From Entrepreneur Point of View - Dos and Don'ts in Website Development Process

As a website professional several years ago working for 10 years in India now I am a writer, a group of website designers and developers working with me, I’ve dealt with quite a few entrepreneurs who are planning and wants to build a website for his or her e-commerce online and offline business, local area politician and few national levels, news channel and newspapers, recreation group in India or Outside India, Personal Identity, state-level sportsperson like Baseball, Volleyball, Cricket, Football, Tennis, Shooting, and many more. Nearly all of them are, naturally, impractical about how the process of website development works and how many points in time and effort they will have to put into it. Most people who are not a part of the Website Development Process / IT / Information Technology feel that website design and development is fun, creative processes, or just the same as a walk in a park, but this time park is like Jurassic Park. But they cannot be beyond the truth normally. While creativity and fun are a part of developing websites, hard work, logic, analysis, web designing, testing like all know software testing website is the very important and crucial part and planning as we are more important and that is pervasive in nature in all organizations and business unit. Are you an entrepreneur or Website Development Company’s entrepreneur, in the process of developing a website for your business? Later, I will write down a simple list of dos and don’ts that will make your life simpler.

This is the first primary thing we should take care of it.

1. FUTURE

2. REQUIREMENT FROM WEBSITE OR FROM APP

3. OPINIONS

4. DON’T HURRY

5. KINDLY, NO STATEMENTS PLEASE

1) Find out how extended it will be in the future.

Maybe, you have hired a website development company, and they tell you that it would take two weeks to develop your business website or web application responsively! After two weeks, only half of the website work is completed (because you were unable to supply information/documents or resources to the developer!) This is terrible, and your schedule will go unwillingly beyond limits. If you have hired a website development company, make them promise that they have a track record of delivering on time as it affects your business. If delayed.

2) Clearly know what you desire about the website or web app you want.

Please write down those points on a piece of paper. Research before you push into the process. Make a list of websites that you like, tell the website developer why you like them all, and you need a website or why you require a website or web presence WHY? WHY WEB PRESENCE IS REQUIRED NOW AND WHAT THINGS YOU NEED TO WANT TO BE DONE. Clearly write down requirements, your expectations from your website, and its online presence or web-app or mobile phone app to do for you. Clearly explain to your website developers and designers what effect you want to create a website through your website.

Never be indecisive in result-oriented and positive discussions with your website company entrepreneur and their developers directly or with your business top-level management person. The effective, right, and economical process is identified after discussion.

3) Be ready for healthy arguments related to website with them whenever required and how online presence increases because without good website promotion, the website is of no use even if it was good and website development repetition which usually happens in almost all cases.

If you are the person in your business unit or company, you will realize that there are many conflicts of belief between you and other members of your company about how the website promotion will go on, how the website should look to clients and responsive (should look on mobile phones and other devices) also and its function. Be ready to discuss issues and know that sometimes you won’t be able to arrive at an agreement on the table. Make one person responsible for the website project issues, the website looks, and let her take the final decision.

Keep away you (website owners) from at all costs, please take care of it!

4) Don’t try to rush through it. 

Many businessmen are tending to start with a lot of hoaxes but lose interest after some time and want to just be done with it, anyhow, but this is not possible. If you research properly and get the right person at the right time for the right purpose with the right skill they have for the job, such a situation will not arise. But things may drag on and this can cause frustration to us for several reasons all the time, which in turn may hurt the effectiveness of your website. As people are unaware about your business due to below standard website promotion even if your website looks good.

Important

5) Don’t build statements, or construct on half-truth give all information clearly and precisely to the designers in black and white literally with paper and pencil which you think right to give to Website Development Company.

For example, if you are a publication company like newspapers etc., and want all the content on the website to be perfect in terms of spelling, fuzzy meaning words or double meaning words used, grammar, and punctuation, you will need to give the script/content to the developers. They will simply paste it to the web page of your website. There are numerous places on a website (headers, search buttons, different website places banners, navigation menus primary or footer, footer, etc.) where web developers simply fill out the data and information themselves after your approval. Give them flawless instructions to ensure perfection.

Don’t negotiate on quality for cheap to run rates. Getting a good business is never a bad idea all the time everywhere on this planet but remember that if you throw bananas, you get monkeys. Find a good website development company that has decent designers and developers.

