subject: Website Design - Planning Is Important For Success [print this page] Every business wants to showcase itself on the internet. Website development is a tedious process that tends to prove stressful at times. Below are some tips to get web development projects finished on time and within a desirable budget. To know about tips that could prove useful in creation of new website as well as up-gradation of an existing one, read on.
Careful Groundwork
An in depth groundwork is a necessity for successful website development. Vital considerations include the number of pages that the website should have, or what should the graphics look like, etc should be taken beforehand.
These decisions can be classified into two buckets. Ones that include matters related to the site visitors and the ones that include issues relevant to the company whose site is to be developed.
The audience related decisions include the identification of the intended audience, ways to make them aware about the site, their areas of interest, the kind of content that would drive them to the site regularly, ways to make them interact with the site and so on.
The company related decisions include the purpose of the website, whether it is to educate the user or to sell something, to entertain or to offer services; the source of the website's content, how frequently would the site be updated, and the yardsticks for performance measurement.
A successful website development project must include the above mentioned tips during its formative stages. These prove to be of great help during the subsequent phases of the project. Based on this, the developers may devise further strategies that may include introduction of interactive formats on the website such as live chats, blogs, forums, videos, animation, registration forms or database interfaces.
Customized Web Design Templates
Most web designing companies generally offer attractive web templates. These can be used as it is to create affordable websites quickly and easily. As per choice, the clients are able to determine the basic website design along with minor modifications that might include font sizes, color schemes, etc. However, these templates allow limited flexibility with only a small scope for modification. Quite often the photos or the logos need to be carefully created keeping in mind the height to width ration and resolution.
These templates however, are of great help to novice designers due to their easy-to-use modules and guide them step by step. If yours is a sophisticated project, it is very important to invest in custom web design for better results.
Custom web designs present far more opportunities to website developers than template designs. Design firms that are well versed with these find it easier to unleash their potential while at the same time, keeping into consideration the all-round requirements of the clients. The website should be able to serve the basic purpose of its creation. To generate more traffic to the site, it should be simple, user-friendly and appealing.
A Perfect Blend of Attractiveness and Ease of Use
A website must be easy to use and attractive in terms of both, designs and technology. For this purpose, skills of talented designers must be sought after during its creation or up gradation. A site should not only be equipped with necessary keywords and meta tags for optimization for search engines and web crawlers, but also be pleasing to look at. A proper blend of beauty, ease of use and search engine optimization is a prerequisite for an effective website.
