Building a web presence is easy and includes a few important
steps to consider:
- Establish a Purpose for Your Website.
- Determine Size and
Type of Content.
- Figure Out How You Will Design
Your Site.
- Choose a Domain Name.
- Order Web Hosting.
- Market Your Website.
Continue reading for more information about each one
of these steps.
Purpose
As you get started on the web, it's important to
ask yourself, "What do I want people to get out of my
website?" Try to narrow your answer down to 3 goals
or less. The more focused your site is, the more successful
it will be.
Size and Content
Most websites can be classified into sizes: small, medium,
or large.
Small websites usually have more static
content and contain only html files and images. Most personal,
family, and some
business sites are categorized as a small website. A business
or organization website would fit in this category if the
goal is to have email addresses and a basic online presence,
or brochure-type website. A small website would have 4 or
5 main areas in the navigation and wouldn’t usually
have sub menus or a very complex site map. Some scripting
languages such as PHP and ASP may be used within a small
site. NetFronts recommends a Linux Bronze or Windows Bronze
for sites that are just getting started. View plans 
Medium websites are usually more dynamic and interactive,
which involves more extensive scripting. Websites in this
category may use a complex data structure like MySQL and
will generally use a larger amount of disk space for file
storage. A website that offers ordering and secure credit
card transmission usually starts at the medium website
range. NetFronts recommends starting with a Linux Silver plan
or Windows Silver plan for medium-size websites. View Linux
plans or Windows
plans.
Large websites make full use of dynamic
content and most of the individual pages within the site
are generated from
scripts or a database. A large website will probably need
a great deal of disk space for a large number of images,
high resolution images, video files, etc. The amount of visitors
to a large site would be very high. NetFronts recommends starting
with a Linux Gold plan or Windows Gold plan for larger
websites. View Linux
plans or Windows
plans.
Read part 2 - about designing
your website, ordering web hosting, and marketing your
site.
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