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Planning a website for your
organization
Paul Mundy
www.mamud.com
Building your own website
Content
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What information do you want to put on the website?
You must decide this, find softcopies of the information, write
the text, provide the illustrations
Structure
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How is the information organized?
Sections, subsections, menus (like chapters in a book)
You must decide this
Presentation
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What does it look like on the screen?
Design, colours, fonts, buttons, etc.
You can do this yourself or subcontract it to a web designer
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Presentation
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Design of the website
What does it look like on
the screen?
Keep it simple (so it is easy
to update)
Use common design for all
pages
Provide easy-to-understand
navigation (buttons, links)
Avoid fancy effects, large
graphics, sound (long time
to download)
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What will you need?
Skilled staff
 to manage website or to work with contracted web
designer
 Equipment, software, internet connections
 Organizational structure
 Unit responsible for maintaining website
 Procedures to provide information to upload
 Approval procedures for uploading information
 Train other staff to use website
 Publicity
 Tell people website exists!
 Most important: Ongoing commitment, funding &
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support from senior management
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