Making your website as accessible and simple as possible for your users isn’t always easy. Luckily, there are many standards and practices that visitors expect on any modern website. We’ve boiled some of these rules down to our top 12 favorites for you to use as a checklist on your current website or next big project!

When creating an online presence, it’s important to think about the basic ways people want to receive content. A carefully configured website interacts with many people simultaneously. The way people take in and distribute information is easily found on an airplane when electronic devices must be powered off and stowed. By structuring a site around six basic pastimes, you can attract visitors and keep them coming back for more.

The Webby Awards, handed out by New York’s International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, have announced their list of the top 10 Internet moments of the decade. With just a quick scan, the list is impressive and underscores the incredible impact the Internet has had on most every aspect of our lives. For our purposes, let’s take a look at how these innovations have changed the business world, and what they might lead to in the future.