Website Design and Development: 100 Questions to Ask Before Building a WebsiteA helpful book-and-video package for building and maintaining a successful Web site How do you know that you've done everything possible to create a unique, enriching, and successful Web site, particularly when you're hiring others to do it? With Website Design and Development, you'll feel confident that you’ve exhausted every facet of building a Web site. The clever question-and-answer format walks you through easily overlooked details, acting as a virtual consultant. You’ll get clear, easy-to-follow advice on everything from finding a host, design and layout, creating content, marketing, to staying secure. Each question features a rating as to how critical it is to the welfare of the site, allowing you to pick and choose where to spend your time and money, and the answers contain helpful illustrations as well as action points. In addition, your learning experience is further enhanced by the high-quality accompanying video.
Website Design and Development answers the essential questions that need to be asked before creating a Web site. |
Contents
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Design and Layout 21 Who Will Design Your Site? 22 Will the Design of Your Site Support Your Content or Distract | |
Will Your Site Design Display Well in Different Browsers? | |
How Will the Design of the Text Make Your Content Clear? | |
Will Your Site Design Display Well on Mobile Devices? | |
Will the Design of Your Site Navigation Complement or Clutter Your Site? | |
Will Your Written Content Be Correct Clear and Well Structured? | |
How Effectively Will YourContent UseLinks? 61 Will You Effectively UseImages inYour Content? 62 How Will You Use Videoor Audio inYour C... | |
What ContentWill Be on Your Home Page? | |
Marketing and Promotion 68 Do You Havea Web Marketing Plan? 69 How Will You BuildYour Email List? 70 How Will You Market YourselfUsin... | |
How Do You Plan to Track Website Visitors and Marketing Results? | |
HowWill YouIntegrateYour Site withSocialMedia? 75 How Will Your Site Promote Itself? | |
Do You Have a Plan for Getting ImportantSites toLink to You? | |
Do You Have Content You Can Offerto OtherSites? 78 Are You Willing to Getin Frontof the Public Onlineor Off? 79 Will Paid Online Advertising ... | |
Will Your Navigation MenusBe EasytoUse? 36 Will Your Site Load Quickly? | |
Will Visitors Easily Know How to Stay in Touch with You? 38 WillYour SiteUse Popups? 39 Will Your Forms Be Easy toUse? 40 What Happens ifa... | |
Construction 47 Will Your SiteBe Static or Dynamic? 48 Will YourSite Be Built with a Content Management System CMS? 49 Will You Use Tableso... | |
Will Your Site Files Be Clearly Organized? 54 WillYour NontextFilesUsethe Proper File Types? 55 Which Languages Other Than HTML Will YouU... | |
Content 56 Will Your Content Serve Your Sites Purpose? 57 Will Your Content Be Easily Accessible? | |
Willthe ContentofEach Page Have a Single Focus? | |
Search Engine Optimization 84 What Are Your Search Engine Expectations? 85 How Do You Plan to Research Useful Keywords for Your Site? 86 ... | |
Will You Need to Hire Anyone to Help Optimize Your Site for Search Engines? | |
Housekeeping and Security 93 How WillYou Back Up Your Site? 94 Will You Be Regularly Checking Your Sites Functionality? 95 Do You Have a... | |
Glossary Appendix C Whats onthe DVD? | |
EndUser License Agreement | |
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Website Design and Development: 100 Questions to Ask Before Building a Website George Plumley No preview available - 2010 |
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