Common Features
Corporate websites usually include the following:
- A homepage
- A navigation bar or other means for accessing various site sections
- A unified look and feel incorporating the company logos, style sheets, and graphic images.
- An "about us" section with some or all of these:
- A summary of company operations, history, and mission statement
- A list of the company's products and services
- A "people" section with biographical information on founders, board members, and/or key executives. Sometimes provides an overview of the company's overall workforce.
- A "news" section containing press releases, press kits, and/or links to news articles about the company
- An "investor" section describing key owners / investors of the company
- A list of key clients, suppliers, achievements, projects, partners, or others
- Pages of special interest to specific groups. These may include:
- An employment section where the company lists open positions and/or tells job seekers how to apply
- Investor pages with the annual report, business plan, current stock price, financial statements, overview of the company structure, SEC filing or other regulatory filings
- Pages for employees, suppliers, customers, strategic partners, affiliates, etc.
- Contact information. Sometimes includes a feedback form by which visitors may submit messages
- A terms of use document and statement of intellectual property ownership and policies as they apply to site content
- A privacy policy
The arrangement of these features, and terminology (see the "synonyms" section below) varies considerably from site to site.
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