Types
of WebSites
Affiliate:
A site where you post link to
products and services you recommend and when a visitor clicks the link or
purchases the product the website owner receives a commission. Example
affiliate agency sites are Commission Junction, ClickBank, eJunkie, etc. (see Affiliate Marketing)
Archive
site: This kind of site is used to store
older information about a particular subject, intended for research or
entertainment. Two examples are Internet Archive and the Way Back Machine, both
store entire copies of current and past websites.
Blog (or
weblog) site: Sites that
are generally used to post online diaries which may include discussion or
forums. Blogs have evolved over the years to do much more than post your random
thoughts. The blogging system you choose can be modified and be used for any
type of site on this list. Example blogging sites are WordPress, Movable Type
and Blogger. (see Make a Blog)
Corporate
or Business site: Used
to provide background information about a business, organization, or service.
Example corporate sites are General Motors, General Electric, and PepsiCo.
Commerce
site or eCommerce site: For
purchasing good or services such as Amazon, Walmart or Target.
Community
Site: A site where a person with similar
interests communicate with each other, usually by chat or message boards.
Database
site: A site who’s main purpose is to
search a display stored data such as the Internet Move Database or the
Political GraveYard.
Development
Site: A site where information and
resources are provided for subjects related to software development, web design
and programming.
Directory
site: A site that contain lists of
information organized into categories and subcategories such and Yahoo!
directory, Google Directory and Open Project Directory.
Download
site: Strictly used for downloading
electronic content like software, games, demos and desktop wallpaper. Example
sites are Tucows and ZDNet.
Employment
site: Allows employers to post job
announcements for a position so prospective employees may apply. Example job
sites are Monster, HotJobs and CareerBuilder.
Erotica
sites: Show sexual videos and images.
Sorry folks, I’m not posting any examples for these. Do your own dirty work!
Gripe
site: A site devoted to the critique of a
person, place, corporation, government or institution.
Humor
site: The sole purpose of these sites are
too amuse and entertain. Example sites are Stuff White People Like and
Bored.com.
Information
site: Contains content that is intended
to inform visitors, but not necessarily for commercial purposes. Such as Rate
My Professors and Encyclopedia. Most government, educational and no-profit
institutions have an informational site.
Intranet
site: A site created for a group of
employees that work for a specific company. Intranets are only viewable by
employees currently working there and typically store information on internal
projects and corporate happenings.
Mirror
site: A complete reproduction of a
website.
News site:
Similar to an information site, but
dedicated to dispensing news and commentary. Such as CNN, The New York Post and
Fox 5.
Personal
homepage: Run by an individual or a small
group (such as a family) that contains information or any content that the
person wants to include. Such as my portfolio site.
Phish
site: A website created to scam people and
acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by
masquerading as a trustworthy person or business (such as Social Security
Administration, PayPal) in an electronic communication.
Political
site: A site on which people may voice
political views. Such a the Huffington Post and Politico.
Pornography
(porn) site: A site
that shows pornographic images and videos. No examples again buddy!
Rating
site: A site on which people can praise
or disparage a product, place or service.
Review
site: A site where people can post
reviews for products or services.
Search
Engine site: A site
that provides general information and is intended as a gateway or lookup for
other sites. Some examples are Google, Yahoo! and Bing. (see Make Money with Google)
Warez: A site filled with illegal software
and other electronic media for download.
Web
portal: A site that provides a starting
point or a gateway to other resources on the Internet or an intranet.
Wiki site: A site which users collaboratively
edit information to serve as an online resource. Such as Wikipedia and
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