Preparing to build your site In order to properly develop any website, content needs to be researched and collected, this content may be in the form of text, tables, graphs, product images or logotypes. When preparing content, you should consider • The websites role within the operation of the business • The intended audience • The aim of the site • The audience's computer capabilities. eg: A large number of images will cause slow viewing time on older terminals. • Is your intended audience in Australia or Overseas or both? • Copyright and privacy laws - do you need permission to use your intended content? • Where will the words or images be acquired? What text and images do you have? • How much can be used and how much needs to be written, photographed or created? • W-Dezign can develop logotypes, take photos etc for you at reasonable cost. • What type of text is required? (introductory, captions, advertising) • What style is appropriate for the site? One of the most important features that you must consider when building a website is, how easy the audience can navigate. Customers just won't come back. Below are are some possibilities. • Make sure they can always find their way back. • Make sure contact details are clear and easy to find. eg: email, telephone, address. • Could you use subscription email lists, e-newsletters to keep clientele up to date? • Links to other useful sites • Downloadable files - PDFs, images - how many, in what format, with what restrictions? • Printing - will you provide print friendly version for the user. Having all of these things prepared before we meet to discuss your website will save a lot of time and possibly expense. ‘Make the internet your 24/7 advertisement’ .