hat comes first? The redevelopment (a costly exercise
chicken or the egg? Or if someone is designing the site
more to the point, the for you) or the modification of
website design or the content? content to fit the design (a
While most people think that the definite no-no!) .
most important aspect of their
website is the design, in reality So what content do we need to
its the content. Ever heard the provide before we can start with
phrase, content is king? Its used the design? I would definitely
for a reason. People engage in have a plan for each page of the
your services or buy your website that you plan to build.
products due to the content you Then, for each page, outline the
provide them, the images that objectives that you are trying to
they see of your products etc. achieve for the page - that will
But more to the point, the help you identify what content
content then drives the design of should be on the page. Finally,
the site. Try designing a website write the content and determine
with no conte...What size should which images need to go with the
the home page be? Where should content. What I haven’t mentioned
the images be placed? What should so far is determining what the
be included in the navigation overall objective is for the
bar? Sounds like we have a site…what are you trying to
problem! achieve…what would you like the
visitor to do on the site once
I’m not saying design isn't they have arrived? Sign-up for a
important. In fact, the opposite newsletter? Buy a product? Email
is true. However, designing the sales team?
without the end result in mind is
a recipe for disaster, resulting Once the pages have been
in continual site design determined and the content is
written, we can now add the other
missing elements required to
design the website. What branding google_alternate_ad_url =
exists within the company (ie. "http://www.isnare.com/adsense-al
Logos, corporate colours etc). Do t-728x90.php";
you have any pre-existing ideas
regarding the look and feel of google_ad_width = 728;
the site? Are there any sites you
have seen that reflect these google_ad_height = 90;
ideas? Will contact forms,
shopping carts or email lists be google_ad_format =
required? "728x90_as";
Once you have gone through this google_ad_type =
process, you will have "text_image";
dramatically reduced the cost and
headaches of site google_ad_channel
design...resulting in a website ="3545651507";
that will meet your objectives
and be something that you are google_color_border =
proud of and willing to recommend "FFFFFF";
to your clients.
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link =
type="text/javascript"> tion.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
type="text/javascript"
About the Author:
The article that you have just read is by David Mau from Neoterik Website Design Adelaide. Neoterik provides a broad range of services including Multimedia, Web Design, Marketing and E-Commerce.
