Through simply using the new web pages I have redone from the first promotions I immediately noticed there was a big difference. The first things that hit the user are the colour, although the colour schemes are similar I think the web page is more attractive and draws the user in more than the original website. Enticing the user to read and use the website is essential and it�s also key that they have a good experience so they come back.
Another aspect of the website which I think is better is the features. This website contains some very useful forms for instance the user can now leave his contact details, although this appears to be a small form the added bonus of this on the site as this will give the company details on clients quickly and accurately.
I have also added another form for the user to leave there feed back. Having this allows the user to put there opinions across of the website. It has been designed to be easy and quick to use. It contains feature like drop down menus so the user can rate how good they feel the website. All the forms on the website are programmed so they send the information back to the company quick and efficiently either through email or putting this onto a database.
I have designed styles on the website to impress the user for instance adding professional button effects on the website rather than the basic changing of colour in the previous website. I have also added very useful help buttons so for instance the user can see how to view the webpage larger or answers the most obvious queries the user may have.
By following the plan this gave me a very good idea of the kind of things I needed to include for instance I realised using certain media e.g. videos in the webpage would be a very good idea. I realised that the easiest way to do this would to simply use a youtube video but the good thing about this was all that was need was for me to upload or use a video already on youtube to benefit the user. I chose to use a youtube video in the help section and it describes how to make the screen bigger for people with limited eye sight.
To begin with I did not come across any disadvantages as a user of the website until I started testing the website. I found that when using different browsers it was very hard to build the website so that it worked on different types of browsers. I feel that even now when trying to use different browsers with website you will get problems so this is definitely one of the disadvantages of the new website. However as long as the user does use Internet explorer he should not come across any problems.
Another disadvantage is what one that is not obvious but is very likely to occur over time. The use of using videos benefits the website in many ways but I feel that using youtube videos may not be the best choice because if the uploader of the video on youtube decides to removes this video it means that the video will disappear on the website. This can be fixed if the website creator uses a video they uploaded them selves on youtube so only they could remove a video from youtube. So there shouldn�t really be a problem with this as videos don�t often get taken off and when it does video can be replaced with one of my own.
After reviewing both the benefits and disadvantages of the new website I have come to a conclusion that the new website is definitely the better one and it definitely has more benefits. It still has a few problems but I feel every websites has minor issues and this shouldn�t really affect the user.
When looking at the plan and specification the majority of points mentioned have been fulfilled in the new website for instance enhancing graphics like styles and media which has definitely brought benefits to the website. I also feel the website has been successfully updated and everything from facilities to graphics of the website has improved.
