Sunday, November 30, 2008

Get Your Site Ranked By Website Review Sites

By Stuart M.Russell

If you need to find something interesting, relevant and appealing on the web, the best people to tell you where to find it are the website review sites. A panel of reviewers take the time to search the web for various websites and test them out in several areas, depending on what purpose they are reviewing it for.

They find out if the site is easy to navigate, if the content is relevant to what the site is about, any interesting features available in the site etc.

Website review sites are categorised somewhat broadly, so they are quite general in display. When you visit a website review site, you'll see that if the category is computers and electronics, everything from computer hard discs to tutorials are listed under it.

The standards followed by each website review site is different, with varied criteria to judge the suitability of a particular website type.A website selling ebooks won't be judged for ratings on the same criteria as a site for photoshop tutorials is assessed.

The common judgment areas include navigation ease, content organisation, content relevancy and features such as animations and dynamic content. Sometimes, the frequency of updates on the website are also considered.

Getting a website reviewed, evaluated and rated is a great way to gain better exposure in the web marketing world and get a trustworthy reputation. Websites with higher ranking are found more easily on the search engines, so having a review site rate your own website will increase your popularity and web traffic. Also, since the judgment is impartial, your credibility as a genuine website is increased with such a rating.

With a good authoritative ranking for your website, internet users are sure to find your site much easily. Website review sites openly display information about the many sites they have reviewed, so by visiting a website review site, you can find out if a particular website is really what it's all hyped up to be. Website review sites are excellent to help you with research regarding online sellers and buyers.

Some website review sites require you to make an upfront payment to get your website ranked, while others provide the services free. Personal blogs containing website reviews are also available, but these can be partial reviews and may not be accurate about everything. - 16003

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