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You have decided that you need a web site.  What next?  There are some decisions you need to make, and this Web Site Primer can help you make them.  It's not everything you need to know, but we cover a lot of ground in a very little space!

Contents

What do you want you web site to do?
Who is my target audience?
How should it be designed?
 How do I get my site on the web?
 How do I get people to come to my site?

How should it be designed?

You have only seven seconds to pull your target audience into your site before they move on.  So, make it attractive, have lots of graphics, and give them plenty of reasons to stay and come back.

The development cycle usually happens in several phases.  First is the concept--deciding what the site is supposed to do.  We have already discussed that.  Next, you must decide if you are going to design the site yourself, or pay to have someone else do it for you.  Then, it is a good idea to sit down with a pencil and paper and start to sketch something out.  Then comes the process of finding that "just right" person to design the site for you, or guide you through the process of doing it yourself.  

Do you want to save some money?  Try using one of the templates that come with most development software.  Take a look at our templates and see if one of them will do the job for you.

Next, you must start gathering the information you want to include on the site.  Determine your site colors and themes.  Locate your artwork and photos, or have them done.  Decide what your "Home Page" message is going to be, and what other pages you will need to include to get your message across.

Two short rules to follow:  1) The "Home Page" should be approximately one screen of information only and should be made up primarily of links and bullet points.  You will lose your "eyes" (the people who land on your site) if the have to go through a large, verbose Home Page that goes on for ever, and, 2) don't forget to include contact information at the bottom (or even the top) of the home page, and preferably on every other page, as well.

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