Innovator Tribe: Outside The Bubble

The 5 Key Things to Consider When Building a Website by: Jurnell Cockhren The majority of people are lost in regards to what they need or want in a website. Given the trends in our current digital age, we base a company's legitimacy on the appearance of their website. With the emergence of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, we have expectations on the usability of a company's website. As visitors and users, we have developed notions on how websites should cater to us. But what happens when we are the ones that now want to provide the masses with a website? You must be thinking, Where do I even start?. Don't worry, everyone is having or have had that exact thought. Below are 5 items to guide you when considering building a website. 1. Website Goals  What are you trying to achieve with a website? Yes, that's hard question. Below are a few examples on how to answer it: E-commerce (you want people to buy products/services from your site) Blogging (Community building, informing