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Purpose of Your Website

by Ron Kurtus (revised 24 June 2008)

Before you design or develop a website, you need to define the purpose of the site. Determine what you hope to achieve by having a website. Is your website a personal site with a compilation of items of interest to you and your friends? Is it a business site, where you are letting potential customers know what you have to offer and perhaps allow them to make online purchase? Or is the purpose of your site to offer information, opinions or educational material?

Questions you may have include:

• How do you feel proud of your work?
• How do you get praise and recognition?
• How can you win?

This lesson will answer those questions. There is a mini-quiz near the end of this lesson.

Personal website

Many people have personal websites, where they display material and personal pictures. More recently, people have gone into having blogs which allows them to post their thoughts without formally having their own URL and going through a hosting service.

Business or e-commerce

Anyone in business should have a website to act as an electronic brochure, catalog, storefront, and place for customer service. You want your website to be a good representation of you or your business. A website is an electronic posting of information. It can be like a brochure or calling card.

A website is actually a storefront for a business, organization or professional person. It must be readily accessible. I must provide material that a potential customer is looking for. There must be a way to purchase the material or to contact you.

Information or education

Many websites provide information about subject of interest from the owner, as well as tutorials or opinions. Some consist of forums where users ask questions and discuss matter concerning the these of the website.

Many schools have online classes available. There are also online encyclopedias, such as Wikipedia, where people can find information they want.

Summary

You need to define the purpose of your website. Typical purposes include personal sites, business or commerce sites and information or educational sites.

Answers to Readers' Questions

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Resources

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Books

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Miscellaneous

Mini-quiz to check your understanding

1. Can you put your resume on your personal website?

2. What is the purpose of business website if it does not sell items online?

3. How can people give their opinions on social issues?

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Web Design. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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