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Website Planning / Setting up a Website / Developing a Website  by: Catherine Riya Estrada A website is a collection of information about a particular subject. Designing a website is defined as the arrangement and creation of web pages that in turn make up a website. It consists of information for which the website is developed. For example, a website might be compared to a book, where each page of the book is a web page. Before creating and uploading a website, it is important to take the time to plan exactly what is needed in the website. The important elements in creating a successful web site is thoroughly considering your target market, as well as defining the purpose and lastly the content. Purpose The goal or intended outcome of something. It is important to define the purpose of the website as one of the first steps in the planning process. A clearly defined purpose will help the rest of the planning process. Setting short and long term goals for the website will define more the purpose and plan for the future in terms of expansion, modification, and improvement will take place. Content It is an advantage to test the content and purpose on a focus group and compare the offerings to the audience needs. The next step in the process is categorizing the content and organizing it according to user needs. Collecting a list of the necessary content then organizing it according to the audience's needs is a key step in website planning. About The Author Catherine Riya Estrada Age: 21 [preoccupation] Writing, painting, watching movies, traveling [Early bird or night owl] Early bird and at the same time a night owl. I am a little bit of both because I hate being late and I hate not being productive at night. [Homebody, partyer, or someone in the middle] Somebody in the middle. I go out to party, socialize and enjoy the company of friends, at the same time I am a homebody. I know when to give myself time and space. http://www.wickedinnovations.com This article was posted on October 30, 2006 Read More Articles from the "Web Design and Development" Category: Page Cloaking - To Cloak or Not to Cloak by Sumantra Roy Step by Step Guide to Setting up a New WHM cPanel Server for Web Hosting Accounts by Rodney Ringler Get To Know Your Clipart by Florie Lyn Masarate Forums and Guestbooks - Are They Right For Your Website? by Pat Ransom Is Your Web Site Effective? by Lauren Hobson Higher Page Rank Brings More Web Traffic by Ben Gordon How Does Your Website Measure Up? by Dan Karwoski Is Your Website Really Working For You? by Ajay Dhunna Looking for Hosting in All the Wrong Places by John V. W. Howe Web Design & Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Myths – Revealed by James Anderson << Back to "Web Design And Development" Index

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