An Introduction To Website Building

Website creation is a collection of information about a particular topic or subject. Designing a website is defined as the arrangement and creation of web pages that in turn make up a website. A web page consists of information for which the web site is developed. A website might be compared to a book, where each page of the book is a web page.

There are many aspects (design concerns) in this process, and due to the rapid development of the Internet, new aspects may emerge. For non-commercial web sites, the goals may vary depending on the desired exposure and response. For typical commercial web sites, the basic aspects of its creation are:

The Content

The substance, and information on the website should be relevant to the site and should be targeted the area of the public that the website is concerned with.

The Usability

The site should be user-friendly, with the interface and navigation simple and reliable.

The Appearance

The graphics and text should include a single style that flows throughout, to show consistency. The style should be professional, appealing and relevant.

The Visibility

The site must also be easy to find via most, if not all, major search engines and advertisement media.

A web site typically consists of text and images. The first page of a web site is known as the Home page or Index. Some websites use what is commonly called a Splash Page. Splash pages might include a welcome message, language or region selection, or disclaimer. Each web page within a website is an HTML file which has its own URL. After each web page is created, they are typically linked together using a navigation menu composed of hyperlinks. Faster browsing speeds have led to shorter attention spans and more demanding online visitors and this has resulted in less use of Splash Pages, particularly where commercial websites are concerned.

Once a website is completed, it must be published or uploaded in order to be viewable to the public over the Internet. This may be done using an FTP client. Once published, the Webmaster may use a variety of techniques to increase the traffic, or hits, that the website receives. This may include submitting the web site to search engines such as Google or Yahoo, exchanging links with other web sites, creating affiliations with similar websites, etc.