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In another article, "How to Create Your Own Website in Eight Easy Steps", I outlined the steps I
personally take to create my own websites and that of my clients'. Within this article I will go into
more detail on Step Two: Which Pages? of that article.
What Exactly Are Web Pages?
The best way to explain web pages is to look at a website as a magazine. Within a magazine you
have different pages for different topics within a certain niche, well the same goes for your
website. Your website is made up of pages that discuss different topics within your niche. The
pages within your website are referred to as website pages or web pages.
Page Decisions
When creating your website you need to know which pages will be within it before you even start
to create it. There are a few basic pages that every website should have - home page, about page,
products/services page, contact page and a sitemap.
Now some might argue that the product/services page, about page and sitemap aren't manditory, I
totally disagree. I believe these pages are manditory for the reason that every business type
website needs them in order to let their potential and returning customers know about their
business, and their products/services.
The sitemap should be mandatory on all websites, whether business or personal, as it has a triple
purpose to:
1 - help search engines find all the pages within your website easily
2 - help those with a disability to navigate your website easier
3 - help those that are looking for something inparticular when you don't have a search site
function
The first two, especially the second, are the most important.
For personal sites usually a home page, about page and a sitemap are enough, though most
people have more than just those three pages.
Page Purpose

2. Each page within your website has a purpose and it's your job as the website designer to be sure
that their purpose is clear. This is especially important if you're also creating the content for the
website.
Here is a list of pages you want to consider including within your website:
Home - this page is usually the entrance to your website. It's purpose is to relate to visitors that
came to your website looking for a solution to their problem, it should explain that problem and
how it relates to you, and present the solution that you found for that problem. Though don't make
it sound like a sales pitch. This will just turn people away faster than a blink of an eye. If a visitor
feels they're being sold to they will look else where. No one likes to be sold to, though we all love
to hear how others solved the same problems that we have.
About - this page's purpose is to tell a brief history about your business (or self) as it relates to the
website niche topic. Businesses should include their mission statement within this page.
Products/Services - within this page you'll showcase your products or services that your business
offers, or if the website is a personal one, showcase products or services that you recommend that
are related to your website's niche topic. If it's for a business, give clear information of the products
and/or services and give visitors an option to contact you if they need more information. If this
page is on a personal website don't over do it on products and or services you include on this
page. Use it as a place to give personal reviews of products and/or services you recommend. This
personal review along with the direct link to the product and/or service will go over much better
than just a page with a bunch of links to products and/or services that you feel someone visiting
your site might want to check out. I recommend having no more than 5 reviews on a single page,
and you can link to other pages where you have more reviews.
Contact - the purpose of this page is to offer your visitors and/or customers a way to contact you.
It's best to include all possible ways that someone might be able to contact you such as email
address, a form that will allow them to email you directly from your website, phone number (if it's a
business website) and mailing address. All of the above are extremely important to include for a
business website. If it's a personal website you might want to have a form on this page for people
to email you directly.
Resources/Links - this page is another great way to offer reviews on products, services and other
websites that you recommend. Be sure that the resources you offer within this page are relevant to
the niche you've chosen. If it isn't relevant but you would like to include it anyways, be sure to
mention this on the page with the link. (note: if you make these links open in a new window,
mention this. Screen readers or those "new" to the Internet aren't able to tell the difference
between a link that opens in the same window or a new window so it's best to tell people this.)
Sitemap - this page is widely misunderstood. I have seen so many versions of sitemaps, and
some of them have not been pretty. A sitemap should include all pages within your own website,
and no links that direct the visitor to other websites. It should be a list of those pages and not a
detailed summary of each page. For great examples of sitemaps look at the more popular
websites such as Google, Yahoo, MSN or Amazon. These sites are excellent examples of ways to
create an effective sitemap.

3. Articles - the purpose of this page is to offer your visitors additional information on the niche topic
of your website. You should have a link to the page for the article (using the title text as the link),
and a brief summary of that article. Don't just include a list of all your articles, some people are
turned off by such lists and you will lose them to other sites that present their articles in a better
format. For examples of how to present your list of articles visit article directories such as
EzineArticles.com.
The above are some of the more popular pages you'll find that make up websites, though they are
not all the pages that one could include in their website. What pages you include within your own
website is up to you and what you want to present to your visitors.
Some Page Tips
When you create the layout for your pages, be sure to include links to all your main pages within
each page. This will help not only search engines find your other pages easier, but also your
visitors. Remember that all pages have the potential to be an entrance to your website. By having
a link to the main pages within your copyright area (footer) and a navigational menu for your site
near the top of the page, you increase the likelihood that when a visitor that lands on that page
they will navigate to another page within your website.
All links for pages should have a title tag within their HTML code. The title tag looks like this...
title="some text here" >ResourceThe title tags is more for the purpose of screen readers than
search engines and should give the visitor a little more information on what they'll find on that
page. Don't go into huge detail, and don't put something like "website design resources" when the
link is called resources, as the visitor will have already assumed this from the content of your
website. If it's apparent to what will be found on the page if they click that link, then use the title tag
with nothing within the quotes. For example...
Screen reader programs will recognize that the title tag is blank and will continue on to the next
text on your site.
In Conclusion
A website is made up of web pages, without out them you would have no website. When learning
how to create your own website pages always be sure to include the most basic pages such as
home, about, contact and sitemap, though remember that you're not limited to just those pages.
What pages you include are up to you, just be sure that they're relevant to your website niche
topic and will provide value to your visitors.
Tina Stephen [http://tina-stephen.com] is the owner of DesignNewbie.com
[http://designnewbie.com] that offers a wide variety of website design and development resources
(article & resource directory, online courses, weekly newsletter) for those wanting to learn
how to create their own website [http://howtocreateyourownwebsite.wordpress.com]. She has
been designing websites for 6 years and owns her own web design business.

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