Web Site Research Tutorial
By: Aaron B. Copyright AaronOutpost.com

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 This is one of the most important parts of your website design! Time to test out what you learned in school.

Some call it stealing or plagiarizing. Looking at your competitors sites is neither. There is nothing wrong with getting ideas. There is a difference between getting ideas and stealing. Just be sure, that you not copying what they do.

Flashy sites.... yeah they look great. Who said they were the best? Remember, the best sites are the simple and quickly loading sites. I time my sites on how fast they load.

Don't over do your research. Get some basic ideas of what else is available. If information is too readily available then maybe you should design a different site.  Are you trying to charge money? Is the same information available for free?

I don't think you should need much help on researching, but get some ideas and put your ideas to work. If you gather too much information, you will find yourself getting stuck. Start small and think big later.

Oh yeah, let the bookmark feature be your friends.