The Basics Of Setting Up Downloadable Files On Your Website

 The Basics Of Setting Up Downloadable Files On Your Website

After writing about the importance of Web Directories and what one-way links may do for them, it's time to talk about different ways to make your sites more accessible. A lot of marketers may still be wondering how to set up downloadable files on their websites. Let's start by talking about the difference between a website that has "downloadable" files and a site that has no file option at all.

In order to make your website more accessible, you'll need content that people can download at their leisure instead of relying on open tabs on an internet browser or using print out pages from a PDF file, then having to search for them in order to access it again. Here are the basics to setting up downloadable files on your website.

1. Create a link page at the top of your site.

On this page, you will list all the downloadable files that your site contains. It can be made into a button that will lead visitors to each and every file in just one click. For example:

The downloadable files on this site include: Press Releases, Brochures, Case Studies, Fact Sheets and Business Cards.

-The Button

This is a "downloadable" file link page.

2. Add a Download button to each of the files you want to share. It should look something like this:

In order for your site to be more accessible, it's best that you have the option to download all of your content in just one click, as opposed to having people dig around for different PDF files and save them on their computers only to find them again later. You can do this by adding a "Download" button on all of the pages that contain PDFs or other downloadable files you want people to have access too.

3. Make sure there's an option for printing files, as well as saving them on their computers.

This way, people will not be forced to save the files on their computers and find them in a PDF viewer later. This is again due to the fact that some people may be visually impaired or may not have access to a PDF reader on their phones or computers. Make sure that all your downloadable files have an option for printing and saving as well as a "Download" button so that it's easy for visitors to find and download the file they want again.

4. List out all of the different pages you want to make available through your downloadable files.

It's good to have a page with all your downloadable files listed out in one place. It may be easiest to put all of this information on the top of the site, or at least at the bottom so that people don't have to scroll up through each page to find it.

5. Make sure that you don't make the top of your website "downloadable" files only.

This is a common mistake that some people make when they're trying to create accessible websites for their users. Make sure that you're not making only the pages that contain downloadable files accessible through your search engine optimization (SEO).

Conclusion

The bottom line is that it's best to make your website as accessible as possible. This is important because you need the site to be easily accessible through all devices and browsers. Using downloadable files and having all of them in one place makes your site more accessible, which is what people want. These are the tips you need to follow if you want to create an accessible website that people can easily find, access and download your content from.

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Author: Anupam Pal

Hi there, thanks for sharing this great post on web directories.