Before beginning the web design process, determine why you are doing a web design and what are your goals and objectives for your new web site. Do you want to move your site to the next level, make it a call to action? This can be done by allowing visitors to subscribe to a monthly newsletter or having an e-commerce section on your web site. Remember if you have people sign up for a newsletter, you will have to produce a newsletter. A simple HTML newsletter can be created as a part of many content management systems.

Is your site redesign being used as a way to bring visitors back to your site, if so you might consider switching to a content management-based web site. Content management systems allow you to easily update your web site yourself. No need to know HTML, if you can type you can update your web site. This will keep the site current and allow your visitors to see something new each time they visit your site. (more…)