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Steps of Web Site Creation

Roughly, the process of site establishing consists of three stages: initial planning, creation of a site and its maintenance.

The essential prerequisite is planning. You should think about all details of your site. First, you need to decide where the site will be stored, or – in computer terminology – hosted. This step is outside the scope of this manual. We assume that if you have access to SiteBuilder, you have all the necessary resources for site hosting. Second, you need to decide what you want to appear on your site and prepare all the necessary data. Think about what the customers of your firm want to be able to see on your web site, decide whether it will offer just promotional or wider content. This step is very important because it eventually determines usefulness of your site.

The next stage is creation itself. This is the main scope of the guide you are reading. SiteBuilder works in the manner of step-by-step wizard, guiding you through the necessary stages. There are five of them:

After this, the site is ready for use. You could spread its address between the customers and promote it. However, any site needs maintenance. You could need to add news, correct some product information, add information on new products or services etc. This is the third stage of running the site. Along with this, you could track the site's statistics in SiteBuilder to measure its popularity.