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What is website development?

Web development simply means the process of making a website run successfully on the internet. It can be a personal, business, educational or blog site. It may be a desktop version or a mobile version.

What are the 5 Stages of website development?

  1. Planning

What makes a good outcome is a good plan. Good planning for your website will guide each other steps to run smoothly and efficiently. In the planning phase, you have to analyze what type of website you have to develop (E-commerce, corporate, blog, etc.), who is the targeted audience of your website, how can you make your website lively and attractive, and how can you make it user-friendly. At this stage, you also decide on your graphics, layout, and design.

  1. Execution

Now it’s time to put your plan into action. The development phase is where you will practically develop your website. Website development has three main parts-content, design, and coding. Content refers to the words like titles, blogs, and headings that appear on any page of a website. The design part refers to the pictures, videos, and all other color features and textures on a website. Coding is a bit more technical and time-consuming part of the creation of a website. Coding deals with the server part. Good coding is required for the long-term working of a website.

  1. Testing

Once your plan is ready and you have executed your plan, it’s time to test the working of your website. Before giving the final go to your website you need to test its practicality. In order to prevent the risk of facing technical issues which may take more time to repair, it’s better to test the proper working of your website beforehand.

  1. Launch

After you have confirmed that your website works properly, the layout and design are as desired, now comes your final step. Launch it!

  1. Maintenance

Making a good website is as important as maintaining the proper functioning a website. Your website should rank up in the google search, content should be updated regularly, there must not be errors in loading, and no virus pops or plugin issues.

 

Web development tools

Web development tools are broadly divided into two main types- front end and back end.

Top front-end tools are:

  • Atom.
  • Sublime Text.
  • Visual Code Studio.
  • Sass.
  • Chrome DevTools.
  • HTML5 Boilerplate

 

Top backend tools are:

1. PHP

 2. Python

3. JavaScript

4. Laravel

5. Django

6. MongoDB

 

What are 3 types of web development?

Web development is divided into 3 main types:

Front-end

When you click on a website, whatever you can see on it is the front end. Thus, it is also called the user side. For example, when you click on the catalog to see the list of products on a website, products’ pictures and features that appear in each heading of the catalog are the results of front-end control.

Popular front-end languages are:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Back-end

The backend is the part of the website that a user cannot see. It is a logical part of a website that controls the proper working of the site. Thus, it is also called the server-end. A backend developer created the codes which make the flow of operations smooth. For example, if you buy something apply the voucher to get the discount and checkout. All the operations run properly because of the backend control.

Popular back-end languages are:

  • Ruby
  • Python
  • PHP

 

Full-stack

Full-stack development, as the name suggests is the development that involves both the front end and back end. Thus, a full stack developer is also responsible for the visuals as well as the logical part of the website. He has to use both the languages involved in the front-end and back-end.

How can I create a website?

it is not surprising to know that you can create your own website. Follow the steps below to create your personal or business website.

  1. Select a platform

The platform is where you can create your website. The most popular platform for creating a website is WordPress. It is easy to use and understand, thus, a great tool for beginners. Other website development software is Weebly, Wix, Squarespace, and WebFlow.

  1. Decide the name of your domain

A domain name is the name of your website. E.g. buytech75.com. In case your website is personal, then your name will be your domain. E.g. Emily.com. In case your website is a business then the name of your company will be your domain. E.g. Hertiveclothing.com.

You need to have a unique domain name that is already not in use.

  1. Choose a host

You need to choose and pay a host for the tour website so that it keeps working smoothly. The most common domains are:

  • Bluehost
  • SiteGround
  • FlyWheel
  • Kinsta
  1. Set a website

Set your website and start designing it. Firstly, you have to choose a theme for your website from the given list of themes in WordPress. You also have the option to install themes from other sites and use them.

  1. Upload your content

The basic template is ready now. Time to upload your content. In order to start your website, you must have a reasonable amount of content so that the viewer has some material to look upon. Make your HOME page, CATEGORIES, and CONTACT PAGE.

 

Make your website visually attractive by posting pictures, videos, etc. Make sure that your content is original. For E.g. the pictures that you post are your own photography.  Use high-quality pictures and videos.

Use titles and headlines that are catchy and attractive.

Use blogs to give good content to your website.

Make your content consistent and systematic.

  1. Install a plugin

A plugin is important for the optimization of your website. It ensures that your website is viewed by a huge audience. The speed of your website is also checked by it. Thus, it’s needed to keep your website running.

Best plugins for website design are:

 

  1. Earn an SSL

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is the certificate that you can earn for your website to make it user-friendly and safe for users. The personal information of the users is kept secure by SSL so it enables the users don’t hesitate to share their information like their emails and contacts.

 

Web development companies

Creating your website is hard for you to manage? If yes, don’t worry. You can contact a web development agency that can create your website.

The best Web Development agencies in the USA are:

 

Cost of making a website

The cost of a website depends on the type of website you want to create. A web developer may charge you $1000 for making a website for a small business. If you have to make a large-scale e-commerce website with more and more features, it may cost you $10,000.

While creating your website on WordPress is relatively cheap. It offers you to develop and design your website for free. The premium features on WordPress cost around $36.