How to Prepare Your Web Content
Content is extremely important! Your message is the core of what you are providing to prospective shoppers and your general web audience. Your ability to articulate and relate to prospective buyers and your audience is the key to your success online. It is also the key to being discovered on the internet. The more relevant words and text rich descriptions, the easier you will be able to find when someone performs a web search.
Most people already have web site content without ever realizing it. If you have ever written a document for your business, you already have some content. It could be in the form of a classified ad, a flyer, a write up in your community paper, online advertising, and even a business card.
The following list outlines website content materials and decisions you can put together while conceptualizing your site
- Text content for each of the pages
- High quality images/ photos including band logo
- Additional text content in the event you have a side column on your site
- Business' logo or wordmark
- Examples of other sites you like/ admire/ appreciate the style and graphics
- Preferred colours/ additional suggestions/ wish list for the site
- Deadline for getting the site online
Figuring out The Web Pages You Need
Once you've assembled your page content, break it into categories. These categories become your pages. As an example, your business card becomes a large component of the contact page details. Place it in the 'contact' category.
The categories you end up with are strictly related to your content. An artist or rockband will have a need for a Bio and media page, but a hobby gardener most likely will not.
Use this as a checklist to get your site conceptualized and material prepped for the design phase of the site.
Common pages for a small business
- Home
- Products
- Services
- About
- Contact
Form Fields for a Contact Page
What information do you require to capably reply to an inquiry? A web form that requires a minimal amount of details is easy to fill out. It should be enough to start a dialogue with someone interested in your web content.
The following fields are (in most cases) addequate for your purposes
- Name (required)
- E-Mail (required)
- Comments (required)