Jun 11
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Certain website steps should be taken
when building a website the same
way an Architect plans
the construction
of a building
Step One:
The first step is to plan what you want your site to be about which will require a bit of brainstorming. While brainstorming, some of the questions you should answer are: what is the purpose of your website? How do you plan to get traffic it and what tools will you use to build it?
Once you have answered these important questions, you have only completed half of your mission.
The second half is to get your website up and running and getting the necessary traffic to it to make it function. Without traffic your site will sit in cyber space collecting dust.
There are number of techniques you use to drive traffic like pay per click. You pay each time someone clicks on an advertising link that leads back your site; articles you write and submit; called article marketing, should have links that also lead back to your website; forum commenting; good keyword research and video marketing.
All of the above mentioned techniques should be used when trying to get traffic.
Step Two:
Determine the main purpose of your website. What is it about and why are you building it? Do you want an E-commerce (sell products online) , affiliate marketing (sell other peoples products) or business marketing website?
Once you have nailed down the goal of your site, start looking at ways to build it. You have quite a few options to choose from. You can farm it out and have someone build it for you or you can learn HTML and build it from scratch.
I wouldn’t advise building from scratch unless you have to satisfy a strong desire to learn HTML. You could use the ever popular Adobe Dreamweaver Software which will also require you learn how to use it.
If you are the adventuresome type, try using WordPress at no cost. It’s also fairly easy to learn and use. WordPress gives you tons of themes to choose from as well.
If you choose to have someone build it for you, visit Elance.com or 99Designs.com to find a freelance graphic designer that will be happy to build it for you.
You will pay an average of 500 dollars as a starting price.
Step Three:
Choose to outsource the building of your website or choose the software of choice and start building.
Once your website is up and running look, for ways to get traffic to it. Article marketing is the fastest way to get back links and traffic along with visiting forums that match the genre of your website. When visiting forums have a clear goal to leave comments that help others and you’ll be rewarded with quality back links.
My three main steps for building a website are:
1. Brainstorm for ideas about the kind of website you want to build.
2. Determine the main purpose for your website.
3. Choose your method of building your website and build it.
Tips: The website steps listed above are not an exhaustive list of steps to build a website.
