This document outlines the 6 key steps to getting a website: 1) determine your objectives, 2) register a domain name, 3) choose a web designer (DIY, online tool, or hire professional), 4) build your site, 5) make your site sticky with free content, and 6) promote your site through search engine marketing, pay-per-click ads, and offline marketing. It provides details on each step, such as how to find a web designer, content examples, and free sources of content. The overall process takes a website from initial planning through promotion.
2. Introducing The Steps
1) Determine why you want a website
2) Registering your domain name
3) Choosing who builds your site
4) Building your website
5) Making your website sticky
6) Promoting your website
6. Register your domain name
Approx. £10 - £40
Choose a domain name that says:
HEWGoldwyns.co.uk
ProfessionalLifeCoaching.com
CliosRestaurant.co.uk
11. Outsource / hire a web design team
+ Expertise in web design & related skills
business consultancy, IT, graphics, etc…
+ One less thing to worry about
+ Fewer “growing pains”
- Higher up front costs
12. How to find a web designer
eBusiness Club Coordinator
Catherine Turner
EssexEbusinessClub.co.uk
Business Link for Essex BL4E.co.uk
UK Web Designer’s Association
UKWDA.org
13. Choosing your web designer
Check portfolio and ask questions
Ask for a rate card or pricing for a site
already built as a guide
Can they help you when you grow?
Do you feel comfortable?
20. Keep It Appropriate
Attract People, not Detract People
Related weblinks to other sites/products
Music, weather, news, quotes, sport
scores, jokes, cartoons
Newsletter Signups, competitions
21. Where To Get Free Content
FreeSticky.com
inPhone.com
Moreover.com
News.Yahoo.com
28. Offline Marketing
Don’t forget to tell people about your site with your
Stationery
Vehicle graphics
Press releases
Answer phone
Email signature
Radio marketing
TV marketing
Verbal marketing
29. Thank you for your attention
This presentation & handouts can be
downloaded at
www.zestcity.com/rochford.htm
Scott Whitehead
eBusiness Consultant
Zest City
Email info@zestcity.com
Tel: 0845 686 9378 – 0845 686 ZEST
Fax: 0870 446 9378 – 0870 446 ZEST