Website Design – What You Should Know Before Creating a Website?








How to create or start a website.
Are you looking to create a website for your business or for yourself? If so, there are a few things that you should know before creating the website or hiring someone to create it for you. Given below are some of them: 


A logo for your company 
If you are starting a website for your company, it is important to first make a logo that captures its vision and objectives. You could make one yourself or hire a creative designer to make it for you. Either way, it is good to have one before you begin the website creation process.

Your domain name
You must have heard of companies paying millions of dollars for domain names for their website. Well, this happens to small companies and individuals too. First of all, you need to go to a domain registration company and buy your domain name as soon as possible. The ‘.com’ version is best, followed by ‘.org’ and ‘.net’. Make the domain name easy to remember and remember to check the spelling too. There is nothing worse than a misspelled domain name! Avoid abbreviations and weird characters whenever possible since they can confuse people.

Your goals from the website
What do you want to achieve with your website - online sales, better brand image, or sharing information and developing a community? Decide what you want to do with the website and consider who the target audience will be. All this information will help you make a better website in the end.

The design of your website
The simplest websites are the best, so keep your website design simple and ensure that the content is easily available and understandable. Templates and themes are useful in giving you a basic framework that you can modify. However, if you are looking for a completely unique website, a web development company is your best bet.

Decide the type of site you want
Think about the site you want for yourself or your business. It could be a blog, which should have commenting and other community-building features. It could also an informative website with valuable content for your readers. If you want a blog, you could make one using a blogging platform or a content management system. When you know what type of website you want, you will have an easier time making it.

What type of web host will you need
A website host is the entity responsible for holding all the data and files for your website. Simply put, the host is the land on which you build a house and your domain name is its address. There are many free hosts to choose from, like WordPress. However, they lack the storage capacity and security offered by paid hosting services.


Search Engine Optimization
SEO is critical to the success of your website, and you need to start thinking about it before making your website. If you have a clear SEO strategy thought out in the initial stages, you can design your website to be more SEO-friendly, which gives you better results.

 
About the Author: Amy is the guest blogger who blogs on behalf of Nariel, the leading web development and web design company in New Jersey. For more information please visit their website.
 

2 comments:

  1. A solid little checklis but you forgot to include claiming your brand's pages on G+, Facebook and a twitter name.

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  2. Each and every part of the web design are most important as said. By following the above procedure one can design the professional website.

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