From ostrowb@tblc.org Tue, 9 May 2000 12:51:10 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 12:51:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ben Ostrowsky ostrowb@tblc.org
Subject: [web_developers] Monthly web stats available; a few hints

Sorry for the delay in producing last month's web statistics.  You can now
take a look at April's stats at http://www.tblc.org/webstats/ and see who's
visiting you, what keyword searches are leading them to you, and what web
browser they're using.

There are May statistics listed on that page too, but they're obviously
only based on the month-to-date web logs.

Web design hints: 

Some companies will charge you to tell you if your page has any problems.  
You can check it out for free!  Use the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML
Validation Service at http://validator.w3.org/, and stop by
http://www.cast.org/bobby/ to make sure your site isn't difficult to use
with various browsers.

If you have a standard navigation toolbar at the top or the left of your
pages, consider inserting a way to jump to the body of the page.  If you
use code like this:

<a href="#body"><img src="/shim.gif" border="0" alt="Skip Navigation"></a>

then the first thing an audio-only web reader will say is "Skip
navigation".  This saves your visitors from having to listen to the entire
navigation menu every time they go to a new page.

Of course, you also have to put <a name="body"></a> in your page just
before the actual content begins.

Any questions?  Let me know, or ask the list!

Ben