Build a Small Business Website: Plan and Organize Your Website

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Build a Small Business Website Plan and Organize Your Website From Jennifer Kyrnin, your Guide to Web Design / HTML Before you start building you should start by planning. Even if you decide to hire a designer to build your site, you'll need a plan so that the designer has something to work with. Plans can change, but by building a site plan you know where you want your site to go and can react to changes in the market or beneficial updates more quickly. First Start with Goals and a Plan SMART Goals Websites need goals, just like people. What do you want to achieve with your business website? Some typical business website goals include: get more brand recognition, attract more custoemrs to a storefront, sell more products. The tips in this article will help you articulate your goals into something that is measureable and attainable. Create a site plan Once you have gaols, you can create a site plan. This helps you define the customers you want to attract, the pages you need to build, and even the design style. Create a Site Map Before You Build Your Site Once you have a plan, for your site, you can create a site map. This will show you what pages you need to build and how you can structure your site so that your customers can find them once they're live. Then Build the Organization Organize Your Site This article explains how you can use your site map to create directories and files on your website. Organization of Directories and 404 Page Content Will Help N If you create a clear structure, your readers will notice and they'll stick around longer. Next: Should you hire a designer or do it yourself? This email is written by: Jennifer Kyrnin Web Design / HTML Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Build a Small Business Website' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement