Six Steps to Building Your Website

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Six Steps to Building Your Website:
Before you begin your website, let’s consider the six steps to the web design process:

Step 1: Research
What is our subject? What is our site about?
Who is our Audience?
If you’re selling a product, who are your competitors?
What elements or themes do their websites employ?

Step 2: Plan
Decide on a site name (www.<>.com)
Decide who will host your website, purchase hosting services.
Begin collecting/creating site content (graphics, text, etc.)

Step 3: Design/Create
Choose a color scheme
Decide on the site’s style
Draw a sketch of the site
Design the navigational scheme for the site
Create/acquire graphics for the site
Create a page template
Create pages and fill with content

Step 4: Test
Upload your website to the hosting server
Check for broken links
Test online in various web browsers

Step 5: Drive Web Traffic
Setup Pay for click
Search Engine Optimization strategies
Submit to search engines

Step 6: Maintain
Continue to add relevant content
Check for broken links after updates
Measure web traffic
Keep traffic logs and event change logs

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