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    Analyze Content
    Analyzing and deciding upon the content of your website

    What information do you need?

    question markIf you are designing a site for a client, you will need to know the answers to the preceding questions (see: analyze_website) as well as what are their website goals. Do they have a logo they want you to use, do they have specific colors in mind, do they want to include phone and fax numbers on their pages? If this is your own business site these are questions you should also answer.

    Are you going to have a message forum on your site? Are you going to have an e-mail list for informing visitors of updates or new content? These are all things you need to consider...and make note of in your website journal.


    What content (data, graphics, photos, etc.) will you include?

    question markThis is the big job...gathering all the content that you want to include on your website. Are you going to use photos? What kind of graphics do you want? And what information or data are you putting online! Are you going to provide tutorials? Right now, just make a list of the items you think you will want to have on your website...you don't need to gather it all together yet.

    Make notes about what you need to do such as scan photos or documents, locate or create graphics, write tutorials, sort and organize data. This is a good time to create folders or binders for your website project so that you can keep the content organized.

    See: How to Organize a Website - Determine the content, design and development of your pages.

    You might need one folder for Graphics, one for Photos, one for Data, one for Tutorials and one for Miscellaneous information. Your content will determine the folder titles you need. Don't let all this overwhelm you...it will all fall into place.

    See: Importance of Website Content - It is the content or mission of your website that should determine its structure, not the other way around.

    Planning your website for the long run

    Time spent on this most important phase of website design will pay dividends in the long run. The planning that you do now will make things much easier once your website is online.


    There are a multitude of details that go into the design of a professional site and solid planning in the early stages of design will help eliminate problems down the road. Spend as much time as necessary planning your website now and any future redesigns and revisions will be much easier to accomplish.

    Planning and organizing are the most crucial steps in designing a website. This is the one step in the website design process that should never be taken lightly. Because once you have a clear picture of what you are trying to say it will be easier to devise a plan to present this information to your visitors.

    Remember, planning your website is the key to creating a website that is robust and easy to maintain.


    Advanced Website Design

    Understanding the Basics of Owning Your Own Website
    Even in this day of technology there are some people who do not understand the fundamentals of owning their own website.
    Web Development and Design Techniques
    Some basic care that needs to be taken while designing and developing a website.
    Designing Your Website - The Top Ten Pages to Include
    There are 10 important items that need to be integrated into any website you design.
    Webmaster Tool Box
    Here is a collection of what we consider "must have" tools for webmasters. These tools will benefit any webmaster, both novices and experts alike.
    Designing your Homepage
    Believe me, you want your visitors to stay as long as possible. This is the only way your site is going to succeed. Your site must be interesting, persuading, and easy to navigate.
    All About Design Principles and Elements
    A truly shocking number of web designers are unfamiliar with the basic principles and elements of design.
    Critical Web Design Rules
    Content is King! If you want a website to generate back-links and have quality content the search engines love, be sure to make it readable by both people and search engines.
    An Easy Way to Choose Attractive Color Combinations
    Lots of people struggle to come up with attractive color combinations when designing logos, banners or web sites. So, here's an easy technique that only takes a few minutes.
    3 Simple Tips to Make Your Website User-Friendly
    If you understand the rule that people buy people, then your website MUST have a pleasant atmosphere that allows the visitor to connect with you, your company and your products.
    Developing a Theme for your Website
    Every website should have some type of theme or a way of giving your site an identifying look. When visitors come to your website they should be presented with an experience that they will remember.
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