Types of Website

Portal: A web portal is a website that provides a single access point of information for all of its users. It collects information from different sources like emails, forums, search engines and presents it to the user in a uniform way. Yahoo and MSN are common examples of web portal. 

News: A news website is the modern-day alternative for newspapers. Such websites contain everyday information related to current affairs, sports, politics, weather, health, technology, entertainment, etc. 

Informational: Informational websites provide detailed information of any eld. There are many dedicated informational websites for science, arts, sports, online trainings, research, etc. 

Educational: Educational websites are purely designed to deliver educational material for both, teachers and students such as kumail.pk, khan academy.org, etc. 

Personal: A person can share about his or her biography or achievements in a custom developed website. 

Business: A business website is the best way for any organization to market their products and services. It also tells about the teams, policies and procedures of that business. For instance, www.psx.com.pk is the website of Pakistan Stock Exchange. 

Blogs: A blog is a special type of website that is composed of articles and posts. These articles are organized into categories and sorted by the time when they were published. WordPress is a popular blog site.

Forums: A forum is an online place where different users can discuss about any topic. These topics can be categorized so that users can easily locate topics of their interest. 

Entertainment: An entertainment website serves content like videos or games purely for the purpose of entertainment. Youtube is widely used for entertainment. Social: Social website is a platform where different people get together and socialize with each other. They can also share their ideas, opinions and media. Facebook and Twitter are instances of social networking websites.