Signs of a Good Teen Advice Website

Finding teen advice online is not a difficult task. Finding good, reliable advice for teenagers online becomes a more difficult task. The difficulty comes because teen advice websites come in a variety of forms.

Teen advice websites can be run:

By adults seeking to place teenagers in boot camps and residential facilities,

By teenagers seeking penpals and sexy emails,

For profit or not for profit,

By organizations and companies,

Legitimately or Not.Teen advice sites can target teenagers or they can target parents of teenagers, or just about anyone! Whether you are seeking a website that targets teenagers, parents, or adults and professionals working with teenagers may very well depend on the perspective you are most likely to accept in terms of advice on the teen issues you are having.

A teenager struggling with understanding their sexuality may be uncomfortable speaking with an adult, even anonymously, and over the internet. Those sexuality issues may best be addressed by adults and parents, though, who have been educated on the matter and may have struggled through their own sexuality issues. Alternatively, a teenager currently struggling with a similar sexuality issue may offer remarkable insight into the process of discovering and coming to grips with their new reality.

So, what are some signs of a good teen advice website?

1. It should not be run on free webspace.

Anybody can set up a website on a free service such as Tripod, Geocities, AOL, Blogger, etc. These websites are most likely to be abandoned and not frequently updated. If the person has there own domain name and their own hosting, it shows a bare minimum of committment to the website and its success.

2. It should contain a disclaimer.

A website without a disclaimer is a sure sign of someone who is not aware of the legal ramifications of collecting email addresses and personal information, and of their personal liability if there advice turns out to be harmful to the person who takes the advice. The disclaimer can take many forms, and may be very simple. It could also be professionally written by an attorney. Look for any form of a disclaimer, and read it carefully before submitting any information to the site.

3. It should have an archive.

A teen advice website without an archive is a website without value to the person seeking advice. An archive is a quality check for the website visitor as to whether personal information is being disseminated, whether the advice is sound, respectful, and helpful, and whether the advice is easily read and understood.

Ultimately, a good teen advice website is the one in which the person seeking advice is most comfortable submitting information and receives quick, reliable information in return. An ugly website run on free webspace without a disclaimer and without an archive may be the teen advice website you are seeking. Just be aware of the risks of exposing yourself and your issues to people who do not take their teen advice website seriously.