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Site Mapping
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How is all the GOOLOSH that you
have come up with going to fall together.
Simple, write ideas on
note cards and shuffle them around, Yada Yada. Yeah that works great for
research papers but not well with computers.
Basically, think of the navigation
of your site and your categories, sub-categories, and their sub-categories.
Make a folder structure. Don't go too deep though. Keep similar ideas
together. Think about how you are going to tie ideas together to get from one
topic to another. Same idea of building a tree. Start with your main topic and
work you way down, connecting like ideas together.
Make a list of all the content you
are going to use on your site. Create a bulleted list if you need to. You can
create bulleted lists under other lists. This will allow you to copy and paste
ideas in different areas and help you figure out how you are going to tie all
your ideas to one mega site!
Keep everything logical. Try not
to let your bulleted list get too deep either. You will find yourself getting
lost. If you get lost, how do you think your users will feel?
Example:
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My New Site
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Photos
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References
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Next Category
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Contact
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Webmaster
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Owner
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Customer Support
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