It’s crazy how many people these days have either their own website or blog and it blows my mind. Web design has been a hobby of mine for the last couple years, and I love that there are so many people now days that I can have discussions with about designing. Even though most discussions gravitate towards talking about how to increase website traffic and how to increase website ranking, I like to bring up the topic of user interactivity. After all, only having quality content only gets you so far with influencing visitors to stay. One of the ways that I add interactivity on my sites is by implementing a little JavaScript.
JavaScript is a scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features and webpages. Essentially, JavaScript allows you to change what you put into your web page. Just imagine a web page that only uses HTML. It would just look like a plain written document. You wouldn’t even be able to go to the next page. But if you use JavaScript on your web page, you would be able to change any of the objects on your website in any way that you would like.
So, what are the benefits of using JavaScript in HTML code? JavaScript can improve the site’s visual displays and effects. Some of the effects may include:
1. User’s time on page
2. Popups and tooltips
3. Collapsing text
4. Page timeout
5. Color changes and fades
6. Fontsizing and fades
7. Ultimate fader
8. Embedded audio
9. Print page/element
10. Scrolling banners
11. Flying text
12. News scroller
13. Automated popups
14. Image transitions
15. Toggle buttons
16. Drop Down Menu Bars
17. Slideshows
Of course, these are just some simple examples of what can be gained by using JavaScript, but the language’s limits are really based upon the developer’s willingness and capability of scripting. In my opinion, it’s well worth the time it takes to learn and write JavaScript into your sites because if you are creative about adding it, visitors may be interested in exploring your site for a while. JavaScript not only gives access to HTML objects, it also grants access to browser and platform-specific objects like browser plug-ins. JavaScript also allows client-side user form validation. If JavaScript is available, an initial validation of the website’s client can be done to scan for basic errors such as missing information or non-numeric characters mistakenly put in a non-numeric field. This Produces faster feedback than having to wait for a response from the server.
Overall, JavaScript is a powerful scripting language that’s capable of so much. I highly recommend considering learning and implementing a little JavaScript to improve and help your site stand out from others. JavaScript may be exactly what you’ve been looking for as you work to get your site listed on google page one!
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