The WWW is without a doubt a vital tool in communications today. How you use the WWW is very necessary in how you communicate your message to your customers and audience. And it goes without saying (but we’ll go ahead a say it away) that one of the most prominent tools to establish this method of communication is the Web site.
The Internet may appear to be cluttered with tons of web sites, each of which probably in its own category and style in its presentation; and many are indeed. But web sites actually come in five broad form techniques, and which form technique you use will determine how your audience will come to know and understand your offerings, and most of all, YOU!
- Brochure: A common style of design for service-oriented businesses. These web sites present information in the way one would see on pamphlets, flyers, and of course, brochures.
- Content Publishing: Blogs, magazines, news, and any website which presents information in the form of articles and essays are primarily found in this category.
- Data Access/Processing: This may seem like an unusual type, and rarely found, but web sites in this category are among those of the most familiar; search engines like Google, Bing; Others include surveys, record archives, and advance client terminals.
- Communications: social networks like Myspace, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Others include web-based e-mail services, forums/ message boards, and chat rooms.
- E-Commerce: You can probably guess what’s involved: various types of retailers such as Amazon and auctions like eBay.
Although these form techniques appear to be very distinct in their description, keep it mind that there’s generally no rule as to picking only “one” form technique to create your web site or application. As a good example, this very web site combines Brochure and Content Publishing.
But which do you choose? That’s where we come in. As a LAMP developer, Manhydra Media specializes in open source technology, utilizing the latest open source software to provide you with flexible customization solutions necessary to fulfill what you and your customers need with the fastest possible turnaround at the lowest possible cost.