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Introduction

When I decided I needed a website for my business I had no idea of the very many processes involved. Like most people, I thought web design meant deciding on the graphics and the look of the pages and then by some magic it would all happen.I simply hadn’t had any exposure to the planning and build process which I now know to be extensive!

I have a friend who is in the business of SEO web design and website development so I approached him for a quote. As a complete novice who is computer literate up to a point, I was amazed at the depth of initial questioning required to find out exactly what I wanted to achieve.

I had no idea about the various elements and the structure of the site and I found it mind blowing when I learnt about the amount of work involved. So I thought other people would be interested to know more about this complicated process particularly if you consider yourself a non computer person and have to get a website built. I have asked my SEO friend to supply the technical information for this article.In case you are wondering ‘SEO’ stands for search engine optimisation, and refers to the practise of getting your website ranked as close to the top of the results for a particular search term in a search engine. You see you’re learning already!

Stages in the Process 

Target Audience

Before building a website there are important questions to consider. I was asked who would be my target audience. Who are my customers likely to be? Would they be children, businesses, home owners, sales people, parents or teenagers and so on?

The Objective of the Website

Then I was asked, what was the purpose of my website? Did I want to sell services on line or use it to market my business and get more leads for potential customers? Maybe I would want to use the site as an online brochure to showcase my services. Another possibility was to use the website to foster a community so that I was in contact with other like-minded people, with chat rooms, online discussions and being supported by advertising on the site.

I hadn’t quite realised the scope of a website but as I was asked these questions it became clear that a lot of careful thought went into the preparation before building a website. I realised it is like any project, the majority of the work is in the preparation, a bit like decorating really!

Creating a Site Map

The importance of creating a site map is to get it clear in your mind of all the pages you will have on your website so you can prepare the content for each page and begin to design the flow through the website, such as when a user adds a product to their basket, then enters their delivery and billing address and makes the credit card payment in the correct order.

By creating the sitemap well in advance of building the site will also help with all other aspects of the build and promotion of the site later. Yes even your search engine optimization strategy will benefit from a well thought out site map.

The aim is to make the site as user friendly as possible so that there are no barriers to getting into the website or making a purchase. For that reason often user name and passwords are set for the customer so that they are not put off making a purchase by having to register.

For a non e-commerce site things are simpler with a contact form which allows you to receive enquiries by email without publishing your email address on the website, thus avoiding spam.Web forms can also validate the information before you receive it, so ensuring that the phone number provided does not contain words, and that the email address is in the correct format, for example. These things may sound very technical to us lay-folk but I assure you everything has to be decided in advance before starting on the construction of the site. This avoids delays later, and it is best if your developers can complete the work in a single sitting, rather than having to keep putting it down and revisiting it.

Your Domain Name

Choosing a domain name is often quite a problem because every name you initially come up with will almost certainly have been taken. Domain names ending in .com are by far the most popular and internationally recognised; the snag is that it’s very popularity means that the majority of the shorter names have probably already been registered. Purchasing an existing .com domain name from its registered user can be fraught with problems and the best way to do this is through an escrow process monitored by a third party. However, you can usually think of some domain name that is available, which is much less time consuming than trying to purchase a previously registered domain name from its existing owner, most of the time just contacting them, and getting a reply is a challenge.

So looking at names with endings such as .net; .org .co.uk or .info may be able to provide you with the domain name you would like to have. When choosing your domain name it is very important to include one or more of your keywords if possible as this can apparently help with search engine rankings. So although the name of your business is the obvious choice for a domain name, it is not necessarily the only option.

Copy

The next stage is preparing the copy. This is not the design of your website – just the words and visuals you want to have one each of the pages. A good idea before writing the copy is to have created your site map and decided on your SEO keywords, see below sections.

Having gathered all the above information you will need to decide what imagery you want to use within the website content. As we all know, a picture speaks a thousand words and remains in people’s memory far longer than just words.

