The document outlines a 12 step planning process for creating a website. Step 1 involves determining the purpose and need for a website. Step 2 is deciding on the type of website like basic static, dynamic with database, or e-commerce. Step 3 covers determining the initial content like images, text, documents, and links. Step 4 addresses how many pages the site will require like home, about, services, products, etc. Step 5 is identifying the target market's location, audience, age, and interests. Step 6 discusses promotion and advertising strategies. Step 7 considers website management responsibilities. Step 8 covers selecting and registering a domain name. Step 9 is choosing a hosting provider. Steps 10-12 are establishing timelines, budgets,

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Your Web Site 12 Planning Steps
Step Think About Tips for help Notes
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Reason to Create Your • To inform the public about your interests
Web Site. • To promote company’s services or products
1 Why You Can’t Afford • To collect information, or for communication
Not to Have a Web Site • To sell on-line
Anymore? • To get new or keep existing clients
Web Site Idea. • Design, Look, Futures, Technology, etc…
What type of web site do • Basic Static Web Site, Web Gallery
2 you need? • Dynamic Web Site with Database
• E-Commerce Web Site
Content of Web Site. • Pictures, Graphics, Logo
Do you have it ready? • Text, what Languages?
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• Documents, Media files, Articles
• Links to other web sites
How many Pages? Home Page, About Us, Gallery, Our Services, Our
4
4 or 44 Pages? Products, News, Testimonials, Contact Us…
Your Target Market. • Location / Country / Industry
Where and Who Your • Audience
5 Clients are? • Age
• Interests …
Promotion & • Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Links from
6 Advertising of Web other related web sites, Web Directories, Emails…
Site. Free and Paid Ads. • Flyers, Business Cards, Media, Marketing strategy
Communication and Who will manage you web site content, translation, text
7 Contacts. and pictures updates, site promotion, and coordination?
Do you have a time?
Your Domain Name • By business name
and Registration. • By company services or products
8 Is it available yet? • Top-level domain name: com, ca, net, info, org …
• Think about E-mail addresses
9 Web Site Hosting. Who will be a Hosting company for your Web Site?
Time Line. • How much time do you have for the Web Site
When do you need it Project development?
10 done? • Will you start with small Web Site and grow it in
future?
11 Your Web Site Budget. How much are you willing to invest in your web site?
Results Measurement. • Number of visitors – traffic amount
How will you measure • Sold products
12 your web site success? • New members
• Profit from web site sales
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