What you need create a site. April 27
So you want to have a website for your company or for yourself here is a few things that will make the process a bit smoother.
First and foremost content. On the web “content is king”. When creating a site nine times out of ten the thing that holds the project up is the content. So when you are ready to have a site designed get you content together as soon as possible. Here is a brief list of content pages that most sites have: Homepage, about, contact, and services to name a few. It is best to get the content to your designer as soon as possible.
Design provides your content with a mood and can convey professionalism and trust in a site. When thinking about what your site should be you should ask yourself some questions:
Is this site an informational or a sales site?
This will dictate how your site is structured. A sales site such as an ecommerce site should funnel your users through the check out process. On the other hand an informational site can be better suited for browsing and so its structure would be different then that of a sales driven site.
What do you want the look and feel to be for the site?
do you want the site to have lots of smooth edges or sharp hard lines. It is important for the designer to know your taste. Also note that you should be doing market research to determine what the trends are in the industry so that you can make an educated choice in the matter.
What colors do you want to use for the site?
Color is a very important part of your website. Work with your designer to come up with what colors you should use for the site. Some things to think about are using contrasting colors for backgrounds and text so that the text is easy to read.
This should get you on the way to a great web site. The key to having a great looking website is not only a great designer but also putting the time into developing the sites structure and function. The old saying you can’t shine ” ” holds true in that a designer can only take poor content so far.