For each image you should also have a caption, as the caption of an image is the next ‘most read’ words on the page after the page title. Images and their captions need to be clickable. When you click on a picture it should take you to the next stage of the process such as the sale page or placing an enquiry if your website is for lead generation. All images should also have alternative text or alt tags. Alt tags will display the hover text when you position your mouse over the picture, but also they are used by screen readers to assist visually impaired users know what the image is about.

Website Design

Finally we come to the design of your website.

Sometimes one of the most difficult parts in website design can be the creation of the designs, whilst there are clear technical aspects to be worked in there is no clear right and wrong with regards the style and your work is almost entirely dependent upon the impression of the client contact that has to review the work.

There are a number of ways to approach web design but ultimately you need to create a design brief for the designer(s) to work from. Look at other websites and your competitor’s websites to find out what you like or dislike. The design brief should give reference to the logo, any existing brand guidelines or schemes and fonts and colour schemes, and should also detail which pages of the website that the designer is being tasked with creating visuals for.

The very best results will be achieved by using a graphic designer, and beware – not all graphic designers are the same. A graphic designer who designs specifically for print is working in a different discipline than a graphic designer who designs for screen and specifically the web. So choose your designer carefully, look at other work that person has done and determine whether or not you like their style. It is also worth remembering that design is a personal thing, just because you have used a company before and liked their work, do you know the same person will be doing the work if you use that company again?

If you are working in the big time and budget allows, use multiple graphic designers who have all been given the same design brief and request three concept designs from each designer. If the client themselves also do a graphic design, even if it’s a back of the envelope scribble, you will then have 10 concept designs. The next step is to get them all together and select the preferred elements from each design. Then give the work to the selected graphic designer to work up as the final artwork.

The artwork should be finalised and agreed on by everybody before development of the site begins.

Navigation

Another important consideration when building a website is how you want your navigation to work. You can have links within the content of your website, in the text, so there are not just links from the menu. You will need to decide whether the links will open into a new window, retaining your original page open or just change the page to the one clicked on. Next time you go online, you will realise how much thought has gone into the way in which a website works. You will may also have some ideas for improving how some of them work after reading all of this!

Production

Finally the preparation has been done and the site is ready to be constructed. Now for the more technical stuff! You will need to have decided which programming language to use to build the website. There are two main types for developing a website, one is Unix based, and the other is Windows based. Each one has advantages and disadvantages. If you are starting from scratch then it probably won’t matter, so you can go with the preference of your professional doing the work. My website is built on the Unix platform (apparently!) which is the same as many of the more well known websites such as Ebay, Facebook, Google and Amazon. Also your website hosting must be compatible with the development language with which your website is built in.

Work In Progress

The best way to build a website and be able to monitor work in progress is on the web server where the site is ultimately going to live. This way, those involved in reviewing the work can see work in progress and provide feedback throughout the development process.

Launching Your New Website

The moment of excitement comes when your site finally is published to the internet and you see the results of all the thought that has gone into the whole process.

I was obviously delighted to eventually see our demolition site get published.

As soon as the site has gone live there is no substitute for real world testing though, so ask as many of your friends and colleagues to view the website from their own offices and give feedback..

Accessibility and Compliance

The website has to meet the current standards for website coding and doing so insures that disabled users, such as the visually impaired, can still access the entire website if they are using a screen reader. To date there has only be one case of an organisation being charged for having an in-accessible website which was the site for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, make sure you are not the second case and get it clear in your mind what this entails and be sure you and your web designer agree the same thing. Accessibility and Compliance are confusingly similar and have different levels, each having potential implications on designs and technology components, and build costs. It is also a good idea to also discuss conformance moving forward, particularly if you have a web content management system, because and accessible of compliant site may become un-accessible after six months of being edited by you if you do not add or edit the website content in an accessible manner.

Unforeseen Items

There are always things that arise in any project which you suddenly realise you have forgotten, so no matter how well the web designer prepares and asks the right questions, there is bound to be a last minute change of mind or addition to the site. The main aim is to minimise the number of glitches that might arise because they aren’t calculated in at the start and they could cause extra costs and delays on the date of the website going live.

