Help I need a website!

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7 Steps to a Website

    1. Set your Goal
      1. Decide the overall objective of your website
        1. Informational?
        2. Storefront?
        3. Service ?
        4. Blog?
        5. Something else?
    2. Target your Market
      1. Who does your “websites goal” target?
      2. Profile your market as accurately as possible
        1. This is important in deciding the tone, content and style of the website
      3. Ensure your website’s goal compliments your markets’ objectives
        1. You may need to reassess your goal
    3. Write your Content
      1. What information does your website need to contain?
      2. How much content are you going to have?
      3. Include the keywords you are targeting to rank highly in the search engines
      4. Content can be written later, but decide on what will be created

  1. Develop a Structure
    1. Plan how the web pages will fit together
      1. Decide how the content will be divided up
      2. Group the pages according to themes
      3. If necessary create a website hierarchy, with your most important pages at a higher “level”
    2. Visually create the website in a “wireframe”
      1. Create a sketch of the pages and how they link together
      2. Think about how visitors will navigate your website
      3. Make the structure as logical as possible
      4. A web developer has the experience to create a structure with optimal usability
  2. Create and Design
    1. Design your website
      1. Bear in mind
        1. Your website goal
        2. Your target market
        3. Your content
      2. Consider the significance of different colors
      3. Make sure your design is accessible to disabled users
      4. Consider hiring a professional to make your design stand out
  3. Code your Website
    1. Convert your design to code
      1. Use well-formed code so that your design appears consistent across browsers, devices and operating systems
      2. Minimal and valid code is better for disabled users, and for search engines
      3. Hire a web developer – writing code demands great experience
  4. Publish your Website
    1. Upload your website to the Internet
      1. If you don’t have one yet, you will need to register a domain name with a registrar
      2. You will need a web host to store your website code and to display your website to visitors
      3. A good web developer will upload your website and help you with a domain name
  5. It doesn’t end here
    1. Now that you have a website, you need to promote it and attract visitors
    2. Submit to Search Engines
    3. Get other websites to link to it
    4. Add new content
    5. Keep it search engine optimized

 

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