They may charge a little more money usually once but will help you build a quality website or web apps or mobile app. And you will save a lot of running hours – expert professionals put effort faster with minimum repetitions which save time required in it and everybody knows well time is money.

TIME == MONEY (DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL).

Dos of Website Development:

1. PURPOSE

2. DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM

3.AUDIENCE

4. RESPONSIVENESS

5. VISUALS

6. INTERESTING AND READABLE CONTENT

7. SEO OPTIMIZE

8. WEBSITE LOADING SPEED

9. CLEAR-CUT WEBSITE NAVIGATION

10. TESTING

1. Understand Your Website’s Purpose:

• Clearly define the purpose of your website. Is it for e-commerce, information sharing, lead generation, or branding?
• Align your design, content, and functionality with this purpose.

2. Choose the Right Platform:

• Select a suitable platform (e.g., WordPress, Shopify, custom-built) based on your business needs.
• Consider scalability, ease of use, and available features.

3. Define Your Target Audience:

• Identify your audience’s demographics, preferences, and behavior.
• Fit your design and content to meet their expectations.

4. Create a Responsive Design:

• Ensure your website looks and functions well on various devices (desktops, tablets, mobiles).
• Responsive web design improves (UX/UI) user experience and SEO rankings.

5. Use High-Quality Visuals:

• Invest in professional images, graphics, and videos.
• Visuals enhance engagement and convey your brand’s message effectively.

6. Keep Content Simple and Concise:

• Avoid cluttered layouts and excessive text.
• Use clear headings (h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 html tags), bullet points, and concise paragraphs.

7. Optimize for Search Engines (SEO):

• Follow SEO best practices (meta tags, keywords, alt text, etc.).
• Optimize webpage loading speed and mobile friendliness (responsiveness).

8. Ensure Fast Loading Times:

• Compress images files, minimize server-side and client-side code, and use content delivery networks (CDNs).
• Slow-loading websites lead to higher bounce rates (bounce rate means user closes the website after visiting one first webpage).

9. Provide Easy Navigation:

• Organize your menu and internal links logically.
• Users should find what they want within just a few clicks.

10. Test and Troubleshoot:

• Regularly test your website across browsers and devices.
• Fix any broken links, forms, or functionality promptly.

Don’ts of Website Development:

AVOID

1. NO FOR CONFUSING LAYOUTS

2. DON’T OVERCOMPLICATE, KEEP THE WEBSITE SIMPLE – SIMPLE IN DESIGN NOT FOR FUNTIONALITY

3. DON’T NEGLECT MOBILE OPTIMIZATION

4. PROPER UP-TO-THE-MARK SEO

5. PERFORMANCE

6. NO FOR TOO MUCH POPUP & ADS.

7. WEBSITE AND USERS SECURITY

1. Avoid Cluttered and Confusing Layouts:

• Too many elements distract users.
• Keep your design clean and focused.

2. Don’t Overcomplicate Navigation:

Limit the number of menu items.

Avoid complex dropdowns or hidden navigation.

3. Don’t Neglect Mobile Optimization:

• Mobile traffic is significant; prioritize mobile responsiveness.
• Test thoroughly on different devices.

4. Avoid Poorly Optimized SEO and Keyword Usage:

• Neglecting SEO hurts your visibility.
• Research relevant keywords and use them strategically.

5. Don’t Ignore Website Performance:

• Slow-loading pages frustrate users.
• Optimize images user, scripts both server and client side, turn-around time, and server response time.

6. Avoid Excessive Pop-Ups and Ads:

• Intrusive pop-ups annoy visitors.
• Use them thinly and consider user experience (UX/UI).

7. Don’t Forget About Security:

• Implement SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates for secure data transmission.
• Regularly update plugins and software.

Your website is often the first communication users have with your brand.

To wrap it up at the end

To conclude at the end, entrepreneurs should …

For all entrepreneurs and all website concerned persons who want to take pleasure during website development, it is important to invest time and effort at the right time with the right development company for the right reason in the right position. If you do not want to play a hands-on role in the website development process in terms of tenure of this website, the best plan is to hire professional website developers who are exceptionally well in this area.