Essay: How to review a website
Websites can be effective or ineffective sources of information. Good websites give visitors a reason to come back again while poorly designed websites give the visitors a nightmare and a reason not to come again.
We will be observing three websites after which we will make our judgment using the parameters below:
I. www.cybf.ca
How the website loads
It is common to hear the saying; ‘first impressions last’. This is true as concerns www.cybf.ca. Firstly, the name is not related to what you expect to get at the end of your search. Furthermore, after initiating a search, the websitetakes like forever to load. You can actually take your tea as you wait for the website to load. The SEO effects are very effective; the website ranks number one on the first page of Google search (Benedict, 1996, 477).
The graphics of the website
The web designer for this site used white text on a black background. This design is not appropriate for the eyes. It causes the eyes to strain more than necessary.
The links
The links are not Brocken. On clicking on the textual or image links, I was taken to relevant pages. This means that the links are working as they should.
The quality of the reference
The information on this website is both helpful and elaborate. This is a website that I can recommend to any business owner (Bitler et al, 2000, p 21).
II. www.acoa.ca
How the website loads
The site is superb in terms of loading. The designer must have ensured that the HTML code was not overloaded. However, I find fault with the fact that the once you key in the name of the website, this is the result you get: http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca instead of www.acoa.ca.
The graphics of the website
I don’t like the formatting of some of the text. Just as in the first case, the designer has used white text in a black background. This really strains the eyes.
The links
The links are perfect. The links take you to a valid destination. However, the website is not impressive to the eye. I could not ascertain the objective of the website in the first 30 seconds (Whitney, 2002, p 45).
The quality of the reference
A can give the website a 3/10 in terms of the quality of the reference.
III. http://www.entrepreneur.com/
How the website loads
According to my scorecard, I gave the website a 10/10 in terms of loading. It is very fast. Additionally, just as in the first two cases, the website ranked number one on the results of the Google search.
The graphics of the website
I like the way the designer proportionately designed the website to fit on any browser. However, I believe the common mistake of using white text on a black background is a common mistake that also appears in this website.
The links
The links are working as they should. They really help in getting the specific information on entrepreneurship that one may want to access. All that you have to do is click on a particular link and you will get the required information.
The quality of the reference
This website is amazing. It is the kind of website I would wish to recommend to any owner of a business who wishes to get information as well as advice on various business matters.
