1. Preparing and Planning a Web Site

What You’ll Do

Begin with a Plan

Create a Visual Mind Map

Create Sample Page Sketches

Generate a Timeline

Assemble the Site

Create a Marketing Plan

Create a Storyboard

Create a Site Local Root Folder

Introduction

You might have heard the expression: A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. While that makes perfect sense, there is one other thing that must be accomplished before taking that fateful step... proper planning.

Attempting to design a complex Web site without proper planning would be akin to taking a trip from New York to California without the benefit of any roadmaps. You might understand that you need to travel in a westerly direction; however, without proper planning, you ...

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