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So you, as a frequent user of the Internet, think you have what it takes to make a website on the Internet that will attract thousands of visitors? Probably not. Sure, you can make the web page, but without the ability to make your visitors come back or recommend it to their friends, you don't have any chance in the Internet world.

With the growing use of technology, the use of the Internet is growing. Because of this growth, new sites pop up everyday that cover the same old topics. Great, make your website. But unless the site happens to be user-friendly, you, as the creator, aren't going to get anything back from it because your visitors will get so confused they'll just leave. In order to help you out, here's some nice tips concerning making your website user-friendly.

REMEMBER THE DIAL-UP: People out on the Internet still use dial-up. Just because you have DSL, and your site loads within five seconds doesn't mean anything. If you really want to find out how your site compares speed-wise to other websites, try one of the free websites available on the Internet that offer that service. (See Source 3) DSL happens to be about ten times faster than dial-up, so if your site takes ten seconds to completely load up, it will take a minute and a half on some of your visitor's machines.

HONOR THY BROWSER: If you're using Internet Explorer, remember that someone out there is using Firefox. If you're using Firefox, remember that someone may be using AOL or Opera. The point is that you need to remember to design for all of the available browsers for once. I would suggest downloading as many browsers as you can to be able to check out your site from different standpoints. If you don't want to do that, however, I would suggest at least having Firefox and Internet Explorer. Those two browsers have the largest difference in how they display coding. Your site may look like man's best friend on Firefox, but once you switch to Internet Explorer, you realize your navigation went to outer space, and your text looks like someone sat on it. Another fact to remember is that different users are using different computer operating systems as well. Mac computers display pages differently than Windows XP computers. In a world full of differences...well, it just makes our job harder.

NO MYSTERY MEAT, PLEASE: Your navigation MUST be clear. Want someone to sign up for some program you're offering, so you offer them to the link on a different website to visit your own site? Too bad. They leave

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