Monday, 6 September 2010

Website Development - Planning is Important for Success

Today every company wants to build a website. Website design and development is a difficult process that could prove stressful at times. Below are some tips to get web development projects finished on time and within a desired budget. To know about suggestions that are sure to prove valuable in development of new website as well as improvement of an existing one, read on.

Meticulous Groundwork

A thorough groundwork is a must for successful website development. Vital considerations include the number of pages that the website should have, or what should the graphics look like, etc should be taken in advance.

These choices can be categorized into two types. Those that include matters associated to the users and the ones that include issues relevant to the company whose site is to be developed.


The audience related decisions include the identification of the target users, ways to make them aware about the site, their areas of interest, ways to make them interact with the site, the kind of content that would drive them to the site regularly, and so on.

The company related decisions include the goal of the website, whether it is to educate the user or to sell something, to entertain or to offer services; where the web content would be sourced from, the frequency of updating the site, and the yardsticks for measuring its performance.

A great website design and development project must include the above mentioned pointers during its initial stages. These prove to be immensely useful during the later phases of the project. Based on this, the developers may shape further strategies that may include introduction of interactive formats on the website such as blogs, live chats, videos, forums, animation, databases interfaces or registration forms.

Customized Website Design Templates

Most web designing companies typically offer attractive web templates. These can be used on an as-it-is basis in creating quick, easy and affordable websites. If they choose, the clients are able to pick the basic website design along with minor modifications that might include font sizes, color schemes, etc. However, these templates extend limited flexibility with only a slight scope for modification. Quite often the photos or the logos need to be carefully created keeping in mind the height to width ration and resolution.

These templates however, are of great help to novice designers due to their easy-to-use modules and guide them step by step. If yours is a sophisticated project, it is highly recommended to spend extra in custom web design for better results.

Custom web designs offer a lot more opportunities to website developers than template designs. Designers who are well versed with these find it easier to unleash their potential while at the same time, keeping into consideration the all-round requirements of the clients. The website should be able to deliver the basic purpose of its creation. In order to increase traffic to the site, it should be simple, user-friendly and appealing.

A Perfect Blend of Attractiveness and Ease of Use

A website must be easy to use and attractive in terms of both, designs and technology. For this purpose, skills of talented designers must be sought during its creation or up gradation. A website must be pleasing to look at, easy to use and must have the necessary keywords and meta tags for optimization for search engines. A proper amalgamation of beauty, ease of use and search engine optimization is a prerequisite for an effective website. 

Writed by Daljeet Sidhu.

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