Reporting and Monitoring

Once your website is up and running, you might like to know how many people visit your website and from that number how many actually buy the products or place an enquiry. From these statistics you can work out the ratio of hits to sales and gradually make changes to improve the ratios. There are some reliable statistics packages such as Google Analytics or Web-Stat.com which allow you to collect and review website visitor data in near real time. All you need to do this is to have a small block of code inserted into each web page on your site.Using web stats programs is also invaluable for SEO keyword reviews after your site has been live for a while because it tells you what phrases have been typed into the search engines by users before they visited your website.

Another useful service that Web-stat.com provides is to monitor the website and warn you by email or text message if the site is offline.

Marketing

Once the website is live there are lots of things you can do to market your product or service. The first step is to submit it to the search engines and at the same time write articles, and press releases. Getting links to the site from forums, blogs and other social networking spaces are other options. For more on this subject ask your agency about SEO, remember that’s search engine optimisation.

How to be Found on the Web

One of the first questions I was asked was, ‘Do you want it to be found by Google the main search engine?’ If I did then there was a whole process of establishing Keywords. So finding the best keywords are vital if you want to be found in Google. He says there are two main types of keywords. The first is the trophy, or generic, keyword for the industry which in my industry is simply ‘demolition’. The second kind of keyword is the long tail keyword. These are not searched for as frequently but if you can get a match then they are much more likely to convert into customers. A good example of this in my industry is ‘factory demolition company Derby’. So it is very important to do a lot of research on keywords to find both those that are the most popular and the most specific. Generally most users only look at the top ten results so you will want to get your website promoted so as to get on this page for your chosen keywords. By using a keyword research tool such as the keyword lookup in the Google Web Master Tools kit you can find the single most popular keyword for your industry.

Conclusion

Wheww. What an amazing amount of work! I hadn’t realised when I started the process of getting a website up and running, how complicated it all is and how many factors you have to consider before even designing the website. The word web design is really a misnomer, as people often think it’s just about the graphic design on the home page, and the branding of the product. Unless you are a computer whizz, most people have no idea how much goes into designing and building a website and the systems that support the work you want it to do. I hope that this article gives you an understanding and insight into the whole process of website development from start to finish.

 

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You would not believe the number of people who confuse the terms “non-toxic” and “natural.” I’m here to tell you, they are not the same thing. There are lots of natural substances that are deadly poison. Take a look at arsenic, hemlock or nightshade. All are natural, but none are non-toxic. It is the same thing in the natural flea control.
Archer is an Insect Growth Regulator that stops the eggs and larvae from developing. It doesn’t even kill fleas! But it does break the life cycle and is totally non-toxic. Now, that is a good thing. The world is so inundated with more and more chemicals that removing toxins wherever we find them is the best way to live.

But what happens if you find that you still have adult fleas to deal with and don’t want to wait the 30 to 45 days that it would take to let them die off of old age? Well, there are still ways to stay relatively low toxic and still get the job done. Conquer is like a fourth generation pyrethrum which is an insecticide made from the chrysanthemum flower in Africa. It is tightly targeted to kill fleas and to be relatively non-reactive with mammals. In addition, it breaks down rapidly in our environment. That was the problem with the old insecticides – they never broke down. They had a half-life longer than you and me!

The final step is to put Frontline on the dogs and cats. Frontline kills fleas that get on the pets, but it does not go into the pet’s bloodstream. It stays on the outside by bonding with the oil layer of the skin.

So, use an IGR always, use an insecticide only if you have to, and keep Frontline on your pets throughout the year. You won’t have fleas, guaranteed.

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Mold is almost everywhere. Its spores travel through the air and sprout new mold whenever they land on moist surfaces. It is always invading our homes, our offices, RVs and boats…

It is especially bad in areas with moist climates, but since humans are water-based creatures, we take water with us and use it wherever we are. Mold follows us and our water supplies.

