Design
Overview
Planning and
creating a website is fun but organizing thoughts and
getting ideas onto paper is more difficult. This website
planning guide has been created to assist anyone
with limited website development experience, to provide basic
planning concepts for the creation of a new website.
As in most
cases, careful and well thought-out planning leads to a
higher probability of success of any venture. Planning the launch of a new
website is no different. The success of any website will
have specifically laid out plans and should be designed accordingly.
This website
planning guide, is broken down into
several key steps which when followed through, will give you
a better idea of what it you want to achieve and
the steps to achieve it. Although planning can be
quite complex, this guide has been simplified to highlight
the more relevant areas that you should consider when a
decision has been made to create a website.
Once you have
worked through all the steps, you can better prepare and
confidently establish a website plan which will form the
blueprint of your new website.
If you are
going to hire a web designer or web developer to create your
website, presentation of a well thought-out plan on paper
will convey confidence in your understanding of your
requirements and will lead to minimal confusion in the
creation phase of your website.
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Purpose
- Defining the purpose of your new website is an
important first step.
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Goals
- A successful website is only measured by its goals.
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Theme analysis
- The importance of a focused theme for your new website
is critical.
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Theme conception
- Theme analysis to conception for a hypothetical
website.
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Theme structure
- Exploring site structuring ideas within your theme.
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Target audience
- Knowing who it is we have created this website for.
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Web content
- What is it and why is it so important?
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Website content
development -
Developing website content to benefit your target
audience.
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Creating Web page content
- Writing content for
a web page.
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Website design style
- Styling
considerations and how to present content to your
audience.
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Web design budget
- Knowing how much capital you can commit to for launch.
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Website planning summary
- Website planning summarized.
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Website planning
worksheet -
Planning Questionnaire.
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