Help I Need A Website!

Slide 1: HELP I NEED stepsWEBSITE! No idea where to start? 7 A to understanding! www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 2: New to websites? • Bewildered by too much information? • Need a starting point? Here come 7 easy steps! www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 3: 7 Steps to a Website You A web developer? www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 4: 1. SET YOUR GOAL www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 5: Decide the overall objective of your website  Informational?  Storefront?  Service-provision?  Blog?  Something else? www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 6: 2. TARGET YOUR MARKET www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 7: Identify and Focus on Your Target Market • Who does your website’s goal target? • Profile your market as accurately as possible – this is important in deciding the tone, content and style of the website • Ensure your website’s goal compliments your markets’ objectives – you may need to reassess your goal www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 8: 3. WRITE YOUR CONTENT www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 9: Decide what content your website is going to have • What information does your website need to contain? • How much content are you going to have? • Include the keywords you are targeting to rank highly in the search engines • Content can be written later, but decide on what will be created • Some web developers will write content for you www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 10: 4. DEVELOP A STRUCTURE www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 11: Plan how the web pages will fit together • Decide how the content will be divided up • Group the pages according to themes • If necessary create a website hierarchy, with your most important pages at a higher “level” www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 12: Visually create the website in a “wireframe” • Create a sketch of the pages and how they link together • Think about how visitors will navigate your website • Make the structure as logical as possible • A web developer has the experience to create a structure with optimal usability www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 13: 5. CREATE A DESIGN www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 14: Design your website • Bear in mind: – Your website goal – Your target market – Your content • Consider the significance of different colors • Make sure your design is accessible to disabled users • Consider hiring a professional to make your design stand out www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 15: 6. CODE YOUR WEBSITE www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 16: Convert your design to code • Use well-formed code so that your design appears consistent across browsers, devices and operating systems • Minimal and valid code is better for disabled users, and for search engines • Hire a web developer - writing good code demands great experience www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 17: 7. PUBLISH YOUR WEBSITE www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 18: Upload your website to the Internet! • If you don’t have one yet, you will need to register a domain name with a registrar • You will need a web host to store your website code and to display your website to visitors • A good web developer will upload your website and help you with a domain name www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 19: It doesn’t end here • Now you have a website, you need to promote it and attract visitors • Submit to search engines • Get other websites to link to it • Add new content • Keep it search engine optimized www.realfreewebsites.com

Slide 20: You’re not alone! • There are thousands of web developers that can help you at any of these 7 steps • Real Free Websites are experts in helping people create their first website • They also offer a free website design, meaning you only have to pay for your domain name and web hosting www.realfreewebsites.com info@realfreewebsites.com www.realfreewebsites.com