Common forms of mold are highly toxic to human beings. Not just asthmatics and people with alergies, but everyone. Mold is very dangerous for your health and for every member of your family. Hidden mold can do enormous damage to structures before it is discovered…

Any mold problem should be located, cleaned up and gotten rid of as soon as possible. It’s not simple. Mold is persistent and hard to kill. You really need to know how to do it right or you will just be wasting your time. Outside professionals will charge you thou$ands of dollar$ to kill it for you.

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Orlando, Florida is a fun filled vacation destination which draws literally millions of American holiday makers each year hundreds of things to do in Orlando Florida. This place also provides a lot of tremendous deals and finding discounted airfare bargains to this destination is fairly easy, if the traveler knows where to look and how to go about looking.

Everyone knows that a great place to look for a cheap airfare to Orlando, Florida is to surf online. If you drop by one of the major search engines and search for “cheap airfares to Orlando” you will get many pages of results. So, here are a few additional money saving ideas which a traveler can take advantage of so that those low cost airline tickets are even better value.

When you book your flight ticket to travel on a week day you will usually get an additional discount on an airfare to Orlando. Additionally, as Saturdays are the busiest days for nearly all airlines on which they often levy premium rates, some airlines offer a discount on airfares to people who stay over a Saturday night.

Booking a low cost airline flight to Orlando Florida as far ahead of the expected travel date as possible is also a good way to save money on the flight tickets because many companies give discounts for booking a trip ahead of time. Having said this, there are also other companies who will give discounts to customers who book at the last minute.

If you are vacationing in Orlando then the chances are that you will need accommodation and possibly a rental car in addition to cheap airfare tickets to Orlando Florida. Reserving accommodation at the same time as you purchase your airline ticket will usually save money on both services. Generally, the higher the number of services that you reserve through a single travel agent the deeper the discount you can expect to receive.

Also various travel agencies or Internet travel services will offer a discount to people traveling with a partner or in a group. Purchasing a discount airfare to Orlando is from time to time dependent upon there being a couple traveling and so buying a couples getaway deal can be a simple way to save money and have a fun trip at the same time.

When planning Disney World affordable vacation there are many different places to find a bargain flight ticket to there and also various discount schemes for groups such as students and serving and ex-members of the military.

Many insurance companies, travel insurers and companies which provide road side auto assistance also provide some travel discounts to their customers and you will have to enquire of your own company to see if you qualify.

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In general, Dental plans are a low cost option to dental insurance.  Dental treatment services grow to be more affordable with discount dental plans for families in the lower salary bracket.  A dental plan is a somewhat a club you become a member and where we include a variety of providers.  In a discounted dental plan, the providers have decided to provide the services at a discounted rate.  As a consumer,one simply has to display his or her membership card while visiting the provider.  These discounted dental plans do not assert to be insurance by any means, they are merely discount programs.

Selecting a Dental Plan

While making a evaluation on a discounted dental plan, it is critical to be completely informed so that one can form a confident conclusion.  The Internet would be a great tool to rummage around for a number of plans in your area and evaluate them.  Keeping the cost and benefits offered in mind, an educated conclusion can be made against the backdrop of your needs.  Joining or enrolling in any of these plans is straightforward and quick; you just have to pay the cost using your credit card or electronic check and obtain the package online, in a matter of minutes.  Many of these packages come with a 30 day money back guarantee, which means if you are not satisfied with the package or services, you can get your money back within 30 days without any queries being asked.

A lot of discounted dental plans offer ways to save on more than dental care,offering discounts on pharmacy prescriptions,vision, etc.  Keep these in mind while comparing the plans.

Using your discounted Dental plan

Once you join in a discounted dental plan you can begin using the plan right away without any waiting period.  Benefits for most discounted dental plans are activated in 48 hours from enrolling.

When you use the discounted dental plan, ensure you call up the empanelled provider dentist for an appointment.  When you reach the dentist to keep your appointment, make sure you show the discount dental plan card to the receptionist to avoid confusion, it will ensure that you are charged the discounted rate in the first place.

The payment at the discounted rate is to be completed at the time of taking the service.

