There are key steps to consider before building
a website, steps that actually preceed working with
a web designer. The steps aren't difficult but are important
in the process of putting a site together.
D
and J Custom Web Design can
help you with this process.
First, we must decide why
your business needs a website and the customers it will target. With
the number of Internet users at over 100,000,000 strong and
growing, the majority of businesses are known on the internet,
isn't it time for your to be?
Next, determine
what topics or information your website should contain. This
could be product information, contact information, special
pricing or pages of photographs. What will appeal to your cutomers
or potential customers?
Then, set
the goals of your website. Do you want to sell products
online or offer customer support?
There are other things to do to lay the groundwork for your
site. Take a look at what resources
you and/or your staff can devote to your website. You
may want to assign a webmaster to oversee the project. This should
be someone within your company who can work to gather information
and ideas, not only at the beginning of the project but on an
ongoing basis. They need not know the Internet but must know
your business.
You will
also have to consider Domain Name Registration. We
will research your domain name request and, if available, register
that name. You'll want your domain name to represent your business
and be easy to remember. Which name would be best: yourbusiness.com,
business.com or yourname.com? Your choice may also depend on
which name is available.
Once
you have completed this process, you will have a clear and feasible
plan for your website. Following your free consultation with DJCWD,
you will be well on your way to making your presence known on
the World Wide Web.
The experience
of developing a website can be fun and exciting, even if you
aren't familiar with the ins and outs of the Internet! We'll
take your information and goals and come back with our design
suggestions. We'll work with you as a team.
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