BA271 Week 3 Lecture – Website Planning Dave Sullivan

Goals for today… Prepare to build a professional website of value Prepare to build a professional website of value Discuss the Website Plan activity that is similar to: Discuss the Website Plan activity that is similar to:Website PlanWebsite Plan –Sample.ppt Sample.ppt –Sample.vsd Sample.vsd Create a 5” x 8” sales pitch for your Website Project Create a 5” x 8” sales pitch for your Website Project Website Project Website Project

Basic Website Project Goal: build a sample website with enough pages and content to be of value (or at least a prototype) for a business or organization Goal: build a sample website with enough pages and content to be of value (or at least a prototype) for a business or organization Requirements website/website-project.htm#Requirements Requirements website/website-project.htm#Requirements website/website-project.htm#Requirements Choose a website topic Choose a website topic Collect information – Collect information – Organize information into a logical page structure. Organize information into a logical page structure.

Choose a website topic First choice: build a website about an actual business, organization, or activity First choice: build a website about an actual business, organization, or activity Disguise its name (such as "Goto's Sandwiches" rather than "Togo's Sandwiches") Disguise its name (such as "Goto's Sandwiches" rather than "Togo's Sandwiches") Avoid or repackage truly personal topics (such as “my favorite beers” or “the women I have dated”) Avoid or repackage truly personal topics (such as “my favorite beers” or “the women I have dated”)

Creating a website of value Good topic choice Define target audience, collect useful information Good design vs. bad design –Sample 1: Samba Communications Sample 1Sample 1 –Sample 2: A local band Sample 2Sample 2 Sample websites from last year Sample websites from last year Sample websites from last year Sample websites from last year

Website Plan Activity Sell your planned website project with a PowerPoint set of slides Sell your planned website project with a PowerPoint set of slides Sample files: SAMPLE.PPT and SAMPLE.VSD Sample files: SAMPLE.PPT and SAMPLE.VSD SAMPLE.PPTSAMPLE.VSD SAMPLE.PPTSAMPLE.VSD

Sample page layout …

Website Plan -- Visio Drawing Use Visio to draw how all web pages will be linked Use Visio to draw how all web pages will be linked Visio is on all computers in Bexell Hall Visio is on all computers in Bexell Hall How to get your own copy of Visio How to get your own copy of Visio I placed a sample Visio file at SAMPLE.VSD I placed a sample Visio file at SAMPLE.VSD SAMPLE.VSD

A sample Visio drawing

Activities you should do Choose a website topic Choose a website topic –Build PowerPoint presentation –Record sound files for transitions –Build a Visio page layout drawing –Test that your work is at the correct location for grading correct location for gradingcorrect location for grading Begin building website (at least first page) Begin building website (at least first page)

Today’s work sample: Sell your website project idea on two sides of a 5” x 8” card. Sell your website project idea on two sides of a 5” x 8” card. Front page should include your name Front page should include your name –Describe the business, organization, or topic of website including: Target audience Target audience Sources of information to be used Sources of information to be used Value to be created by the website. Value to be created by the website. Second page should show a likely page layout of how the website will be organized. Second page should show a likely page layout of how the website will be organized.