This is part on of six lessons design to help you understand what you need to make your business run in this lesson we show you how to develop a simple website to help you promote your business online

1. DEVELOPING YOUR WEB SITE Wirehead Technology @2011

7. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE The Art of Design Ask yourself the following questions to determine the type of design that will work best for you 1. What is the profile of my target audience? (age range, professions, hobbies, interests, etc.) 2. Which adjectives best describe this target market: conservative, liberal, youthful, fun-loving, rebellious, outdoorsy, homebodies, etc.? 3. What other companies service this market? What is the general feel of their Web sites? 4. How would I like my site to appear differently, from a design standpoint, compared to my competitors? 5. What is the overall style of my company's other marketing materials? How can that be translated into a Web site? 6. What types of colors, graphics, fonts and pictures best represent my brand? Wirehead Technology 2011

9. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE As the saying goes, information wants to be free. Unfortunately, many of the tools needed to publish that information are not. However, the rush to the Web has recently given rise to an avalanche of low-cost online publishing options Wirehead Technology 2011

10. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE If you know what you are doing, you can post a professional quality site for less than a $500 investment — and you can get by for next to nothing if you're willing to live without some of the extras. Wirehead Technology 2011

11. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE However, what is most important is that you commit to investing the necessary dollars and time to produce a high-quality, well-designed and well-written Web site. Wirehead Technology 2011

12. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Inexpensive Web site development is due in large part to shareware, a cash-poor developer's best friend. Shareware versions of everything from HTML editors to animation builders are available for trial and usually cost less than $50 to register Wirehead Technology 2011

13. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Budget-minded Web site designers can also stand on the shoulders of other Web developers. By modifying pre-made Web programming gadgets, buttons, backgrounds, and multimedia doodads, you can deliver cutting-edge quality without having to do it all yourself. You can create a dynamite site simply by finding the best place from which to borrow. Wirehead Technology 2011

14. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Just a few years ago there were no Web sites, but today there are more than 80 million. If you don't have a Web site for your business, it's like not having your phone number in the yellow pages. Wirehead Technology 2011

15. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE But there's a sweet side to this crusade to get on the Web. A Web page helps small businesses create an image of a large company, which may help increase the perception among potential customers that your company is credible and able to perform. Wirehead Technology 2011

16. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE So what's holding you back? The main hurdle to publishing a small business Web site is the belief that doing so is difficult, technically demanding work. Plenty of easy-to-use software is on the market, and a newcomer can usually post an initial site in a matter of hours. Better still, all of this can be accomplished at very low cost. Wirehead Technology 2011

17. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Even the smallest business can afford to be on the Web. Don't believe it? Following are step-by-step tips for producing your first Web site — from choosing the right tools and putting them to use finding space to build your site and telling the world about it. Just follow the steps, and in a few hours, you'll be in business on the Web. Getting it Right!! Wirehead Technology 2011

18. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Why Are You Here? Wirehead Technology 2011

19. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE The starting point for putting up a Web site is knowing what you want it to do — and what it probably won't do. The Web is not going to help most small companies strike it rich. Wirehead Technology 2011

20. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE A very few start-ups have prospered on the Web, most notably Amazon.com and,Groupon.com but the online cash register rarely rings for most small businesses. Wirehead Technology 2011

21. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE In that case, why put up a Web page? Even if the site is little more than an electronic billboard for your company, it's still a powerful tool for building a business. On the Web, for instance, time no longer matters, nor do time zones or date lines. Your business can be open 24 hours a day, seven days and on holidays. Wirehead Technology 2011

22. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Better still, a well executed Web site is a great way to build customer loyalty. Many Web-savvy businesses use the technology to provide detailed customer assistance tips at a very low cost. When a customer can get a question answered 24 hours a day, their loyalty will be much stronger. Wirehead Technology 2011

23. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE You should also use the Web to provide information on your products or services. Before, communicating with customers and prospects cost money — for printing, stamps and so on. The Web allows you to communicate worldwide at a minimum of cost. Add it all up and small businesses are missing out on a lot if they do not utilize the Web. Wirehead Technology 2011

24. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Get Creative Once, building a Web site meant hours of laborious wrestling with HTML (hypertext markup language). But newer Web site authoring tools are solidly "WYSIWYG," meaning "what you see is what you get," and building a page now involves little more than pointing and clicking with your mouse. Wirehead Technology 2011

25. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Most programs come bundled with an assortment of templates that need only a little tweaking before you've got your own Web site. Stick with the templates, and completing a Web page in 30 minutes is feasible. These templates provide thorough instructions, and you type in your own information over the template's boilerplate. Wirehead Technology 2011

26. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Some programs demand a more hands-on approach to site development. The templates are more like blueprints than ready-to-use pages, but the result is you'll get a highly customized Web site. Wirehead Technology 2011

27. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Make It Shine The Web is a graphical medium — words matter, but images are at least as important in attracting and holding viewers. That's why some Web-development software packages come bundled with collections of free art — buttons, page backgrounds, arrows and other visual elements to help readers navigate a site. Images are skimpier with word processing programs. Wirehead Technology 2011

28. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE It is important that your Web site is not simply an online brochure. Rather, it must include regularly updated information that keeps visitors coming back time and again. Wirehead Technology 2011

29. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE A well balanced Web site consists of the following elements: strong content (articles, interviews, tips, Q&A, testimonials, etc.), easy navigation, logical flow, appealing graphics that download quickly, directions on how to order your products or services, customer service information such as a FAQ sheet is appropriate, and contact information (including names, addresses, phone and fax numbers and email addresses). Wirehead Technology 2006

30. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Where to Put It All Once you've created your page, you have to find a place to put it. Free space is available to members of online services such as Bravenet that offers members free space. There are some drawbacks to free space, however. For instance, some sites require that advertisements for their service appear on your pages. Wirehead Technology 2011

31. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE But that doesn't necessarily rule out this space for business. You can still erect a Cyber billboard that offers plenty of information about products and services in these free spaces sites. For many businesses, that's the surest way to get initiated to the Web. Wirehead Technology 2011

32. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Have bigger ambitions? If you want more space — specially if you want to retail on the Web — you've got to open your wallet and sign up with a Web-hosting service that will provide up to 5 GB or more of space. Wirehead Technology 2011

33. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE These services will also allow you to set up several POP3 email accounts per site for free and additional accounts for an extra charge. A POP3 account would be something like yourname@yourcompany.com Wirehead Technology 2011

34. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Hundreds of other Web-hosting options are available; search for candidates using a search engine. Ask any potential Web-hosting service for email addresses of current customers. Contact a dozen or so and ask for feedback: How reliable and fast is the server? Do the tech support personnel promptly answer cries for help? If their customers are unhappy with the service, yours probably will be to. Wirehead Technology 2011

35. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE The Tower Of Babble Building a site is only the beginning. You can't build it and assume potential customers will automatically come. This isn't the Field of Dreams, this is CyberSpace. You must promote your site the way you promote your address and phone number. Otherwise, only accidental tourists will find you. Wirehead Technology 2011

36. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE The first step to drawing visitors is to visit the major search engines — Yahoo Bing Goggle Ask Wirehead Technology 2011

37. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE All feature simple procedures for adding a URL, the "universal resource locator," that is, your site's address. What about the estimated 300-plus other search engines on the Web? Many Webmasters skip them; others pay a service to do the submissions to them. Shop around for a service that will do the submissions for you and find the one that best suits your needs. Wirehead Technology 2011

38. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Just adding a URL to a search engine is still no guarantee of visitors. Get more exposure for your site by enrolling in a free link exchange programs that will display your banner on other sites if you make space for third party banners on yours. Generally, every two 'hits" on your site results in one view of your banner on another site. Wirehead Technology 2006

39. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE The last step, neglected by a shocking number of businesses, is to put your site's address on your letterhead, business cards, fax cover sheets and all other printed material your business gives out. It's a low-cost way to build awareness of your site. Wirehead Technology 2011

40. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Getting it Right Survey the experts and they will agree: The quickest route to Web site failure is not delivering on what you promised. If you solicit customer feedback by email, that email has to be answered promptly. Wirehead Technology 2011

41. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Promise spec sheets, and they must be available online. If you are unwilling to take the time to communicate or follow up with people via the Web, then you shouldn't bother with it. Wirehead Technology 2011

42. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE You will only convey an image of being unresponsive. Will you still need to put time into your Website? Absolutely, but the investment is warranted. The Internet is a frontier with almost unlimited possibilities. Wirehead Technology 2011

43. DEVELOPING A WEB SITE Now is the time to experiment — before lack of competency puts you out of business. If you are not on the Web, you are missing out on resources, and potential customers. So now what's holding you back? Wirehead Technology 2011

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