Module 3: Optional ‘standards’ task

Make a summary of what you believe are the 5 most important ‘rules’ for writing online. Think about any differences between the articles: for example, is the advice in Nielsen’s paper -- written in 1997 – still current?


A list of what I think are the Top 5 important rules to consider for Writing online:

1. Put the focal points of the document in the first sentence/paragraph, a list would be suitable also.
2. Try to steer clear of visual distractions.
3. Use links that relate to your topic's but try to make sure that those links do not lead your readers away from your page completely.
4. Make your sentence's/paragraphs as short as possible whilst still getting to the point, a lot of text can drive users to just simply scan or to go away from your page , BUT remember also if they really want to read your page they will print it out so perhaps add a PDF printout file for them to print out.
5. Try not to base your work on providing a massive amount of links, especially to external sites, the net is forever changing and if you have a page with a bunch of dead links your page will then become useless.