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BUILD A WEBSITE IN 7 SIMPLE STEPS IT ACADEMY STEP CAMBODIA

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BUILD A WEBSITE IN 7 SIMPLE STEPS

IT ACADEMY STEP CAMBODIA

STEP IT Academyis one of the largest internationaleducational institutions specializingin IT education.

35 600 20 000 80 000

COUNTRIES BRANCHES STUDENTS GRADUATESTUTORS

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INTERNATIONAL BRANCHESOF IT ACADEMY STEP

BELARUS

ESTONIA

BRAZIL

MOLDOVA

ROMANIA

BULGARIA

UKRAINE

KAZAKHSTAN

CZECH REPUBLIC

GEORGIA

RUSSIA

LITHUANIA

www.cambodia.itstep.org

JUNIOR STEPACADEMY

9-12 years old:YEAREDUCATION

13-14 years old: YEAREDUCATION

COMPUTERS FOR SUCCESSFUL

BUSINESS

7 STEPS TO WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

WHAT DO YOU THINK: WHAT MAKES A WEBSITE

SUCCESSFUL?

WEBDESIGN ACCORDING TO 100 PROFESSIONALS

STEP 1: PLAN AHEADMap out this basics:

➤ What is essence of the website?

➤ What is your purpose: sell? tell your story? create a blog?

➤ Who am I targeting?

➤ Who are your customers? What language they use? What are they interested in?

➤ What’s my budget?

➤ Basic website building online platforms - from $5/monthly; eCommerce platforms with analytics and hosting tools - from $20/month.

TASK: 10 MINUTES

➤ define what is the main TASK for your company website?

➤ write description of your TARGET CUSTOMERS:

1. what is their age?

2. where do they live?

3. are they mostly women/men? do they have families?

4. what education do they have? do they work? what language they speak?

5. what position do they take? how do they make decisions?

6. what is important for them to know about your product and service?

7. what are they needs your product/ service meet?

STEP 2: NAME IT, CHOOSE A DOMAIN

➤ choose a name: simple, catchy and representing your business

➤ avoid numbers

➤ check out if your domain name is available with .com or alternatively choose other options: .biz, .co, .mobi or .me

➤ Domains are available for purchase:

➤ google.com

➤ godaddy.com

➤ checkdomain.com

➤ if you need a .kh domain - registration is administered by Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia. Only Cambodia-registered companies, government agency, organisation and Cambodian citizens can register domain names.

Did you know that Internet exploded from 1 website in 1991 to 1 billion in 2014?

TEAM TASK: 10 MINUTES

➤ discuss in your team: what could be a good domain name for a company:

1. cleaning services

2. taxi services

3. translation services

4. ice cream cafe

5. music school

Tell what is your website purpose and target audience!

STEP 3: DEVELOP STRUCTURE

➤ Keep the structure simple.

➤ Structure should support the aim of your website

➤ Always include such information:

➤ about you

➤ about your products and services

➤ your contact information

➤ Links to your social media accounts

STEP 4: DEVELOP DESIGN

Go though the checklist:

What kind of image do you want to create? Pick up a right theme.

Do you have a logo?

What are your corporate colours?

Do you have pictures to support your story?

If you are building online store - check out if you have right pictures of your product?

HAVE RECOGNISABLE VISUAL APPEARANCE

• we get 80% of information visually

• your visual appearance - your brand - should be recognisable, supporting your messages and values

• be consistent

FAMOUS LOGO

ABOUT 70% OF CAMBODIANS ARE USING SMALL SCREENS TO ACCESS WEBSITES.

STEP 5: ADD CONTENT

➤ keep it short!

➤ have enough images

➤ think about key words

➤ add map in your contact information

➤ think what languages should you use

TEAM TASK: 10 MINUTES

➤ in your team write key words for your selected company/ business

➤ use mind map methodology

STEP 6: TEST YOUR WEBSITE

➤ show your website to friends and relatives: ask them about experience

➤ do they like design?

➤ can they find information easily

➤ what would they improve?

➤ Show your website on your Facebook page: ask feedback there

➤ Analyse all the comments and make improvements if needed.

STEP 7: SPREAD THE WORD!

➤ When you are ready - launch your website and think how advertise it:

➤ what is your target audience?

➤ what channels do they use?

➤ connect your website to your social media profiles

➤ Connect google analytics to track performance

➤ it will show who is visiting your website

➤ how much time do they spend on your website

➤ where do they come from

USEFUL WEBSITE BUILDING PLATFORMS

E-commerce Website builder Blogging

www.shopify.com $14/month

www.weebly.com from $8/month www.wordpress.com

www.web.com $7/month

www.web.com $7/month www.blogger.com

www.wix.com $16/month

www.wix.com $13/month www.tumblr.com

www.voog.com $8/month

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