7 simple tips for website
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The document outlines a guide for building a website in seven simple steps, emphasizing planning, naming, structuring, designing, and testing the website, as well as spreading the word after launch. It provides practical tips on understanding the target audience, budget considerations, and necessary content and design elements. Additionally, it mentions resources for domain registration and various website building platforms with associated costs.
7 simple tips for website
- 1. BUILD A WEBSITE IN 7 SIMPLE STEPS IT ACADEMY STEP CAMBODIA
- 2. STEP IT Academy is one of the largest international educational institutions specializing in IT education.
- 3. 35 600 20 000 80 000 COUNTRIES BRANCHES STUDENTS GRADUATESTUTORS 15 INTERNATIONAL BRANCHES OF IT ACADEMY STEP BELARUS ESTONIA BRAZIL MOLDOVA ROMANIA BULGARIA UKRAINE KAZAKHSTAN CZECH REPUBLIC GEORGIA RUSSIA LITHUANIA www.cambodia.itstep.org
- 5. JUNIOR STEP ACADEMY 9-12 years old: YEAR EDUCATION 13-14 years old: YEAR EDUCATION
- 7. 7 STEPS TO WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
- 8. WHAT DO YOU THINK: WHAT MAKES A WEBSITE SUCCESSFUL?
- 9. WEBDESIGN ACCORDING TO 100 PROFESSIONALS
- 15. STEP 1: PLAN AHEAD Map out this basics: ➤ What is essence of the website? ➤ What is your purpose: sell? tell your story? create a blog? ➤ Who am I targeting? ➤ Who are your customers? What language they use? What are they interested in? ➤ What’s my budget? ➤ Basic website building online platforms - from $5/monthly; eCommerce platforms with analytics and hosting tools - from $20/month.
- 16. TASK: 10 MINUTES ➤ define what is the main TASK for your company website? ➤ write description of your TARGET CUSTOMERS: 1. what is their age? 2. where do they live? 3. are they mostly women/men? do they have families? 4. what education do they have? do they work? what language they speak? 5. what position do they take? how do they make decisions? 6. what is important for them to know about your product and service? 7. what are they needs your product/ service meet?
- 17. STEP 2: NAME IT, CHOOSE A DOMAIN ➤ choose a name: simple, catchy and representing your business ➤ avoid numbers ➤ check out if your domain name is available with .com or alternatively choose other options: .biz, .co, .mobi or .me ➤ Domains are available for purchase: ➤ google.com ➤ godaddy.com ➤ checkdomain.com ➤ if you need a .kh domain - registration is administered by Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia. Only Cambodia- registered companies, government agency, organisation and Cambodian citizens can register domain names.
- 18. Did you know that Internet exploded from 1 website in 1991 to 1 billion in 2014?
- 19. TEAM TASK: 10 MINUTES ➤ discuss in your team: what could be a good domain name for a company: 1. cleaning services 2. taxi services 3. translation services 4. ice cream cafe 5. music school Tell what is your website purpose and target audience!
- 20. STEP 3: DEVELOP STRUCTURE ➤ Keep the structure simple. ➤ Structure should support the aim of your website ➤ Always include such information: ➤ about you ➤ about your products and services ➤ your contact information ➤ Links to your social media accounts
- 21. STEP 4: DEVELOP DESIGN Go though the checklist: What kind of image do you want to create? Pick up a right theme. Do you have a logo? What are your corporate colours? Do you have pictures to support your story? If you are building online store - check out if you have right pictures of your product?
- 22. HAVE RECOGNISABLEVISUAL APPEARANCE • we get 80% of information visually • your visual appearance - your brand - should be recognisable, supporting your messages and values • be consistent
- 23. FAMOUS LOGO
- 25. ABOUT 70% OF CAMBODIANS ARE USING SMALL SCREENS TO ACCESS WEBSITES.
- 26. STEP 5: ADD CONTENT ➤ keep it short! ➤ have enough images ➤ think about key words ➤ add map in your contact information ➤ think what languages should you use
- 27. TEAM TASK: 10 MINUTES ➤ in your team write key words for your selected company/ business ➤ use mind map methodology
- 28. STEP 6: TEST YOUR WEBSITE ➤ show your website to friends and relatives: ask them about experience ➤ do they like design? ➤ can they find information easily ➤ what would they improve? ➤ Show your website on your Facebook page: ask feedback there ➤ Analyse all the comments and make improvements if needed.
- 29. STEP 7: SPREAD THE WORD! ➤ When you are ready - launch your website and think how advertise it: ➤ what is your target audience? ➤ what channels do they use? ➤ connect your website to your social media profiles ➤ Connect google analytics to track performance ➤ it will show who is visiting your website ➤ how much time do they spend on your website ➤ where do they come from
- 30. USEFUL WEBSITE BUILDING PLATFORMS E-commerce Website builder Blogging www.shopify.com $14/month www.weebly.com from $8/month www.wordpress.com www.web.com $7/month www.web.com $7/month www.blogger.com www.wix.com $16/month www.wix.com $13/month www.tumblr.com www.voog.com $8/month