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Targeting your audience is a very important element of focusing your web site. The main criteria for your audience will be geographical location and type (demographics?).

Geographical is easy, will your main audience be local , regional, national, global, or a combination of these?

The types of audiences are very diverse and could be broken down by various criteria. Here are a few examples:

Gender / Age - male, female, kids, seniors, ?
Walk of Life - consumers, business people, students, ?
Industry - specific groups such as all web designers, florists, ?
Market Segment - people who want to buy books or ?
Internet Habits - casual surfers, online shoppers, researchers, ?

That takes care of the who, what and why of your web site. Before moving on to where your site will be it is important to decide whether or not you want your own virtual domain ...

Browsers, plug-ins, e-mail, newsgroups, providers, hosts, your own Web site

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Planning Your Web Site

Identifying your Site's Focus
Targeting your Audience
Virtual Domain or Not?
Choosing a Host
Do-It-Yourself or Web Designer Sites you Like and Dislike
Design and Colour
Structure and Navigation
Gathering the Elements
Search Engine Optimization
Putting it All Together
Uploading and FTP
Getting the Word Out
Keep it Up to Date

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