Make Your Own Website in 7 Easy Steps

by Tem Balanco

Is it possible to you make your own website? Well, for most that don't have the basic knowledge of site building this question can be quite daunting. But in reality, all you need to know are the seven essential steps to actually make your own website.

1) Develop a website development plan that is incorporated with your overall marketing processes. This must be constant like the graphics/images consistent with your overall branding, style guide, color use, etc.

2) If you'll make your own website, try not to get too excited with the latest design technology. Meaning, do not bombard it with unnecessary graphics, plug ins, GIF garbage, etc. But, conversely, check your design well as there are already too many crappy sites that turn visitors away. Do not be one of them. Have a decent design.

3) Pay attention to the "loading times," or how long it takes your site to load on various modems and connections. When your web page doesn't load quickly, then your visitor would lose patience and will click away.

4) Try to keep it clean and simple. Construct a website that is easy on the eyes and is easy to move around in. Keep as much details on top of the "cutoff point" at the bottom of a monitor. Do not use horizontal scroll bars unless absolutely necessary.

5) When you make your own website ensure to develop content that is both web-enabled and reader-friendly. Keep your paragraphs short, not more than two to three sentences each. Put in white spaces between your content as it will give your readers' eyes room to breathe.

6) See to it that your site is optimized for search engines by generating 8-12 keywords that people will use to find your site. These keywords must be incorporated in your site content to hurl relevancy with search engine bots. Why? It is anticipated that about 70% of all web traffic comes through search engines. So to compel visitors, get tons of links to your site.

7) As you website could be seen across continents, think global in your overall web page design. Loading times are again very important, and do not create content tackling colloquialisms that may not be understood by those who don't speak the same language. If it is possible, make your own web site content available in diverse languages.

-Want to make your own website? Worrying that you are not a professional so it is not possible? Well, worry no more as building a website these days is not as complicated as it seems. All you need to know is the basics of web design and web content development as there are a lot of site building assistance available online.

Published October 13th, 2009

Filed in Ecommerce, Web Design