Creating Websites

Websites can be classified according to two types: static sites and dynamic sites. A static site is simply a series of web pages defined by a single URL and hosted on one web server. Examples of static sites are the Wikipedia, Google, and amazon. Dynamic sites, however, are web applications that change over time.

There are many ways in which websites can be categorized. The most common type is to look at how often they are updated. Static websites tend to be less frequently updated than those that are active. This is because search engine spiders often update these websites after they have been defined by an administrator or user. Many websites, however, are updated manually by every user who logs into the Internet, thereby making them appear more recent than a static website. Most search engines, including Yahoo!, Bing, and Google, update websites at regular intervals.

Another way to categorize websites is to examine how often the web pages are downloaded from a web server. This is called “free hosting” or “unlimited hosting”. Static websites, as noted, do not require a search engine or web page viewers to access their contents; therefore, there is no download requirement for websites.

Static websites are typically simple HTML documents containing text, images, or both. Dynamic websites, on the other hand, are web pages that change over time, sometimes adding new content, images, or additional software, such as java script or plug-ins. This kind of website can provide a valuable link to potential customers, as well as an attractive graphical interface for potential customers to view the contents of the website.

Some businesses may not wish to develop websites of their own, but instead may wish to host their static websites on a server maintained by an outside provider. For example, some companies maintain websites using open source content management systems (CMS), such as Drupal or Joomla. Others may choose to build their own websites, through such Content Management Systems as Dreamweaver or WordPress. Regardless of the type of CMS used to maintain the websites, however, the websites will share the same coding language and, in some cases, the same content management system.

When a potential customer is interested in viewing one or more websites, he or she types a search term into a search engine, such as Google or Yahoo! His or her mouse automatically clicks the website of interest, and the page then displays text based on the keywords that were typed in. If the user has previously viewed another website that contained the same or similar information, the user is more likely to be more likely to read the text on the first website created. For this reason, many websites use sub-categories, titles, headers, and descriptions. In addition, many websites contain navigation bars and buttons. All of these items are designed to help a visitor search and navigate quickly between different pages, creating the impression that the first website created was easier to read and understand.