Building Content-Rich Sites

First off, why would you want to build content-rich

websites? The short answer is "Because it keeps people on

your site for awhile, it makes them come back, and they

tell their friends about that site."

But why? Well, for one thing, people will stay on a

content-rich site because it takes awhile to read an article
or two. Thus, while they're reading the material, their

peripheral vision (off to the sides) notices little ads that

happen to surround that articles.

And if people start to realize that a certain site has

good content that they like, and in particular, different
content that constantly changes and is updated, then

they'll check back to see what's new.

The worst thing in the world to have is a stagnant

website that never changes. People will visit it exactly

twice--the first time to check it out, and the second one to
see what's changed--and when they find out it hasn't

changed, they most likely won't come back. Ever.

What are Content-Rich Sites and Why Have One?

A content-rich site is one that has lots of informative

articles up at it, usually centered around a theme. Most
sites can't quite pull off being WikiPedia, so they specialize.

For instance, you could do a site for dog owners. Possible

articles on that site would cover:

· How to figure out what kind of dog you want
· Where to get a dog
· How to deal with a puppy
· Life stages of a dog
· House-training puppies
· Dog training
· What to feed dogs
· Whether to get more than one dog
· How to socialize dogs with other dogs and with

cats

· Exercise needs of dogs
· Training dogs to do tricks
· Treating fleas
· Common dog ailments and when to go to the

vet

· Dog nutrition
· Taking your dog on a trip