Plan the Design

    Over the next handful of weeks I will be discussing the steps I take to plan a web site. Every person that I have talked with about this subject has said mostly the same thing every time. Planning is the most important step. A poor conceptual design and plan of action will kill the project before it starts. In my case I have never had a client that I have built a website for, nor have I published a website of my own. On the bright side, I love to build them.

              

    A website plan is made up of many steps:

              Defining the purpose of the website

              Narrowing down your target audience

              Decide what fonts you want to use

              Decide on a color palette

              List all of the content that is needed on the site

              Make an initial layout

              Make a site map

              Make necessary adjustments to layout

              Decide functionality and how involved the user experience will be

              Make necessary adjustments to layout

              Choose languages and execute

    Join me on this journey of major importance and feel free to comment and ask questions, or even make suggestions. I would love to see what you have to say. Take this blog as a learning experience; I know I’m going to learn as much from many you as you will from me.