Basic website ordering

It is important before beginning to build a website to have some idea of the completed project. Think of it this way: if you are going on vacation, you have a chosen destination, a method of travel, a route, and a time table. Without any one of these things, your vacation will probably be less than enjoyable. Each of the parts is also interconnected. If you are planning on flying but don't have a destination, you won't be able to define a time table. Building a website is a similar process. It's common temptation to want to build your site as soon as possible, but as is the case with traveling, if you get on the road with no sense of your destination, you are going to get lost quickly. Also, the parts of the project have an order to them. You can't go to an amusement park at your destination until you have mapped out its location. Similarly, knowing and following the order of these interconnected steps allows your plan to be a success.

We look at the steps for the entire website creation process, from planning to maintenance, in a brief but fundamental way. Don't be tempted to skip to the next step just because this is an overview. These steps are the foundational building blocks in the process of creating your best website. Each part of the process is covered in greater detail later on, but it helps to have an overview of the whole process before you begin.