Doctors, Lawyers, Real Estate Agents, Performers and Artists often opt for this model of website. Informational sites build upon the Business Card model. In addition to the features which define a company's web presence, an Informational website focuses on a business' products and services, rather than just the business itself. Informational sites often serve as reference and resource guides. They often draw Students, Scholars and other types of researchers.
Interactive sites take the online experience to another level.
E-commerce websites fall into this category and often include specialized functions such as shopping carts, browsable catalogs, password protection, credit card encryption, customer service and support. Other examples of Interactive sites include banking, multimedia and travel agency business sites. Intranet sites work internally within a company, and are not accessible to the public at large. Intranet sites allow employees and other related parties within a company to access, add and exchange data on a secure platform. Intranet websites are preferable to traditional mainframe systems because they allow remote users to access their company's system files from anywhere in the world.