What makes a website successful?

Question

Is it...

Design?

Functionality?

Content?

Buzz?

There are some really badly designed websites out there that are hugely successful. Are they successful because of this or in spite of this?

Then there are other websites that are successful that fall down on functionality and are bug and error prone.

Finally what about sites that are poorly designed and lack any real substance but have become successful through some kind of buzz effect..

Thoughts?

Answer 1

That depends. It took me awhile to iron out the bugs in my sites--only because I've been dinking around with the content, layout, and formats. (Still am.)

But success isn't just by how many people you can drive to your site like a night out with a drunk Mel Gibson.

It's more to the point of what you can offer and what appeals MOST to people with similar interests to yours.

I'm a writer/free-lance editor/ news hound/avid gamer, amongst other things, so I had a wide variety of people to target off and on over the past several years. (But that's YEARS, not DAYS.)

Over time, you'll find success on your own--if you can persevere at it long enough.

I've seen some sad cases where people just put up their sites and complain a day later that no one but their mother comes to see what their "son" is doing.

And I'm like, "you mean you haven't gone out there to promote yourself...?"

And the guy's like, "Huh?"

And I'm like, "Oh god..." (shaking head)

Answer 2

youtube is a great example of a successful website
its cause it appeals to the general public.
mostly what makes up a successful website.
and with a good layout design like by using programs
from macromedia or jascscript

Answer 3

Getting registered with the main search engines, and if applicable a well-run database or two seems to make for a high number of hits.
For me, a good website is one that gets updated often and is easy to navigate.

Answer 4

Give people a reason to visit your website.Make them want to see what is happening on your website.By the way check out my 360 blog page, it's not a website but I have a decent amount of visits.

Answer 5

well, i personally like to visit websites wich provide me some intersting matter to ponder over :) followed immediately by good design nd some music or videos thrown in then also very good, nd nothing beats word-of-mouth promotion, once u have established a loyal clientele thru good content then dey in turn get more traffic, dats wat i feel :)

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Well, advertisement is a must of course.