Planning Your Web Site

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Work out your budget

The final major step in planning your web site is deciding on your budget for the project. It is important to allocate sufficient resources for all aspects of the project, and not just the initial site creation. Every web site has the following costs associated with it:

Development costs: this includes the initial creation of the site and any necessary content;
Hosting costs: the expenses associated with running the server that hosts the site. Small sites may use budget 'shared' hosting, whereas a larger and busier site will require its own dedicated server/s;
Management costs: this includes keeping the site's content up-to-date, creating new content, analysing visitor statistics, and reviewing feedback from users.
There are also additional sundry costs that need to be considered. For example, updating business stationary and company vehicles with the new domain name; advertising the site (online or by more traditional means); hiring new staff to deal with enquiries generated by the site, etc.

Remember to take all of these expenses into account when working out your budget.

Conclusion

By now, you should have a clearer idea of what you're trying to achieve with your site. If not, we'll be happy to guide you through through the planning of your site. Either way, why not contact Out of the Trees to find out how we can help make your web site a success.