Written by
Yudhi in Sunday, September 28th 2008 under
Web Design
Get the most out of your Internet presence by considering these ten key points when creating your Web site:
- Planning
- Design
- Speed
- Organization
- Clarity
- Content
- Service
- Administration
- Personality
- Usefulness
Design Essentials: 1. Planning

Invest some time in planning your Web site and it will pay off. A well-planned Web site will serve your customers better and help you achieve your business goals. Try the following exercise:
First, prepare a mission statement. A sentence or two should be plenty. Try to summarize exactly what you are trying to accomplish with the site. Once you’ve done that, the rest of the planning simply becomes a means towards arriving at your mission statement. If you begin to lose sight of your mission statement, write it on the top of all your outlines, or use it as the title of your template pages.
Now sit down with a notepad and a pen. Lay out a site map in a flow chart style. This chart should show all the pages you intend to create for your Web site and how they fit together.
Once you have your site map drawn, outline your homepage on paper. Draw your tables and the names of the pages linked from the homepage. Sketch your graphics out and position them. Note where you want to place scripts or animations. Even if you aren’t the world’s greatest artist or your handwriting is tough to decipher, you’re on your way to painting that picture in your head.
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