Site Plan
What is the purpose of your website? Is it sales (e-commerce) site or is it an informative site?
How many pages will you need? Is your site like an online business card just to show your contact details and have an online presence? Or is it for showing your products or services. Will you need a gallery for your users to view your works? The generic main pages for the average site include:
Home | About | Services | Contact
The best way to plan your site is to draw up a site map.
Example:
 
When dealing with alot of pages, the best start is to draw a logical site map tree that would be easy for your audience to navigate.
Who is your target audience? Are they likely to have high-speed or low-speed internet? This will impact your decision on whether to have high detailed pictures, or to have minamilistic pages with fast download times.
Site Name
What domain name will you choose? Top level domain (.com) or local domain (.co.nz)? Top level domains have higher priority in search engines, but only local domains appear in local searches. The best option is buy both, and the more domains you buy, the more likely people will find your site.
 Types of Domain Names
How do I get my site on the internet? I will add your site to Google, and add keywords to your meta tags. It may take a little while to start coming up in the search engine. Then it is up to you to promote your site. Add your site to online directories. Having other sites link to your site helps get yours up higher in the searches. You could enlist the services of a Search Engine Optimiser.
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