Planning is key when beginning the building process of a website.
Just like any other graphic design project, your first idea is almost never your best.
Building a website without any plans is like creating a building with no blueprints; the structure will not be sound and you will be forced to continuously go back and reinforce.
By creating plans for your website ahead of time, you’ll have a system ready, you’ll have a better design in mind, and the overall final product will be better.
Communication is essential to your site’s success.
Determine ahead of time what it is you’re trying to communicate through your site, which will allow you to find the most efficient way to structure your information.
This will also help you find how you can get your users more involved.
This process will require plenty of brainstorming and thinking ahead.
A good go-to planning checklist will include the Client, the Users, the Budget, the Technology, and the Future of the website.
Knowing your budget will show you the lengths you will be able to achieve with your site.
There is a lot more building software than DreamWeaver; you will need to establish all of your technology plans and resources before beginning.
The entire reason behind planning ahead of time is to ensure your future will be easier to navigate; you will severely limit any fixes needed in the future.