1) Why do you want a website? To simply share information,
to get feedback, or to sell products?
2) What kind of web pages do you need? Once you decide why you
want a website, you'll have a better idea of how many static web pages
you should have, how many interactive web pages you should have, and
how many transactional web pages you should have within your website.
3) How should your information be organized? The organization
of your information is directly related to the navigational structure
of your website. One of the most important goals for your website
should be a good navigational structure... you want your visitors
to be able to find what you offer quickly and easily.
Keep in mind that you may want to include a few extra web pages that
are common to most websites:
- About - a web page that explains what you are all about and
your mission statement
- Contact - a web page that offers the different ways visitors
can contact you
- What's New? - a web page that lists any new information so visitors
can find it easily
- Policies - a web page that displays your website or company
policies
- Site Map - a web page that lists all of the links within your
website
- Links - a web page that displays other websites complimentary
to (not competing with) your website
4) Do you have a logo? If so, is it in digital form? If you
don't have a logo, do you want one?
5) Do you have images or graphics? If so, are they in digital
form? If you don't have images or graphics... do you want any, and
what would they be?
6) Do you want to include interactive forms? How many interactive
forms do you want, and what is the purpose of each interactive form?
7) What did you want your website to look like? Consider the
look and feel you're striving for:
- Specific style or era?
- Which fonts? Do you want the headings to be the same font as the
plain text?
- Which font colors? Do you want the headings to be the same color
as the plain text?
- Background color or background picture?
8) Do you have a Domain Name for your website? If not, consider
domain names that include your company name or what your company does,
and try to get a domain name that's not too long to type, if possible,
since you can use your domain name within email addresses as well.
Registering a Domain Name is a service that dawnsweb.net can
provide for you as part of the web design process... or you can contact
dawnsweb.net for reputable Domain Registrars.
9) Do you have a Host for your website? A Host is a company
that provides server space that allows your website to be seen 24/7.
A good reliable Host will have very little or no down-time, have security
measures in place, offer a wealth of information and additional website
services, and support you can count on if you need it. If you don't
have a Host, we suggest having a Host separate from the Domain Registrar...
this keeps you in more control of your website in the event of a dispute.
Signing up with a Host is a service that dawnsweb.net can provide
as part of the web design process... or you can contact
dawnsweb.net for reliable Hosts.
