Most people take surfing the web as a daily activity for granted. For those with disabilities, the internet can be and inhospitable place. It is very important for the Internet to be accessible for everyone- this is not only beneficial to the individuals with disabilities but also for businesses as well.

Redesigning a website may come out of necessity or it may be purely voluntary. In the long run, a website redesign will save time, money, and effort for the owner of the website by identifying existing problems throughout the process of the redesign. This will ensure that the new website has a foundation that is strong and can be built on successfully. Redesigning an entire website is more than just updating information and changing the color scheme. Many times, a website redesign will also incorporate changing the content on the site, after performing a content analysis. A website should not keep content that is not bringing in traffic. This may happen when content contains incorrect information, is outdated, or simply has the wrong keywords associated with it.  

Creating a great website comes from the understanding of visitors' interests, expectations, and needs. All of the visual design, text, navigation, and organization need to work together in order for visitors to find important information and complete tasks easily and quickly. Many phases of designing a website's information architecture can be completed simultaneously. Each phase is unique, therefore it is difficult to say just how long it would be to build a website's IA. To take on a task like this, there will be technical staff, writers, and visual designers all on staff to keep the project going by creating content, modifying existing content, and creating the visual design. The website is a highly visual medium for a brand's message, so it is vital that all people on board are on the same page to create a cohesive piece of work. The website should be both accessible and usable for all potential visitors.

A website really only has a few seconds to capture the interest of a viewer. Think about this as applied to your own life- the books you read, speeches you've listened to, books you've read. The initial exposure is what will help individuals to determine whether or not they want to spend more time doing this thing that they have been exposed to. This day in age, there is just simply too much competition for time. One cannot expect that people will invest more time than necessary to get to the main point of a website. Proactive content is vital. You must be edgy, but not offensive. You must be willing to amuse and challenge, while never boasting or bragging. Your site, specifically the homepage, should be intriguing enough to be memorable, and should cause the website's visitors to tell everyone they know, that they must visit this website.

To some, sitemaps might seem like a needless chore, and others, a sitemap is pretty much an essential for any website. The latter of the two would be correct. Having a sitemap that is constructed with a clear goal in mind could be the driving factor to a website's success. It will provide a vital link between a website and search engine that nurtures the relationship that is vital to the website's prosperity. A well-structured sitemap will make a website searchable by all search engines, and will provide users with more accurate search results when they are looking for keywords or key terms that are associated with a website. These website site crawlers used by search engines depend on sitemaps to point them in the direction of the correct website that a user is searching for.