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This workshop will show you the difference between online & offline shops and the different building blocks for a good website. You should leave the session with the knowledge & tools to development & define a website specification for your business.
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What Makes a Good Website?
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What are your objectives?
Raise the profile of your brandShowcase your productsExplain why you’re differentAllow users to interact with youAllow users to interact with each otherFeatures, Advantages, BenefitsCompile mailing listUpdate content
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Cross sellOnline paymentShopping cartDraw traffic from search enginesAccessibilityProvide NewsProvide product resourcesProvide information resourcesCommunicate legal/cash reasons to use you
What are your objectives?
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What are your objectives?
Aspirational designUser to upload filesScreen resolutionCross browser compatibilityWhat’s your budgetProduct comparisonReduce shopping cart drop outSearch facilityMashups
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Social bookmarkingCommunity (do people really want a community?)
What are your objectives?
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What do you do?What level do you do it to?Are you trustworthy?How do I get in touch?
Do you want your website to communicate that quickly?www.sputnikinternet.com - bounce rate 60%
Suggested objectives?
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Content – products, services, USPs, photosFunctionality – orders, contact, bookmark, engageDesign – brand, photos, illustrations, prioritise contentBuild (Not covered here)Promotion (Not covered here)
A good website is about building good foundations to meet objectives, increase conversion and be search engine bait
Main components
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LoansLucky Bidder
Notes
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RowlinsonsRecoup
Mindmaps
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A non graphical plan of the content and functionality of the website
http://totheweb.com/learning_center/website-wire-frame.html
http://www.gdoss.com/web_info/web-site-wireframe.php
Wireframes
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http://www.coastalife.co.uk
Lucky Bidder (some social media integration)
Rowlinsons Recoup MHA Werneth http://www.democracypr.com/
Compare some sites
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Compare some sites
http://www.artworks-design.co.uk/
http://www.jonathanclarkarchitects.co.uk/
http://www.ergomonkey.com/chair_search
http://www.sputcom2.co.uk/centralmanchester
http://www.gorton-valves.com/
http://www.englishrivieragetactive.co.uk/
http://econsultancy.com/uk/blog
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www.amazon.co.uk
www.argos.co.uk
Pick a generic template – they work, and it’ll be cheaper
Ecommerce
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Reality Check
What are you trying to achieve?
What is your budget?
How much money do you want to make?
Get traffic to your site?
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Budget
Objectives
Design / target market
Usability – use of Flash?
Site map
USPs & Key messages
Wireframes
Accessibility
Technical features
Budget
