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So You Have Started Your
Business (or going to) you want to have a website to
market a product or products. You have defined your objective,
know what type of audience you are after and have an idea for
what you want to accomplish. Where do you go from there?
Here is a step by step guide to creating a website for a virtual
assistant business.
Step 1 - Outline
- Take a paper out and make an outline of what you want on your
website. Don’t format farther than an outline. This will help
pre-plan the project. Look at what you came up with, move
it around, delete sections, etc. Listed below is a sample outline
that includes pages you may want to include on your website. Some
VAs don’t want a quote form, some may not want a static price
list. There are great sites on the internet that are basically
online business cards, as well as great sites with a vast amount
of information. It is up to you.
Sample Outline:
- Home Page
- What is a VA?
- How do you do your services/How a VA works
- Benefits of a hiring
- Link to Industry Articles
- List of Services(do you want a page for different services such as web design, administrative duties, event planning, etc)
- Price list/Rates
- How payments are handled
- Feedback form for quote
- Testimonials/References
- Client List
- About us
- Technology/Equipment
- Certifications
- Press Releases/Media
- Contact Information
- More information form
- Links
Step 2 - Layout -
Start thinking of your layout. The outline may have your basic
layout but there are other considerations. What elements
will you want on every page. Which areas make sense to put
on your navigation bar and which should be sub-categories.
A few highly recommended items you may want on every
page:
A Quality Logo -
Depending on your graphic abilities you may want to pay to have
one created– two resources are: The
Logo Creator
A Copyright Message - Keep your content protected.
This will usually go on every page at the bottom.
Navigational Bar - Link back and forth to all the
pages in your website.
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