• Design – specifying different features of the site that will fulfill the requirements of the users and the business.. identified during analysis.[r]
Trang 1Creating & Building the Web Site
Week 8
Trang 3Summary of Process of Web Site Development
Registerdomain name
Select ISPAnalyze and
design contentDevelop contentTest, review andrevise content
Maintainsite
Trang 4Planning Web Site Development
Trang 5Web Site Prototyping
• Analysis – understanding the requirements of the audience of the site and the requirements of the business, defined by business and marketing strategy
• Design – specifying different features of the site that will fulfill the requirements of the users and the business
identified during analysis
• Development – creation of the web pages and the dynamic content of the web site
• Testing and review – structured checks are conducted to ensure that different aspects of the site meet the original
Trang 6Four Stages of Web Site Prototyping
DevelopmentTesting &
DesignStart
Trang 7• The iterative approach is intended to be rapid, and a site can be produced in a period of months or
weeks
Trang 8Initiation of the Web Site Project
• Aims and objectives of the web site are reviewed to ensure:
– There is management and staff commitment to the project– Objectives are clearly defined
– The costs and benefits are reviewed in order that the appropriate amount of investment in the site occurs– The project will follow a structured path, with clearly
identified responsibilities for different aspects such as project management, analysis, promotion and maintenance
– The implementation phase will ensure that important aspects of the project such as testing and promotion are not skimped
Trang 9Domain Name Registration
• Register the domain name as early as possible• Register multiple domain names
• Use the potential of non-company brand names to help promote a product
• Avoid sitting your site on an ISP server that uses the name of the ISP such as:
www.<isp_name>.com.lb/>company_name>
Trang 10Who is Involved in a Web site Project
• Site sponsors• Site owner
• Project manager• Site design
• Content developer• Webmaster
• Stakeholders
Trang 11Analysis for Web Site Development
• What are the key audiences for the site• What should the content of site be
• Which customer service capabilities will we provide for customers
• How will the site be structured
• How will navigation around the site occur
Trang 12Methods of Finding Customer Needs
• Interviews with marketing staff• Questionnaire to companies
• Informal interview with key accounts• Focus groups
• Reviewing competitors’ web sites
Trang 13Ten Key reasons for Returning to Site
Reason to returnPercentage of respondents1 High quality content75
2 Ease of use663 Quick to download584 Updated frequently545 Coupons and incentives146 Favorite brands137 Cutting-edge technology12
9 Purchasing capabilities1110 Customizable content10
Trang 14Designing Web Site Content
Up to date
TimelyEasy to find
Trang 15Developing Customer Oriented Content
• Familiarity of the customer with a product/company
• Familiarity of the customer with the Internet• Familiarity of a customer with a company
web site
• Stage of the customer in the buying process• Type of customer
Trang 16Information Cues
• Performance (what does the product do?)
• Components/content (what is the product made up of?)
• Price/value
• Implicit comparison• Availability
• Quality
• Special offers
• Explicit comparisons
Trang 17Site Structure
• Decided early in the development stage
• Storyboarding used to develop site structure• Map or diagram site structure
• Links should be available to move from one branch to another
• Ease of moving is dependent on the menu options available.
Trang 18Web Site Map
C o rp o ra te
T o o lsS e rv ic eT e s tim o n ia lsP u rc h a s eS M EIn d iv id u a l
P ro d u c tsA b o u t u sC u s to m e r s e rv ic e
T ra d e p re s sP u b licN e w s
V a c a n c ie sB e n ifitsR e c ru itm e n tH o m e p a g e
Trang 19Site Navigation
• Navigation describes how easy it is to find move between different information on a web site It is governed by menu
arrangements, site structure and the layout of individual pages
• Flow describes how easy it is for users of a site to move between the different pages of
Trang 20Navigation Aspects
• Consistency – one consistent user interface• Simplicity – limited number of options
(max three levels of menu)
• Context – use of signposts to indicate to users where they located within the site (reassuring users that they are not lost)
Trang 21Menu Options
• Test menus, buttons or images• Rollovers
• Positioning• Frames
• Number of levels• Number of options
Trang 22Graphic Design – Constraints
• The speed of downloading graphics
• The screen resolutions of the computer• The number of colors on screen
• The type of web browser used
Trang 23Furthermore the site should be consistent with offline brand of web site and
appropriate to different audiences in different countries – Brand identity and
Localization are very important
Trang 24Measuring Service Quality
• Reliability – the ability to perform the service dependably and accurately
• Responsiveness – a willingness to help customers and provide prompt service
• Assurance – the knowledge and courtesy of employees and their ability to convey trust and confidence
• Tangibles – the physical appearance of facilities and communications
• Empathy – providing caring, individualized attention
Trang 25Site Promotion
• Online promotion• Offline promotion
• Integrating online and offline techniques
Trang 26Success Factors in Developing Web Sites
• Management support necessary to promote project across company
• Clearly defined strategy and objectives
• Strong project management to ensure targets are achieved through effective planning and resourcing of the project• Good skills and experience amongst developers of the
• Co-operation amongst different parts of the business involved in the project and integration of information systems from different areas.
Trang 27Reasons for failure
• Lack of real executive support
• A failure to identify the business goals of systems• A lack of communication between marketing and
IT departments
• Limited technical knowledge of developers of the system, either in-house or third-party companies• Lack of integration between the e-commerce
system and other systems