The Ultimate Checklist to Keep Handy while Building Your Website.

AdPumpkin
5 min readFeb 19, 2023

So My Friend.. You have finally decided to bring forth your inner creator & do it yourself and build yourself a brand new website.

But have you given any thoughts on how You Gonna do it?

Well there are basically only three ways to go around.

  • Hire Some Professional (Needs a Lot of Money)
  • Learn How to Code Yourself ( Coding is not that Simple)
  • Use a Website Builder Tool. (Well, the Easiest of Among these)

Would You Want Learn how to code, practice a lot, build a skill around it and then start coding to build a website with little bit functionality and minimum security. Or just invest upfront thousands of dollars to let someone build you one. You may if you have the necessary skillet or the budget to get started.

But sometimes it’s really difficult to get started. You don’t know what you don’t know. And it’s even more difficult to tackle problems that are not known to you previously.

Well, I always think that if you want to hit the target you shouldn’t shoot arrow in the dark. Instead should you get any slightest chance to light the room, you should definitely grab it.

Since using a Website Builder to build your website is much easier and cheaper, today we am gonna give you a blueprint which maps the exact processes using a Website Builder. You can keep it handy so that you will know where you are going and what to tackle on.

This is the Ultimate Checklist You should keep Handy while Building your Website..

1. Before You Get Started.

· What’s the Purpose of Your Website?

· Think deeply in silence about it, what is it? Will it work for you?

· How diverse is the market you are stepping on? Do you know the audience in this Niche?

· Would it be Scalable in the Future and will it have any room to grow?

Once You have decided and fixated yourself. Time to choose the builder that you think is the most appropriate for you. Don’t just choose blindly. You need to decide which one would be perfect for you.

Once you have decided what’s good for you. Look for reviews, asks from your friends or colleagues and do some research, how it had worked with them before jumping in.

Test it Out First

There are always free versions or atleast free trials available for all the good one out there.

You should take advantage of it and try to figure out yourself, what it actually feels like and then you would understand whether it would really work for you or not.

Choose the Relevant Plan.

People often think that higher the prices better the services. Well to a certain point it’s true, but they don’t understand that everybody’s needs are always different.

There aren’t any sizes that fits all.

Choose your plan based on your needs and requirements.

A larger business will definitely suit the much expensive plan, but if you are just starting out the beginner plan is also not bad. When you will eventually start to scaling up everything, you can just upgrade then.

2. While Building Your Website.

Choosing template.

Once you are into the builder, all there that is left is to build the website. So choose the template, you will have access to several good templates that will suit your niche in every possible ways.

You just need to find the right one. Once you find your template, set it as your default. All these builders have drag and drop facilities. So don’t worry about designing at all.

Just like a jigsaw puzzle, take remove put your pieces where ever you feel like it’s suits the need. Adjust all the colors, the header, the footer, the content, the font, everything till it seems perfect to you.

Don’t forget to design you Logo.

The next most important things after your business is your logo. People will know your business by this so give some good time on it.

You can use Canva. Right now it’s the most easiest and effective tool to create visuals for online business. Most of the people prefer using Canva over Photoshop due to its simplicity and efficient results.

Create pages and put proper layout on each of them. Don’t forget to put proper navigation so that anybody could easily find these pages

Upload your content, put up images and write some articles related to your niche. It’s an excellent way to promote your business and attract organic traffic.

3. Try to to Keep it Mobile Friendly.

Well, when I was a kid, I use to play with marbles. In the 8th standard I got my first keypad phone and a bicycle. Today, even toddlers have smart phones in their fingertips.

So you see, almost everyone in this world have a phone that connects with the internet. It will give your business a good exposure to various kind of traffic. And after all, people tend to use websites that are actually more mobile friendly. So basically it’s really a smart choice to make your website mobile friendly.

Now you are all done, but before finally publishing your website, just check the preview and look out for any changes that you might want to do.

Finally, its time to hit the Publish Button. A huge round of Applause for You, Your Website is now Online.

4. Once Your Website is Published.

Set Up the Google Tools.

Google Search Console and the Google Analytics are the major tools that you need to access. These tools are free of cost obviously but will play the most important role in your business.

They will give you insights about what’s working, how it’s working and what’s needed to update or develop.

Keep Your Site’s Speed in Check.

Nobody likes a slow website. People just tend to punch the screen when it displays loading. But since it’s there own, they just don’t.

Well, they might not punc the screen but they can certainly punch your business. If your website is slow, chances are they will revert back and go to your competitors website.

You don’t want it right. So you always keep this in check. And the last thing that I want to add to this checklist.

4. Once Your Website is Published.

Don’t you think that your work is finished. This is just the beginning now. You have do a hell lot of work, keep up the grind and stay motivated all the time.

Time will come when you will feel like not doing it, but believe me friend its the Perseverance that will pay off at the end.

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