About Us
Describes what the organisation does, what products and or services are available and general information about the website. May have information and or pictures of principal directors or employees. |
Articles
Articles about the organisation or related news. May include user submitted articles. |
Bulletin Board
Certain types of sites, such as a local community site, may be enhanced by incorporating a bulletin board for visitors to share ideas on a range of common issues. |
Contact
This may include a form that sends the information a visitor enters to a database or just as a formatted email. A street map displaying the company's location can put here. |
Employment
Lists any current vacancies within the company with appropriate contact information. |
FAQ
A Frequently Asked Questions page is useful for certain types of sites. |
Printer specific pages
Some web pages offer 'printer friendly' versions of their pages. This is often a page that excludes graphics - so just the text prints out. |
Glossary
If required, a glossary of relevant terms may help the user to understand your organisation or products better. |
Home
Is used to welcome visitors and introduce them to the company. Always clearly indicates what the site is about. |
Links
Ensure external links are of a high quality. A short description should accompany each link detailing what the user will find their. |
Members area
This is a restricted area for members only, that requires a password to access. May contain sensitive or privileged information that the member has already paid for. |
News
A news page is common on sites that have regular events, product launches, product reviews or pricing changes. |
Portfolio or References
Listing of clients who your company has helped and or a display of work accomplished by your company. |
Products or Services
Should contain adequate descriptions and relevant pictures of the products. May also contain links to specifications, pricing or ordering pages. |
Search
A search feature allows users to make a local search of the site. This is usually incorporated into medium to large sites. Some sites have an 'advanced search' page where power users can narrow down their search criterion. |
Site map
Shows a blueprint of the whole site to help visitors find what they want. Shows the structural overview of the site giving the user a bird's eye view into deeper levels of the site. |
Terms and conditions
May be a good idea if you need to legally cover your company or protect the sites content. |
Shopping cart and related pages
Applicable for websites that offer online shopping. |