Some websites consist almost exclusively of text, while others may feature prominent graphics, or sport sophisticated applications.

The features that you choose will affect the look of your website and the way in which it is built.

Start thinking about...

- Which features are most important?

- Which features would add the most value for visitors/customers to my site?

- Which features are so essential that my site could not exist without them?

- Do I want to start small or large?


Once you have a good idea of what you want, start researching the various options for each application. Start planning...

- A name for your site

- The look that you want for your site

- How the features of your site will integrate with the whole.


Sketch up the main pages of your website, according to the features that you have chosen.

Find out what you need to run any applications before you go ahead and and buy web hosting. Ensure that your web host has what you need.



Click on the 'What features do I want' menu above for more information on different options for your website.

Make a list of all the features that you want for your website.

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What website features do I want?