I will be covering the following basic features of a website, planning and researching for a website, organizing and drafting the website, using style in a site, revising and editing and proofreading it, debugging the site and maintenance.
In the ever growing field of technology it’s expected for anyone to be able to publish to the web with full confidence, but that might not be the case for every one especially those that are new to writing because the web essentially is just one big document presented in different forms. What does this mean? that means that the same type of strategies for communication that are used in writing can be used for the web.
What does a basic website include?
Home page: introduction
Pages
sub pages
Links: move around site
gifs,jpgs,tiffs: Images
Navigation
sitemap: index
When ever creating a website the following should be taken to consideration:
What’s the message?
Who’s your audience?
What is the goal of the message?
once those questions have been answered then planning and researching will be needed to keep the project moving.
So how to start a planning for a project?
Answer the following:
who will be visiting your website?
why is the site being used?
what type of information are they looking for?
will the information be helpful?
how will the information be used?
Once this questions are answered a more strategic approach can be taken on creating the site.
I always had a passion for the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and I knew I wanted to do something to make a difference in the world. I just didn’t know where to start. I was an immigrant in a new country, grew up in a tough environment, and wasn’t sure how… Read More
