Step 5 - Plan the Site

[This is Step 5 of the Website Building Tutorial]

Now you'd ready to start working on your website. To begin with you will need to design what you want on your website. Sketch it out on paper in a flowchart. Usually there will be a 'home' page, a 'contact' page, an 'about us' page and other content pages. Do you want to incorporate any additional features like forums, guestbooks, blogs etc?

flowchart

Another way of designing your flowchart is by using post-it notes. Every time you think of something you want to incorporate into your site, note it down on a post-it. Once you're done, find a wall or large surface and arrange each item in a logical and intuitive flow. Keep rearranging till you're satisfied.

Determine a site plan that will be easy to navigate and will allow visitors to find what they need quickly and easily.

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Website Building Tutorial Menu

Overview: Components of a successful website

Step 1: Determine the Website's Niche

Step 2: Choose Website Building Tools

Step 3: Hosting Server - decide on where you are going to host the site

Step 4: Buy domain name

Step 5: Plan the site

Step 6: Design the layout

Step 7: Convert the layout into an html template

Step 8: Create the pages as per the site plan

Step 9: Install any additional scripts on the server

Step 10: Link the pages

Step 11: FTP the files to the hosting server

Step 12: Submit to search engines and promote the site

Step 13: Website Monetization

Step 14: Maintain the site

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