I.Design
Website
A.Design
general HTML templates to be used through out the site.
1.Decide
on the fonts that will be used consistently through out the site.
2.Design
the actual user interface.
a)Design
the layout (composition) of the webpage.
b)Navigation
system.
c)Any
other visual component such as company logo, banners, ads, etc.
B.Design
static components (i.e. images, HTML files, animations, etc.)
C.Design
database.
1.Identify
the type and amount of information that you plan to capture and store.
2.Choose
database type depending on factors such as scalability, ease of use, cost
effectiveness.
D.Design
necessary scripts, programs and interface to the database to be able to
serve dynamic content.
1.Decide
what kind of platform the web server will be running on.
2.Decide
what kind of scripting or programming you will need to use. Most popular
today are: ASP, ColdFusion, PERL, C++, VB.
3.Design
product and service catalog.
4.Find
and register an account with an online credit card processor.
5.Design
the interface to capture and process credit cards entered by customers
and store the necessary information into the database.
II.Hosting
A.Calculate
the necessary resources for your Website.
B.Decide
whether it will be more efficient to have the Website hosted by an ISP
or in-house.
C.Setup
Website on the server.
D.Setup
SSL for secure connections.
E.Setup
security policies.
III.Implementation
A.Static
content such as HTML pages.
B.Dynamic
content.
1.Input
initial information such as catalog into the database.
2.Deploy
scripts.
3.Debug
scripts.
4.Implement
backend interface for convenient input and administration of dynamic content
and databases.
C.Test
Website.
D.Turn
Website live.
IV.Promote
Website
A.Submit
URL to search engines.
B.Advertise
on portals and/or any other Website that has high traffic.
1.Offer
unique services in return for exposure and advertising.
C.Advertise
through printed press and television.
V.Website
Maintenance
A.Static
content
1.Check
if all links are current and valid.
2.Proof
read content.
B.Dynamic
content
1.Check
if all scripts are working.
2.Streamline,
optimize existing scripts.
3.Design
and implements new scripts for evolving content, data and services.
C.Analyze
server logs.
D.Modify
or replace the webpages or parts of the Website that are not generating
the desired results.
E.Check
database integrity.
F.Update
databases.