Planning your website

1. Know your purpose.
The first step in planning a website is to decide on the purpose of your site. If you have a company with a product line, you may want to sell through an online store. Or maybe you are a contractor and you want to portray the types of services that you provide, and even highlight some of your work online. Or perhaps you have a club and you want a website to provide easily accessible information to your members and potential members. Whatever your specific need, the first step is to formulate a clearly defined purpose. As we prepare to design your website, we will help you to specify its purpose.

2. Different types of websites.
Once you have settled on the exact purpose of your site, you need to decide on the type of website that will best suit your needs. We will work with you to determine the best type of website for your specific application. There are basically 3 types of sites to choose from:

1. Business card website.
This is a one page strictly informational website. If you have a very tight budget, or merely want to have a minimal amount of descriptive text and basic contact information, this is the right choice for you.

2. Standard Informational site.
This would include 5 - 20 pages. This is what you need if you want a website that will provide your visitors with a generous amount of information about your products or services.

3. E-commerce.
If you want to sell products online, this is the ideal choice for you.

3. Prepare the necessary materials.
Once the purpose has been determined, and the type of site decided upon, you will gather the materials that you want to provide to be included in your site. We can create a logo for you or we can use one that you provide. We can use photos that you provide or we can use stock photos on your site. You can either provide your own content or we can work with you to help create the content necessary to accomplish the purpose that you have specified for your site.

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