How to Outline Considerations for Coding my new Website

Creating a website is a complicated process, so you may find a road map to be a great help. A well-planned project outline will save you money and time in the development process. Here’s the way I would outline considerations for coding my new website.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Start by registering the domain name with a properly authorized registrar. You should register your domain name anytime before or during the development process. Choose a domain name that is easily remembered.
2. Study your business, paying particular attention to the features that differ from the competition. Consider the message you want to convey to users. Determine if you are a commercial, educational or informational web site.
3. Make a rough outline of the initial contents of your newly created website. The outline should cover five distinct areas: content considerations, website development and maintenance, content types, server technical settings and accessibility.
4. Place specific considerations under every one of the five categories. For example, under content considerations, you could detail what kinds of content you want on your site, as well as how that content will be presented.
5. Weigh the options of either hiring expert coders, or if you will develop the site yourself. If you will go it alone, choose a user-friendly web-development tool like FrontPage or DreamWeaver. If you decide to hire an expert, get plenty of references, examples and firm contracts.
6. Create a budget for the coding of your new website. Take into consideration the time it will take to complete the coding, any hardware you will need to purchase to make the website run smoothly and the cost of hiring a web developer if you need their expertise. Make your budget as realistic as possible and include a cushion in case there are any problems.
7. Create a timeline so the coding process can run smoothly. Figure out exactly what needs to be done and the length of time to complete each step of the project. Set goals daily and weekly until the project is complete.
8. Purchase any hardware that is required for your website before you begin the coding process. Decide what hardware you will need and have it set up before you code your new website so the website will run smoothly as soon as the coding is complete.

Tips & Warnings

• Hire a good web designer to help you put up the initial pages of your newly created web site. If you are skilled in website coding, do this yourself to save money.
• No outline can cover every contingency. Be prepared to improvise on short notice when developing a website.