Using Folders To Define Web Site Structure

Do you have any suggestions on how to manage a site with folders?

It's an excellent idea to organise your site with folders (directories). I recommend putting a lot of effort into designing a logical system based on the user's view - rather than say, departmental structure, though that might play a role. Your navigation system should then be able to take advantage of the file structure, and good keywords will appear in the URLs themselves, helping users figure it out.

For example, there are two logical places for images:

1. in a dedicated images directory, if they are going to be used on more than one page, e.g. logos and navigation icons.
2. in the directory of the page using them, if they are only going to be used on the one page.

Also, it's important to note that the images do not have to be in the same directory as the page using them; just use relative URLs to access them, e.g.

<Img src="../../Icons/Home.gif" (etc)>

or perhaps

<Img src="/Icons/Home.gif" (etc)>