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Wednesday, 22 February 2012
WEBSITE DESIGN
Getting Started on YOUR WEB PRESENCE
First thing to remeber is you do not need to be web or computer savvy to have a strong web presence. Whether you're a large corporation or a small business you can be there. After all that is why Beyond Their Web exists.

The first place to start is in defining your vision and goals. Look at other websites and note their layout and functions, get an idea of what styles and color combinations appeal to you. Make notes, do not forget URL's.

In order to help us design a web presence that will be all you had envisioned please go through these questions and answer them as best you are able (and please be aware, if you can't answer any of the following questions, it's OK! We'll share some design ideas with you and you can pick one):

Do you like a page that is left justified where the body of the page remains on the left side in your browser as you open it wide?

Do you like a page that centers in your browser?

Do you like a website that has fixed dimensions i.e. where the entire page falls within the dimensions of a small fixed rectangle (where you have to click on a 'more' button to see more content?

Or do you like a page that scrolls up and down?

Do you like bright colors? Do you like muted colors?

Do you want a professional look? A high tech look? A playful look?

Do you like to see the menu navigation on the left? or on the top?

Do you like drop down menus?

Who is Your Target Audience?

With your target audience in mind, think about what information is most important to have on your website.

Is your target audience male, female or both?

How old are they?

Think about colors, content, a logo, and photographs that you would like to include.

Do you have a logo? Do you have that logo in electronic format on a disk?

Do you have special art work?

Would you be willing to spend extra money on nice stock photos?

If so, what's your budget for extra photos? $20, $40, $60 ... $400?

If you can't answer any of the above questions, don't worry. We will help you through the entire process.

Organizing Your Content

The tone of your content should be more casual and less formal than other printed material. Write your content as if you were writing a personal letter to a friend.

Don't get too "wordy". The internet is quite different from any other form of media. People who "surf" the internet generally "scan" for information and don't really read each page word for word.

You should think about the major points you would like to share with your audience. Break those major components up into separate "pages" with logical page titles. If you were a musician for example you might have the following pages:

* Home
* About the Band
* Tour Dates
* News Releases
* Fan Club
* Buy Records

Contact and Quote

To contact BTW about your website you can contact us online at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , so that we can get started on the ideas you have about how you would like your Internet precense to evolve. We can discuss hosting, layout and what pages you would like to include (i.e. 'About our company", "Our products and services", etc..). Once a general idea of what your website will consist of, is established we we will recomend what will answer your needs best and provide you an estimate of what the costs will be.
 
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