By Tim Knox

What Is My Website's Purpose

Give an extra bit of thought to this question before writing down your answer because what you say here will determine the initial direction your website building process takes. However, to avoid over-analyzing the question, keep your final answer brief and to the point. Try synopsizing the purpose of your website in a sentence or to, keep it to 25 words or less. Imagine you're writing a blurb for TV Guide.

"The purpose of my website is to sell my used truck tires to people around the world."

"The purpose of my website is to sell my artwork online."

"The purpose of my website will be to have a convenient online brochure that I can refer people to when I don't have any business cards."

Define your website's purpose early on and adjust it later, if necessary.

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Tim Knox is an Internet designer, developer, author and teacher. He is the Creative Director of Digital Graphiti. In a prior life, Tim was an award-winning humor columnist and cartoonist. His current writing projects include a book on web development for SAM's Publishing.