Web Ready

When creating a website, there are many important detailed steps that should be followed.  The most important step however, is making sure that you are selling as much of yourself in that created space as possible.  Make sure to keep your space neat and organized, otherwise you will find yourself struggling.  When adding photos that you choose to display on your website, add photos that will grab your viewers' interest.  It will make it very strenuous for your audience to simply just exit out of your page, without reading more of what you have created.  As many people may notice, your page should scream your name.

There are many mini projects that you must complete before developing your website, helping to guide your sense of direction in how you want to display yourself.  When providing viewers with work that you have already constructed, you want to make sure that everything is edited to look and act professional.  When providing social media links on your website, be sure that all of your social media outlets are business professional

When any kind of social media is tied in with your website, not only should it be considered business professional but it should carry purpose.  In a way you are promoting yourself.  For example, if you are trying to start a business and gain recognition from new clients, you want to make sure that the website for your business has all information on hand and ready to go, at just a click of a button.  You want to make it easy for any viewers that visit your site or any form of social media, to navigate through and find information that they are interested in finding.  

When creating any kind of profile for yourself on social media, be sure to keep things interesting.  You don't want your design or layout to be similar to other brands, which would be considered a violation of copyright law.  You want something that you can call your own.  Another important rule of thumb that you should follow as well, is keeping all of your networks organized and updated at all times.   

While choosing photos to add to your site, make sure to run them through PhotoShop and do all of the edits that are necessary to make each one look more efficient.  When looking at any photo, both shadows and highlights should be present, making each picture look sharper and clearer.  Once your photos are edited, it's mandatory to link your photo icons to their original PDF and set your target to "new," so that it opens in a new browser.

The very beginning steps of creating a website can be confusing or chaotic at times.  If you delete any sections of the source code, you will be at a loss and it may take you hours to fix on your own.  If you do not understand how to do something, ask a professional or somebody that has experience in creating a site.   

Do not be afraid to create a site if you're new to this altogether.  Do not be afraid to dig deep and get your hands dirty.  Gain new experience and stick with creating your "future you."