5 Steps to

Web Site Development

Mrs. Harris, November 2011

Step 1

Determine the Web Site’sPurpose and Goal(s)

• Educate or sell?•Goals? (impact)

• Tools needed? (video, audio)• Target audience?

•Hardware/software? (users)

Step 2

Design and Develop a Web Site

Diagram of Pages

• The Design Process -interaction design (hyperlinks)

-information design (content)

-presentation design (physical appearance)

• Implement the Design-use plan to create Web site.

(Dreamweaver, FrontPage)

Step 3

Evaluate and Test a Web Site

•All hyperlinks work

•Works in Macintosh and Windows

Step 4

Implement a Web Site

•Ready to Publish!

• “Going Live”

Step 5

Maintain the Site

• Keep current

• Add, delete, update content and pages

• Check links

References

• Glencoe, Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver, 2007

• www.WebDesignDW.glencoe.com