20 Things to Consider Before Building a New Website for Your Business

Posted by Donald Parker
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May 26, 2014
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Image It is very obvious that if you have a business, you will get its website too. But it needs careful planning in terms of budget, kind, size, etc. If you think that all you need to do is to select a good web designer and a good content writer, then you are completely wrong. For getting a successful website, you will have to mull upon a number of things and prepare in advance. You will have to ensure that you have included all the elements to impress your viewers and pull them towards your website. In this post, you will come face to face with 20 things to consider before building a new website for your business.

1. The first point is to establish the aim of your website. By establishing your plan and working accordingly, you can guarantee your website’s success.

2. The second point includes knowing your target market. This has a very important role to play in web designing and has to be done well before planning about the website.

3. Getting a theme for the website constitutes the third point. The theme should be relevant to your business and reflect its purpose as both these factors will help you allure your traffic.

4. "Know about the cost", this is the fourth point on this line. You need to be aware of the cost involved in website making. You should also have to assess your budget before moving forward on the project.

5. The fifth point includes knowing about the time involved in the project. You should have a complete idea of the time needed to conclude the project.

6. The sixth point is one of the most important points, i.e. picking the right domain name. You need to invest a good amount of time in thinking about the domain name. It has to be short, easy-to-learn and a kind of one-word description of your entire business.

7. Selecting the right web host to help you keep your website online is the seventh point to consider. While searching for them, you will come across different hosts offering different services. You will have to assess the services of each of them and then, select the best service provider.

8. Selecting the web designers is another point to consider. This is yet another very important thing because the most part of your website’s fate is in the hands of the web designer.

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The ninth very important point is to determine the keywords to use for marketing and SEO efforts. Also, it is important to determine the ratio of their usage.

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The tenth point is to make it in accordance with the latest search engine recommendations. This will help it get a decent rank once you declare your website open.

11. Make it easy to use

12. Using pictures, maps, visuals and colors smartly

13. Providing adequate security through different AVs

14. Deciding about the maintenance

15. Working on your message

16. Crafting the initial design and content

17. Picking up the right shopping cart software, if you have an eCommerce website in mind

18. Bringing initial visitors to your new website

19. Monitoring your website’s performance

20. Contacting the right internet marketing company
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