Phases of Website Development

There are number of steps in website development and design process. This process starts from gathering initial information then site development and ends at maintenance.  Maintenance is a process to keep a website up to date.

The basic steps of web site development process are:

Information gathering is the first step in website development and designing. It is a process in which we understand the purpose of a website. It means that what you are providing through your website to customers it can be a sort of information, want to promote a service or sell a product. When you understand the purpose of website you are able to produce an awesome output.

After understanding the purpose of website we set goals. Goals are the target you want to achieve by building website which can be money or information sharing.

The next step is providing content to your audience. You have to know that what type of content your targeted audience is looking for so that you can provide them that type of content.

Targeted traffic you should know that what specific group or type of group you want to target. You have to know about their interest’s age and sex.

The next phase is the planning phase we use the all the information gathered in the information gathering phase and on the basis of gathered information we make a plan for website development. The site map consists of main topics and sub topics. This guides us that what type of content will be used on the website and gives idea about the proper navigation.  When a website has a user friendly interface it appeals the user and give smooth navigation.

Design your website according to the need of your targeted audience. If you are going to target the youth then your website must be different from a website developed for a university. The website must have a logo and you must have to select best logo for your website as it is going to represent you on internet.

After designing phase the next phase is website development it is the time when your website is created. The development phase starts with homepage development followed by shell for internal pages. The shell is like the template for inner pages because it contains the main navigation structure of website. You provide content of the whole website to designer and designer will take content and then distribute it throughout the appropriate areas of website.

The next phase is the testing of website in which all details are tested and checks the complete functionality of compatibility issues. Compatibility of all web bowers are tested and the validity of code.  The code validity means that all the code written during website development meet the current development standard. When the website is tested then the developer uploads your website on server using FTP (file transfer protocol). After getting domain name registration the website must be checked last time to confirm that all the files are uploaded properly and the website is fully functional.

I hope this article will guide you to develop a website of your own choice which can meet all the standards of website development process.