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Still alive and kicking! * 2009/3/9 Peter Sawczynec <[email protected]> > I have never read any exact rule on how often to update > > a website look. But, here is my opinion from my experience. > > > > First, it is important to keep in mind, that most all web sites > > get technologically stale every single year. > > > > *Updates < 1 Year* > > Very commercial websites and youth oriented sites (MTV, > > TV shows, shampoo, fast food, bands, high-profile politicians) > > update at least every year. Many aggressive commercial sites > > change 2 or 3X a year. > > > > *1.5 - 2 Years Is Sensible, Proactive Time to Update * > > If you want to keep the website looking like it is ahead > > of the curve or at least right on the curve; the website > > could use to be updated by 1.5 years. Up to 2 years > > update time is still Okay. > > > > *3 Years Is Far End of Time to Update* > > Most standard web sites (govt., high end retail, > > associations, accountants, lawyers, real estate, furniture, > > car dealer, local radio station, local politician) start to get > > totally visually stale at about 3 years. And, of course, > > I feel even a 2-year old web site design > > is showing its age. > > > > *5 Years Is Death* > > It is common though for these types of above noted > > business entities to try to take a website design out > > to 5 years. At 5 years the old design is absolutely expired > > and is hurting the company image, not enhancing. > > > > Even a great clean corporate-look web site rigidly > > conformed to a classic design grid and using virtually no > > graphic dingbats of any kind would still need a refresh > > at about 5 years max, I think. > > > > The site width and height proportions get stale. > > Color scheme gets stale, font choices get stale. > > Even the widths of the columnar layout > > can get stale. > > > > Warmest regards, > > > > Peter Sawczynec > > Technology Dir. > > blūstudio > > 941.893.0396 > > [email protected] <[email protected]> > > www.blu-studio.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > -- IM/iChat: ejpusa Links: http://del.icio.us/ejpusa Blog: http://www.preceptress.com/blog Follow me: http://www.twitter.com/ejpusa Karma: http://www.coderswithconscience.com Projects: http://flickr.com/photos/86842...@n00/ Store: http://astore.amazon.com/httpwwwutopic-20
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