All types of website are explained with its great fatures :
Personal Website
A personal website is just what the name implies. It is a website maintained by an individual for personal use. Similar to a Blog a personal website is usually much larger and contains the personal interests, hobbies, etc. of the person controlling the website. The purpose of this type of website is to provide information about an individual or group. This type of website is run by an individual or a small group (such as a family) that contains information or any content that the individual wishes to include.
The sky is the limit when designing a personal website. Some of you may just want a simple one page website to tell the world something about yourself; others may want a larger, multi-page website structure that spans several areas of interest. Still others may simply be looking for a place to experiment with the web. In short, a personal website is the place for webpages not directly related to a product or organization or any other entity other than yourself. It is a website that only YOU control. You are the webmaster!
Making and managing a personal website can be one of the most rewarding experiences to be had on the internet. Through it you can make friends from countries that you will never see and have only read about. Personal websites are the way of the future. It is the beginning of a global society at the grassroots level. Where each of us will have our own internet identity and address.
Commercial Website
For a small businesses, creating a commercial website can be a daunting task. Not only must you have a product that people want, you will need to design and build a professional looking website that lends itself to internet marketing. Also, a commercial website must be search engine friendly, it should load quickly and provide a clear picture of what you are selling.
Success on the internet depends upon several factors all of which require that you expend the necessary time and effort to make it happen. Creating a commercial website requires commitment and passion and is not beyond the grasp of people like you and me.You can do it!
Organizational Website
The purpose of this type of website is to advocate a collective opinion or a groups point of view. It is a website where persons with similar interests, such as a club , hobby group, etc., communicate with each other usually by chat or message boards. If the website is a non-profit site the Internet address often ends with .org.
An organizational website should not be confused with a company or commercial website. It is intended to encompass the interests and opinions of a niche group and is created solely for that purpose. Usually, but not always, this type of website is for non-profit organizations that employ the site as a means of keeping its members up-to-date on activities and events.
Educational Website
An educational website should be constructed in such a way that it's main focus is teaching. It should focus on high quality content to enrich the learning experience of visitors. Your website should be centered on educational quality, not the quantity of pages (or text) and the look of your site.
If you keep your website interesting, clear and focussed your can presume that your visitors will appreciate your efforts and that they will respond positively.
Entertainment Website
All the world is a stage and the internet is no exception. People are looking for diversions from their busy lives and a good entertainment website can be your key to fame and fortune. But, in order to create a successful website that entertains your audience you should follow some guidelines discovered by other webmasters.
If you are designing a website that is entertainment related, your audience is likely to expect and tolerate some slow loading times and novelty navigation. After all an entertainment website is expected to be novel. This makes it imperative that the content you are providing is worth it to your visitors.
Types of entertainment websites :
Celebrity websites - This type of website usually pays homage to a particular person of fame. Maybe it is maintained by an avid fan or just someone who finds enjoyment in providing information about the personage in question.
Focus on the celebrity and avoid digressing unless there is a reason for doing so. Your visitors will want to know everything that you know about this person and also your views and opinions about them. You will have to do your homework in order to grow your site. Keep abreast of any and all aspects of the performers life and work, so that your visitors will learn something they never knew before about this person.
Fashion your website to match the personality of your subject. Serious actors would be presented with dignity and aplomb, comedians with bright colors and whimsical graphics, etc. In general an entertainment website should entertain with in every aspect from graphics to content to text styles. The sky is the limit!
Game sites - Navigation is probably the most important aspect of this type of website. Finding the content that they are after is important to your visitors and the easier you make this task the better.
If you require visitors to sign-up to use your site you must make it easy for them to do so. You can lose a lot of traffic to clumsy subscription forms and poorly defined subscription processes.
Hone your programming skills. Good games require good programs and unless you are up to the job forget starting a game site. But, maybe you will be the lucky one who devises some innovative amusement that takes the Web by storm.
News Website
The purpose of this type of website is to provide information about current events and opinions. This form of website is most often dedicated to dispensing news and commentary but should also elicit feedback from your visitors. You don't have to be an international correspondent or work in a national news room to webmaster a news website. In fact many blogs are just that, a news site that covers current events and the webmasters and visitors views on the news.
To be a successful webmaster of a news website you must stay current on the news of the day. This can be quite a challenge. But, if you love to keep up on the latest news and are an avid reader of current events you are ready to start a news website.
Blog
Blogs come in many shapes and sizes. The present trend is a proliferation of websites that are intended as online journals by which individuals and/or organizations express their thoughts and opinions. That in a nut shell is a Blog. Or to put it another way.
A weblog, which is usually shortened to blog, is a type of website where entries are made (such as in a journal or diary), displayed in a reverse chronological order.
Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical Blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although many focus on photograph (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting).
Hybrid Website
Many websites are a mixture of types. For example, a business web site may promote the businesses products, but may also host informative documents, such as white papers or provide news for it's visitors. Remember, information is the soul of the internet and if used wisely articles and informational pieces are a good hook to bring in visitors.
There are also numerous sub-categories to the ones listed above. For example, a fan site may be a vanity site on which the administrator is paying homage to a celebrity. Another example would be a hobby site where the webmaster shares their knowledge with other like minded individuals and through forums or chat rooms creates a dialogue with them.
