[Sun Saber]

I am Making a Website. I need Your conclusions to know What to do in it.

[The Wind Seer]

You too are making a website!
Wow the website topic is very catchy

[Toasty]

It depends on what kind of site you want to make. If you're doing a fansite for something, information about your topic is a must. If you wan't to make something like AddictingGames, games are a must. It depends.

[Lemontime]

Yeah.. What the hell website are you making? =D

[Caael]

I second what Lemontime said.

It should have all of them really, but if leave out jokes, they tend to be crap.

[Sun Saber]

My name is Sun Saber not SibSab

[The Wind Seer]

Anyways I made the website and it has all of options above...but it's still new so there won't be too much games in it so far...*Maybe I should start making another mini game tomorrow...*

[Elliott]

There are already hundreds of sites dedicated to those 6 categories. Unless you think that you can top them, or offer something that they don't, I wouldn't suggest even bothering to make a website in the first place.

[The Wind Seer]

Well...I am planning to do an MMORPG...soon like in 2 weeks...

[Elliott]

Well when you're done, or if it gets done, I'd love to check it out.

[The Wind Seer]

Ok...then...

[Lemontime]

It needs less you.

^_^

Please stop the SPAM. Next time you will be warned - Eugine

[The Wind Seer]

Ah...ok...

Please stop the SPAM. Next time you will be warned - Eugine

[Toasty]

For no particular reason, I joined your little community. So which one of those accounts is you?

[The Wind Seer]

Thanks Mr. T...
I am The Sea King there...

[TheEnglishman]

Agatio, on Feb 6 2007, 04:58 AM, said:

There are already hundreds of sites dedicated to those 6 categories. Unless you think that you can top them, or offer something that they don't, I wouldn't suggest even bothering to make a website in the first place.

He does have a point. It's unlikely that anyone who isn't from here would even now about it.
Still if you're determined to do it, then I'd go for a comic. They're always fun, even if they're rarely successful.

[Elliott]

I know I sound like a wet blanket, but I have been there before. I made a website with a pretty sweet design, heaps of information on both Shining Soul games for GBA, Invision forums (the ones that cost) and hosted it all on a good web server (that also costed). On top of that I was hosting 2 smaller websites (I was the first place Nemphtis hosted his website on). I also had about 17 or 18 affiliate gaming sites. But after all that, my forums just wern't booming, I mean I had fairly regular activity, but nothing like GSSF. So before you begin with your website idea make sure you know what you're doing, and even then you'll need more than that.

[Neon]

The popularity of the game is also very important, which I'm thinking is the reason why your site didn't boom, Agatio. Golden Sun was a HUGE game when it was released, seriously, the forums on all the fansites were booming in multiples of what this site ever did.

If you really want to make a game website, you need to aim to be the best website of that type. if you can't do that, try something different, but most importantly make the site what you want it to be. Keeping interest in the website is the most important thing.
beyond that, here are some things to consider...

- updates. Most people will visit your site several times before even considering visiting the forums. If the site appears dead on the front page, people are going to assume the forums are dead too. Nobody wants to support a site that isn't being supported by the webmaster.

- content. if it's a fansite, try to have the most in depth info on the game you can. If your site is bigger and better than the other sites on the same game, people will be more tempted to linger on your site over the others.

- design. Maybe not everyone is as shallow as I am, but I'm one of those people that will be attracted to the site more if it looks awesome. But remember, content > layout, and clean navigation is always important.

- community. If you have lots of features for your regulars, you're more likely to get regulars in the first place. Also offering things that other sites don't have is a bonus.

- downloads. People love websites that have alot of offical art, music, etc etc etc available for download. Keep in mind though that this eats up bandwidth like crazy, and you need somewhere to put it all... ($$$)

And finally, Website comes before forum. Always. The moment people give up working on their site and just bum around the forums with their regulars is the moment their site starts to decline. People will always leave, but will people always be joining if you're not providing recent content for them?

[The Wind Seer]

Ok...I'll do one...Main Page...

Anyways My website has music now!