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Everyone today is seeking to life a healthy lifestyle. They look to fill the gaps in their diet in order to achieve optimal well-being. Even with diet and exercise the body may not be receiving essential supplements it needs to function at a high level.

In order to get the body functioning at a high level, it needs organic nutritional supplements. Noticing this need, Nikken Kenzen Wellness was developed. The name was inspired by a Japanese word that translates to “wholesome” or “wellness.”

Using this approach to nutrition will help fulfill the body’s basic need for nutrients. This system doesn’t include many of today’s prevalent poor nutrient supplements, like energy drinks. It does include an organic vitamin supplement however.

Nikken Kenzen Wellness helps those who use it to “eat right” even when their meals may fall short of providing them with ideal nutritional value. Whole body renewal is at the base of the system. This method of renewal helps support the body’s core functions.

The Kenzen daily pack of nutrients includes Mega Daily 4, Jade GreenZymes, Ciaga, and Omega Green + DHA. Mega Daily 4 is a multivitamin/mineral/vegetable organic supplement for men or women. Omega Green + DHA supplies plant-derived, omega fatty acids that help support cardiovascular health.

Jade GreenZymes are the formulation of green barley grass that has been called nature’s perfect food and is also included. The last item included is Ciaga. It is the delicious, natural fruit and organic extract blend that offers and expansive range of nutrients. So when looking to complete a nutritious lifestyle make sure to include Nikken Kenzen Wellness organic supplements on a daily basis.

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Do you want a better body, one that you can show off? How about having a bigger physique or just having a tighter body that will turn everyones head?

Well, you have to remember that just lifting weights in the gym is not enough for you to gain muscles. Always keep in mind that different people benefit from different excercise programs. There are specific exercises for losing weight and burning fat, and there are also exercises designed for weight gain. You will even see exercises for strength training. If you want to gain muscle mass, then you have to do body building exercises. With body-building routines, there will be a sequence of workouts one day and a unique one on the following day. Under normal circumstances, institution-building activities will have three working days. Every day, different muscle groups will be targeted.

But this one, ABS must exercise daily and is considered the very important muscle groups of the most difficult one that is also the need to exercise the resin. Starting from day one, you should try to focus on exercising the chest and triceps. Perform all five exercises specifically designed to isolate each of the different chest muscles. 3 sets of each exercise with 10 repetitions each time should be followed. A similar routine should be kept in mind while doing triceps. In the first 2 days, exercise the back and biceps. 4 exercises the back and 4 biceps

In addition, perform 10 repetitions for every workout routine in groups of 3. Day three will include four exercises to isolate the leg, thigh and butt muscles and four exercises specifically designed to work the shoulder muscles. Also, for each exercise, do 10 repetitions with 3 sets. The person need to have four or five exercises daily,sit ups and crunches are example of two exercise for the abdominal muscles. Two key points to remember for gaining lean muscle mass are a diet rich in lean protein ie: lean meat, chicken and fish and making sure to get plenty of sleep. When you exercise, you have to remember that you are injuring your muscles in a controlled way. When you damage your muscles, it’s adding more muscle tissue to repair those injuries.

The muscle to repair itself, it is necessary to stay in bed. Eating foods that are rich in protein, such as beef and soya milk protein will be able to make the muscle repair process faster and also make it stronger. This is exercises for building muscle mass have intervals when it comes to exercising each muscle group. It allows each of the muscle group to have enough time to repair itself. Best results will be obtained by performing all the exercises specifically mentioned for each muscle group. Besides, you can’t expect to have a great looking biceps, triceps or chest if the back can’t support it. You also need to exercise your back in order for you to develop the chest, biceps, and triceps. Also, you have to exercise the shoulders in order for you to develop your arms. Everything is connected. These are the things that you have to remember about body building or muscle gain. Always remember that resting is very important. Allow the muscles you exercised today to rest for two days. Get enough sleep and eat foods with high protein content and you will be able to gain muscle in no time at all.

