• Header
  Should always include a link back to the homepage.
  Should be consistent on every page of your site.
   

• Navigation Bar
  Keep below 8 navigation items.
  When necessary, use secondary navigation.
  Repeat the navigation in the footer in text form.
   

• Content
  Develop the content of the page based on the needs of the audience. Check spelling and grammar.
   

• Page Title
  Each page should contain a title so the user knows where they are in the site.
   

• Footer
  Include navigation bar.
  Include contact and copyright information
  Should be on every page of the site.
   

• Meta Tags
  Include language, keywords, description, author, publisher, robot info, and revisit info.
  
  Example:
  
  <meta NAME="HTTP.Language" CONTENT="English">
  
  <title>Monmouth College - Web Design and Development - Elements of a Web Page</title>
  
  <meta NAME="keywords" CONTENT="monmouth college, illinois, private college, liberal arts, fighting scots">
  
  <meta NAME="description" CONTENT="The homepage for Monmouth College Web Design and Development">
  
  <meta NAME="author" CONTENT="Susan R. Brown - Web Coordinator, Monmouth College">
  
  <meta NAME="publisher" CONTENT="Monmouth College - Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved">
  
  <meta name="ROBOTS" content="ALL">
  
  <meta name="REVISIT-AFTER" content="21 days">
   

• Page Properties
  
  Set your background, text color, link color, active link color, visited link color and name the web page.

Example Sites:

• http://www.monm.edu/aboutus/index.htm
   
• http://www.monm.edu/courier/
   
• http://www.juliebarnhill.com/
   
• http://www.google.com/
   
• http://www.refdesk.com/