There are many different ways to go about making a website--using an HTML, PHP or a WYSIWYG editor or a site builder, but the basic website for a company should always have a couple essential elements. You might ask yourself, "How do I know what I need to build the basic website for my company?" The answer is simple: read these steps.

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Create the basic layout of the content. To optimize your keyword placement and search engine spidering, you should organize your content in a pyramid form with 3 tiers. Each tier should have links up to the previous tiers, many keywords in the first paragraph and clear, relevant content.


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Create a professional look and feel. This will be the general format and color scheme for all of your pages. Keep the color palette simple, use only about 2 or 3 main colors and throw in extra color only for very emphasized points. Decide on which colors you will use, basing them around any existing logos you may have.

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Begin filling out the content. Once you have a design and a layout chosen, it is time to provide visitors with information. Go through the next steps one at a time to make sure you include everything.

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Tell them your name and what you do. Display your company name prominently, both on your logo and title and somewhere in your introduction. The introduction should be like a mission statement. It should tell visitors why you are excited to be doing what you are doing and why they should be excited as well.

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List your services. Once you've promised your readers that you offer an outstanding product or service, tell them specifically what services you offer. It's a good idea to confine each category to its own page; for example, if you are a computer store, you would have separate pages for your products, your services and your history, with more links to more specific information from each category page.

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Provide a brief history and information about your company. A short, colorful biography about how your company was founded and operates helps humanize your business to visitors. It lets them know that there are people behind the logo.

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Provide detailed contact information. Create a page dedicated to contacting your company that is separate from the page where visitors purchase products. Here, you should list your telephone and fax numbers, the email address of the Web master as well as customer support, a map to your physical store, mailing address and business hours.

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Create a footer. A footer will be included at the bottom of each page. This can include copyright information as well as an abbreviated version of your contact page.

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Preview and publish. Once you've created the basic elements of your page, look over it to make sure everything looks neat and professional and then upload it for the world to see.


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