How To Plan Your
Website
The Content of your site is
prepared by You. You know your product or service
better than anyone. The content
can be prepared from your written media, press
releases, brochures, and
interviews.
Not sure about what content you
need and how to organize it?
Well, imagine planning a six page
brochure or presentation for your business.
Your content would be divided
into six categories or pages. It would start with
a concise overview of your
product or service, with the end goal of enticing your
reader to peruse the entire
brochure or presentation. On a web site, this would
be your entry or home
page.
Choose from these layouts or create your own!
Now here are some other general
pages or categories you might consider as links from your main
page:
About the
Company
Describe the history of your
company with it's growth and development. You
may want bios on key company
personnel, possibly with links to a page for each of them.
About Us
Include company goals, philosophy
or mission statement. You might include
bios on key personnel with their
education, accomplishments, or portfolio.
Products
Show graphics and photos of your
products with short descriptions.
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Information
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Services
Describe the service you offer.
Different categories of your services can each
have their own page with a full
description.
Catalogue
Provide a catalogue of the
products you wish to sell. If you are a musician, it
may be your CD's...if a realtor,
your listings.
What's New
Display new products or
information . You need to keep this page current, so
customers will continue to come
back to see what's new.
References
List companies or individuals
using your products or services...possibly a page
with quotes from customers
praising your product or service.
Contact
List your address, phone, email,
etc. You might want to include a form on your page for
customers
to fill in, allowing them to
request more information or express opinions.
Links
Link to other sites containing
similar information. You want to be careful with this. If a client
clicks
on a link outside your site, he
may not get back, or worse, find your competitor.
Ordering
Explain how to order or obtain
your services, with possibly a mail order form or
e-commerce form.
Site Map
List all your web site pages, on
a Site map page. Many viewers go to the
sitemap page first to streamline
their browsing experience.
Other
Display other links or categories
pertinent to your business.
Create a name, or title for each
of your web pages. Keep the name short, since this
name becomes your link button
name. Long names create very large buttons. Organize
and number your content pages in
the order you want your link buttons to appear.
Please check for accuracy. It
will cost you more if content is rewritten once the site
is up. Content is to be submitted
in electronic form on disk. We prefer MS Word, but will
except Word Perfect, .rtf or .txt
file, or email as an attachment in either MS Word, Word
Perfect, .rtf or .txt file. There
is an extra charge for us to type up content from printed
copy.
Contact us for more information:
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