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Planning a website for your organization Building your own website Content What information do you want to put on the website? You must decide this, find softcopies of the information, write the text, provide the illustrations Structure How is the information organized?
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Building your own website Content • What information do you want to put on the website? • You must decide this, find softcopies of the information, write the text, provide the illustrations Structure • How is the information organized? • Sections, subsections, menus (like chapters in a book) • You must decide this Presentation • What does it look like on the screen? • Design, colours, fonts, buttons, etc. • You can do this yourself or subcontract it to a web designer
Presentation • Design of the website • What does it look like on the screen? • Keep it simple (so it is easy to update) • Use common design for all pages • Provide easy-to-understand navigation (buttons, links) • Avoid fancy effects, large graphics, sound (long time to download)
What will you need? • Skilled staff • to manage website or to work with contracted web designer • Equipment, software, internet connections • Organizational structure • Unit responsible for maintaining website • Procedures to provide information to upload • Approval procedures for uploading information • Train other staff to use website • Publicity • Tell people website exists! • Most important: Ongoing commitment, funding & support from senior management