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ABOUT
INSTRUCTIONS
The
instructions
given here are
guidelines, and
not necessarily
the only way, or
best way for
your particular
situation.
It's simply how
Benjamin handles
things.
All instructions
given here are
"as-is" and if
you do not feel
capable of
running these
instructions,
then by all
means, don't
risk it.
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website design checklist
Following this checklist is
a great way to start your
own website. Benjamin
has developed a number of
websites over the years, and
while it's not his primary
business, you can use his
simple plan to achieve
greater success in
your
Website concept
Define objectives
Reason for developing site.
Income, Hobby, Get a job, learn how to develop a site
What avenues will meet your objective
Simple page
Multiple pages
Database website
Corporate development team
Content
Why will people go to your website?
What will keep them coming back?
Text, text, text - Text is usually required for keeping interest. Exceptions
are rare.
Flickr.com
Mandolux.com
Constantly update
Blog
New pages
New features
Keep thinking of new text
You’re becoming an author, an editor, a publisher of information
Design Concept
Style
Professional, high-tech, homey, cute, colorful
Squared, rounded, ovals
Color elements
Corporations build around colors
Finance – Builds around greens, pastels.
Aerospace - Builds around metal, blue, silver, metallic.
Furniture – Builds around art styles, browns and reds are common.
Consistency throughout website
Look at competing websites
Look at your favorite websites
Look at templatemonster.com
Editor
Ton’s of editors out there
Expression Web (Microsoft)
DreamWeaver (Adobe)
CoffeeCup HTML Editor (SoftPedia.com)
Trial versions of all of them available
WYSIWYG editor
Hand coding
Web Host
Take your time, check that you get all features you need
Your current internet service provider, how you get on the internet, probably
has space for home pages
If you change providers, you lose your pages and all traffic to them
Domain name hosting not usually available
Not their primary business
Pick large company
Earthlink (Pricey)
GoDaddy (I had problems with them)
LunarPages ($23 discount for mentioning my name)
Do not go with a small outfit.
Do not use hosts outside of the country
Test their tech support lines to your satisfaction
Domain names
Choose a company that will handle the registration and configuration for you.
Lunarpages includes a free domain registration with your purchase.
Choose an appropriate name for your website.
ComputerTalkRadio.comBenjaminRockwell.comTest, test, test
Proofread
Grammar and spell checker
Show to a few friends
Promote your webpage
Tell your friends
Register on search engines
Find people to link to you (Link to other people in return)
Monitor your web traffic
Improve pages that are used less
Use successful pages to determine new postings and pages
AGAIN - If you have
any questions regarding this
guide, give us a call at
888-637-3888 and Benjamin
will make sure that you are
completely taken care of!
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