Aesthetics are always considered highly important on nearly all web projects I participate in or see from other developers. I have myself always set out a list of important factors that should be considered before even contemplating building a web presence; simply put CONTENT IS KING. Unfortunately there are many examples of websites that overlook this very factor and go for a more eye pleasing alternative.
So are there any good examples of highly successful websites that rely solely on Content and not just looks, well yes there is. Just point your browser to www.craigslist.org and drawl over the classic 1990’s look to the site and then take this into consideration, this is at the time of writing the 36th most visited site on the internet. This site receives more than 9 billion page request each month and has a higher visitor number than Amazon.com.
Thankfully as you take a peek at the homepage I think it’s safe to say CONTENT IS KING here, although a little aesthetic improvement here and there would be nice.
Other news in brief
New Time Media is proud to announce the official opening of the Geoff Burch Business Guru site. This has been an ongoing development resulting in Geoff completely revamping his original site for a more modern looking/functioning portal for his work and discussion. As a internationally recognized Business Guru we have had great pleasure in advising [...]
The Official release of World Boxing light-welterweight title holder Amir Khan. This is an ongoing venture allowing Amirs fans to interact with him while having an official site for his merchandise and media. The initial reactions from both Amir’s Team and his fans is encouraging and brings a sense of achievement to all those that were involved in the project
Internet Explorer 6 and YouTube’s decision to drop support for IE6 from its supported browsers. How Firefox has become the clear winner in the battle of the browsers. Other choices such as Opera, Safari and Google Chrome still fall way behind in this interesting race.