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Emil Paz exhibits how to establish a paying PPC campaign in 60 minutes. This now makes it possible for newcomers to bid in the market without losing their shirt. Can you think of a 95% success rate with all new campaigns? Emil has developed a tool to replicate the campaigns of experts. You just fine-tune the ads and carry on a small amount of testing and tracking to confirm your earnings. AdWords has never been so easy with PPC Bully. PPC Bully does everything on auto-pilot by recovering the best combination of keywords. You can hunt the database by keyword, merchant ID, or domain name. The key also is to chose a product with a established number of sales events. In Clickbank, these are products with high gravity. This will ensure a converting product and plenty of keyword history.

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Wind power is turning out to be one of the most reliable and cheapest source of generating electricity today. The simplicity and the low costs of setting up a wind power generator is what makes the concept a good one. Other types of fuel poses grave threat to the environment and polluted it so there’s no better time than now that we change from the current sources of energy to wind energy. It’s because wind energy poses no threat to the environment, and assembling it takes no great effort.

Hence as a respectful citizen you can do your part for the climate by installing a wind turbine right on the rooftop of your house. These wind generators are custom-built to generate electricity for your home. The materials needed to build a wind generator are readily available in the internet. You can browse through many websites and buy the equipments you need.

You can begin your project of wind turbines by assembling the generator. This is quite an easy project as a lot of people built it themselves. An individual can choose to assemble the widely known magnet DC generators. This is the popular choice motors used for a home wind generator. But it is advisable to go for high voltage capacity motors.

Another alternative energy source is the solar energy which can produce energy using the sun’s rays. This particular energy can be generated into electricity that can be used as to power appliances and lights. Solar power means solar energy and it is increasingly becoming common in households because of it’s advantages. Solar energy is renewable energy and it does not pollute the environment. It also becomes very cheap in the long run because you’ll pay only for the components initially.

Solar energy generated at home can be used like a heater. Annually, you can save a lot of money by using solar energy as an alternative power source. As it said above, solar energy is a big step for tomorrow because of the fact that it’s environment safe and it saves on your costs. Some developing nations have seriously started installing solar systems in their homes. Wind and solar power usage have one common goal and that is they are going to replace the present methods of generating energy.

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Europe’s native plant happens to be a Columbine. These plants can come in many different sizes ranging between 10 cm all the way to 90 cm. You can usually find these plants in many different colors and are great for any garden. Learning how to grow columbine (Aquilegia) isn’t too difficult of a task if you have the proper instructions to do it.

When you first start out with columbine plants you should consider beginning the growth process indoors. The seeds will see the best results if they are actually imbibed for approximately three weeks, meaning placing the seeds into soil that is moist and putting inside a fridge or cold space.

Now that it’s been three weeks and springs arisen take the flat outside into a shady spot and place the flat into the ground. You are not yet taking the seeds out of their homes as they are not sprouting up quite yet, but soon.

It may seem to take forever for your columbine to sprout, but this is why we are taking you through the process of learning how to grow columbine (Aquilegia). Many people think that the plant isn’t growing because it takes longer than most, but it actually is you just need to be patient.

Once your columbine begins to sprout it is time to place them into the ground. Make sure that when you are planting them you leave them a little space for growing, usually about 15cm to 30cm will do for the smaller columbine and 40cm to 60cm for the larger columbine.

The location you should plant them is in an area that is shady. A columbine doesn’t tend to enjoy areas that receive a lot of sunlight but they can survive in them. Try planting them in a shady area, but if this isn’t possible then place them in an area that doesn’t receive direct sunlight all day long.

Now that you know how to grow columbine (Aquilegia) you should know how to take care of them. Please be aware that this is a very delicate plant so when or if you need to transplant them be very careful doing so. These plants need to be kept within moist soil so check the soil regularly and water regularly.

When the flower begins to look like its wilting simply deadhead them and they’ll soon bloom another beautiful flower for the entire season.

Thomas B. Chuong is currently writing about topics related to home improvement & decor, personal fitness, and home & garden. Find out more by visiting these sites Crib, and Elliptical.

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