The process of creating a website consists of an ordered series of steps that will transform your dream into reality. Those steps can be identified as follows:

1) Select a team to manage the development of your website- you'll need to identify some individual or representative group within your organization to make decisions about your website and also need to select a website designer for them to work with.

2) Identify the goals that your website is intended to serve.

3) Select an available domain name for your site and register it with an appropriate domain registry. You can check domain names for availability in the web hosting area of our website.

4) Choose a web host and contract with them to host your site on their web server- we offer web hosting services and may be able to meet your web hosting needs.

5) Determine the basic architecture and organization of your site- these should be selected to serve the intended purpose of the site.

6) Choose the design elements that control the look of your site, including common theme elements, page layout, color scheme, etc.

7) Select a navigation system- the component of the site that provides a user interface for moving around the site and finding what is desired.

8) Determine the substantive content of your website- what actually goes onto the website, how it is said and what supporting graphic or other media are included.

9) Construct the website- your web designer implements the plan reached in steps 5 thru 8 by programming and scripting the pages of your site.

10) Publish the website- the completed website is made available to the Internet public by placing it on a web server at an address tied to the domain name you have selected for your site.

11) Promote the website- index the website on search engines and directories, set up links from related sites, and market your site, so it can easily be found and accessed by your intended audience.