This article will provide you with a list of tips that can help prevent mistakes during the building process of a new website.
Building a new
website can be a daunting task and there are numerous issues to take into
account. The following points will assist you with some of the major decisions
that you will need to make.
How to plan your Website:
Define your customers - Who, what and why
Define your mission - What
are you selling, why are you the best option
Choose your domain name -
keep it short and make sure that it is easy to say and spell
Use relevant keywords to your
website service or product in your domain name
Make use of Google Keyword
Tool to find the best keywords for your niche
Make a drawing of your
website design (this will change all the time)
Adding content to your website:
Do not make your website look or read like an add
Keep your content concise and
use bullet points when possible
Make sure that your customers
understand what you are writing - be careful of using industry jargon to
show how smart you are
Always spell check and
proofread your copy more than once
Hire a professional with web
experience to write your copy for you if you are unsure of yourself
Only use the images and graphics needed
to bolster your text, less is more
Good pictures can make a
major difference
Budgeting:
How many products or services are you selling?
Do you have blogs, surveys or
newsletters?
What will the cost be of your
web hosting, design and domain name?
Will you be outsourcing the
writing and designing of your website?
What will the cost be to
securely process orders?
How will you be driving
traffic to your website after it has been built?
Remember that you can start
small and grow so always stick to your initial budget
Always remember that
the more effort you put into the initial design, the less problems you will
encounter later on. Use a website optimization provider on the web
to assist you with more information. Good luck with your new successful
website
