This topic always comes up in conversations when people are looking to create an online presence for their businesses. How to go about building the right website. There are many different technologies to utilize these days. So that’s why it is important to identify your business needs and what you plan on doing with the website. As well one of the first steps is to have a domain name and hosting ready.
Decide first what your needs are. If it’s a purely informational website, you may go with something simple. Very rarely though will you just see a site with an landing page only. So a few pages will be needed to display everything. You will want be clear about what your business does and place strategic calls to action in right places. Use original photos will express the philosophies of your companies, whether it’s your team or related to the work you do.
Most people will want to make their websites responsive, so that it displays properly on all devices and different screen sizes. In this case you will want to utilize an responsive front end frame work such as Bootstrap or Foundation. You may keep the site purely in HTML or opt to make it a bit more advanced. This will depend strictly on the needs and features you will have on the website.
If you decide use a content management system such as WordPress or Drupal, they do have their own benefits as well. They will allow you to manage content easier and give you access to many of their plugins or modules, which allow you to further customize you’re website, with more ease. They are as well supported by large communities.
However if you are building a more complex e-commerce software solution for example and unsure on many things. Then you may think about discussing with someone in the industry. They can provide you with more information and recommend which technologies to use. This process is called an discovery phase and may a bit of time to finalize. Once the requirements are nailed down and a strategy is in place, the most efficient solution can then be recommended. Popular and modern technologies must be always utilized, other developers in the industry should be able to take over with ease if needed!