Keys to Launching a Website – Part 1

Keys to Launching a Website – Part 1

Having a website for your business has become essential in this digital era. In this article, we explain the primary steps of building a website for your company.

Buy A Domain

Most beginners confuse domain with a website hosting service. Buying a domain is the first step towards launching a website. In simple words, a domain name is the address of your website that people type in the browser URL bar to visit your website. For example, if your website was a house, then your domain name would be its address.

Web Hosting

A website comprises files like website builder software, HTML pages, and more. Taking the example mentioned above, the domain name is your address, then web hosting is the home where your website lives. It is essential to have a domain and website hosting to create a website. But it’s also important to keep these two services separate. It’s best to buy them from the same company.

Web Design

Web design is referred to as the design of a website that is displayed on the internet. It typically depends on the aspects of web development than software development. Web design is no longer limited to websites as it includes other uses – mobile apps, web apps, and user interface design.

Web Design Elements

Visual Elements

  • Written copy
  • Fonts
  • Colors
  • Layout
  • Shapes
  • Spacing
  • Images & icons
  • Videos

Functional Elements

  • Navigation
  • Speed
  • Animations
  • User interactions
  • Site structure
  • Cross-browser and cross-device compatibility

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Search Engine Optimization, commonly called SEO, is a practice of making your site SEO-friendly to increase its visibility for relevant searches. The better visibility your web pages have, the more likely you will attract prospectively and get attention from people to your business. Search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo, use bots to crawl pages on the website, collecting data from those pages, and adding those details in an index. The next step is that algorithms analyze pages in the index, taking into account several ranking factors, and to determine the order pages which should appear in the search results as a result of a search.

SEO has become a fundamental part of digital marketing, which is why it’s essential to have an SEO-friendly website. From commercial intent to find information about services/products, people conduct trillions of searches each year. Having a higher ranking and greater visibility than your opponent can help you have better results.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is another important component of a website that keeps the internet connection secure between two systems. It is the standard technology that protects the sensitive data, preventing criminals from getting a hold of information transferred between two systems. These two systems, for instance, can be a browser and shopping website. SSL makes the shared information impossible to read by a third-party by using encryption algorithms. The information could be personal data, such as names and addresses or credit card numbers and passwords.

In A Nutshell

Do you want to build an excellent website for your business? Javelin Solutions is the platform to rely on. We have a team of experts who understand digital marketing and build a website, taking care of each client’s requirements. Get in touch with us, and we will make sure to provide you the best web development services.

Do you need assistance with setting up a website? Javelin Solutions’ experts can assist with that.