1. Planning a Website 5 Step Process

2. Step 1 – Determine Purpose & Goals Why do I want a website? Why do I want a website? What are my immediate goals for the website? What are my immediate goals for the website? What are my long-term goals of the website? What are my long-term goals of the website? What is my budget? What is my budget? What is my time line? What is my time line?

3. Step 2 - Determine the Target Audience or Target Market What are the characteristics of the group of people that will want to visit your website?

4. Step 3 – Create a Mission Statement A brief statement that summarizes the main purpose & focus of a website

5. Step 4 – Determine a Navigation Scheme 3 Types of Navigation Schemes 3 Types of Navigation Schemes Hierarchical Scheme (Most common) Hierarchical Scheme (Most common) Linear Scheme (Used for step-by-step pages) Linear Scheme (Used for step-by-step pages) Random-Access Scheme (Rarely used) Random-Access Scheme (Rarely used)

6. Hierarchical Navigation Scheme Pages are arranged from top to bottom Pages are arranged from top to bottom Home page is on top and other pages fall below in levels in relationship to other pages Home page is on top and other pages fall below in levels in relationship to other pages Parent page – Above another page Parent page – Above another page Child pages – Below another page Child pages – Below another page Peer-to-Peer – Same level as another page Peer-to-Peer – Same level as another page

7. Step 5 – Storyboard your Site Storyboard – A visual representation of a website. Storyboard – A visual representation of a website. Determine pages, navigational structure, & page file names & page titles Determine pages, navigational structure, & page file names & page titles page name – Appears in the title bar when the page is displayed in web browser page name – Appears in the title bar when the page is displayed in web browser file name – how it is saved as an html file file name – how it is saved as an html file