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How to Design and Plan a Website

The Problem with Five Minute Websites

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How to Designand

Plan a Website

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How to Design and Plan a Website• As a business owner, you may know that having a

website is key to doing business online. But knowing the importance and having an effective website are two different things.

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The Problem with Five Minute Websites?• I’m always shocked at the commercials I see on

TV and the Internet advertising how someone can build a website in as little as five minutes.

• That may sound great, but here is my question to you…

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The Problem with Five Minute Websites?• You just spent weeks, maybe months maybe even

years planning or building your business, why would you only spend five minutes building a website that is suppose to help showcase that same business?

• It just doesn’t make sense.

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The Problem with Five Minute Websites?

• Your website will be serving as the first impression that a prospective client will see about your business. Would you really want to trust that first impression to just five minutes’ worth of work?

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Four Steps to Planning Your Website• When it comes to planning a website there are

some basic but necessary things that need to be considered. If you make sure to take time to think through these steps you will be well on your way to creating a successful website.

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Four Steps to Planning Your Website

• What is the Overall Goal of Your Website?

• What are you trying to accomplish with the site?

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Four Steps to Planning Your Website

• Who Will Be Your Target Audience?

• What are they looking for?

• What are their needs?

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Four Steps to Planning Your Website

• How Will Visitors Navigate Your Site?

• What Pages Will You Need?

• Does your navigation flow?

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Four Steps to Planning Your Website

• What Will Be Your Call-To-Actions?

• What do you want visitors to do when they land on your website?

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Take-A-Ways• While it shouldn’t take forever to plan and design

your site, please spend more than five minutes.

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Take-A-Ways

• Spend a few minutes reading the article, it will prove helpful to you.

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Thanks and Take Care!You can read a more detailed article about planning your website by visiting the link address below:

http://www.aunjar.com/how-to-design-and-plan-website/