| When it comes time to work on a web design | | | | You might even find that these third generation |
| you should work to develop the site before you | | | | pages have sub topic content. |
| actually develop the site. What I mean by that is | | | | Remember, you can make the job of website |
| try to map out what you are wanting in your | | | | design much easier my mapping out the web |
| website and how everything should break down | | | | design (site map) prior to actually developing the |
| logically. | | | | site. |
| Think of it like a family tree. Each branch is the | | | | This is also a key step that shortens the time it |
| father, mother, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, | | | | can take to produce your own website design |
| grandma or grandpa in the tree. There is a logical | | | | using template rich web building technology. |
| pattern to the tree as it branches from one | | | | It is interesting that many businesses will spend |
| generation to the next. When you view a family | | | | quality time developing a business plan, organizing |
| tree it doesn't take long to figure out where | | | | the office and developing a strategy for |
| everyone fits in the history of a singular family. | | | | marketing, but they are never really very sure |
| If you take this same idea and begin to work on | | | | what they should do for their website design. |
| your website you find the 'patriarch' of your | | | | The good news is you can develop a 'tree' for |
| website and make it the home page. What does | | | | your website and it really doesn't have to take a |
| that page look like, what will be most important | | | | significant amount of time to develop. It might |
| to the proper functioning of the home page. | | | | take a time of devoted concentration, but you |
| Each additional page is another branch in your web | | | | can aid your website design time by visiting other |
| design tree. What are the most important 'next | | | | sites to see what you like and what seems to |
| generation' pages? These should have some of | | | | work really well. |
| the other vital categories. | | | | Consider this a time to devise a map for your |
| You may find that some secondary categories | | | | customers. Sometimes sites that are not easy to |
| won't have any branches. They may work all by | | | | navigate are the byproduct of a website design |
| themselves. These would be pages like the | | | | that was never fully developed and suffers from |
| "About Us" section or the "Contact Us" page. | | | | pages that were added in unusual places. |
| However, many secondary pages may include | | | | Take the time to map out your website design |
| other branches. These could be pages filled with | | | | first, It's good for you, your customers and even |
| knowledge-based content, photos or product | | | | highly valued search engines. |
| pages. | | | | |