A Guide to Help You Develop Your Website

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This code may seem weird to an untrained eye. However, to a website development professional, it is something they see every day. These professionals are important to us. The better developed a website, the more traffic it generates.

Not everyone can develop a website. However, if you own a brand, knowing the steps that go into website development will do you well. These steps help you keep your website developer on track and check their progress. 

If you are a newly graduated website developer, our guide will give you the tips you need to add to your checklist and tick off every time you finish a web development project. 

Work on a Plan

88% of consumers will not return to a website if they do not have a good experience the first time. We need to make our website count. Website development cannot work if you do not have a solid plan to back it up. 

Before you even think about developing a website, pull up a notebook and a pen and jot down the goals you want to accomplish through your website.

  • What is your target audience?
  • What do you want to accomplish through your website?
  • What is the overall tone (creative/professional)?
  • What flow will the website follow?
  • How much are you willing to spend?

When you have answered all these questions, it is time to move on to the next step.

Work on Your Structure

Once you know your major goals, it is time to create a general structure for your website. This is also called the blueprint or the wireframe. This will give you an idea of how your website will look when it is finalized. 

Do not worry about content or major design elements at this stage. Use Lorem Ipsum and an online sketching tool and map out where your content will go. Remember that the space you decide upon will impact how much content goes on the page in the final stages. Be careful!

At this point, if needed, you can also decide if you want to include inner pages and if yes, then how many. Web development experts can help you do this much better, and if you encounter a roadblock, you can always ask for help!

Make sure you know which pages you want to include and how they will link to each other!

Work on the Code

This is perhaps the hardest part of the entire project. Coders have their favorite languages, and everyone works differently. As of 2021, the most popular coding languages were JavaScript and HTML. Yet, every coder uses the language they are comfortable with. 

Website development is tricky. Where coding is involved, it gets tougher. There’s front-end development and back-end development, and both work in entirely different ways. These languages are the building blocks of your website.

Languages include, but are not limited to;

  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • C++
  • Python

Choose Your Domain

Nowadays, you have a million different options, each better than the other. You can choose to purchase your domain name from various services. Go Daddy and WordPress are just two of the many examples. 

Once you have chosen a domain, choose a name that is catchy and relevant so that you reach the right audience, an audience that will remember your domain name long after they log off. 

The Final Steps

Make sure you create a checklist to go through before you make your website live. This can include multiple items across different areas of expertise.

  • Check the content on your website
  • Check the speed of the website 
  • Remove any glitches
  • Check the design

A website development team can make the final checks before they think a website is ready for launch.

Final Thoughts

Guides towards the development of a website do not guarantee a successful page. The expertise applied to each step needs to come from a developer. Only a professional knows how to tackle the issues that may hinder the development process. 

What you need is a developer who will dedicate time and effort to your project. Your project is your baby, and you need someone to treat it the same. Choose professional development today and invest your free time in brand development! If you are looking for a website development team that takes care of the steps of development for you, contact us today!

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