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Where do I start?
Overview | 1.
Define Your Goals | 2. Define
Your Audience | 3. Content
and Functionality | 4. Site
Architecture | 5. Storyboarding
| Conclusion
Conclusion
The process described on these pages is a basic way of determining
what is called the "Information Architecture" of your
web site. Information Architecture is a standard practice across
almost any technology development effort, particularly web development.
A good Information Architecture is what separates a well designed
site from one that is thrown together without much thought about
how the site will be used. Once this process has been completed,
you should have a good idea about your site's content and functional
requirements. If you are going to build your own site, this will
help you break down what you will need to learn. If you are going
to hire a developer, this will help them determine exactly what
you want and how to build it. This process should also give you
an idea of the technical requirements of your site, and help you
determine which hosting plans are available that will meet your
needs. Any good developer will go through a similar process when
they start a web development project.
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