)

Provides search tools within the web Website

Site security

Should have low contrast backgrounds

Should provide FAQ page

Toolbar should be discreet, elegant and efficient

Standard Page Elements

Page title in browser title bar

Title of page on the page

Links for the page

Link to corporate identification

Link to home

Link to email for webmaster

Copyright information

Success Factor for Web design

To begin with, the Website address is short, simple, and descriptive. It is a name that accurately describes the purpose of the Website, to buy items. The name of the Website itself is a pro for the company, because it accomplishes all the above tasks, in just its name. It is a functional website that utilizes the capabilities of the site. When navigating the site, you have many options: you can perform a search of the Website or a specific area of the site, you can browse by “departments” of the web Website, or you can click on the special or featured items of the main page, and browse from there. While browsing through the site no broken links were found, however, it is possible that these might it is possible that these will occur.

Just looking at the site at for the first time, it was able to navigate through the entire website in little of no time. The website has very few graphics other than the main logo and some rotating worldwide brands. It determined the website can use more pictures of brands. There are other companies on the internet that sell products similar to this website, visually apart from the company's competitors (Hickson, 2004).

In this report, we will analysis, design for the buy.com website, specifically: the style and artistic quality used on the website; the navigation of the site; the over-all performance of the site; the marketing strategy; and the web community as a whole. The site does not have no site map, no product listing and most important a search engine within the site; if you are looking for something ...