How is a webpage made?

I. Plan the following:

  1. What is the subject?
  2. Who is the audience?
  3. How much is the budget?
  4. When is is needed?

II. Create the following:

  1. Flow-chart- information architecture )IA)
  2. Wireframe– (where is the content going?)
  3. Look and feel- Graphic designers using Photoshop to create facsimile of web page
  4. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) prototype page
  5. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

III. Getting it up there – HTML sites

  1. Set up site on Local computer
  2. set-up Domain name
  3. set up Host
  4. set up FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
  5. Test initial page on multiple browsers
  6. Produce rest of site
  7. Launch

IV. Getting it up there – CMS (content management system) sites

  1. Set up site on web software (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, Square Space etc)
  2. set-up Domain name
  3. set up Host
  4. Test inital page on multiple browsers
  5. Produce rest of site
  6. Launch