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Step 2: What type of website do I need?

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Knowing what type of website you are creating is very important. Website owners are often tempted by ideas for their websites that are simply not appropriate. Knowing what type of website you are creating and understanding the implied limitations for your type of website is essential and fundamental to your website success.

Which category or type of website is yours?

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99.9% of websites fit into one of the following categories. Clearly knowing which category you are in is essential for the success of a website.



Direct website

Find out more about Direct Websites

A one or two page sales pitch. Some data collection or single item purchase.



Simple Brochure website

Find out more about Simple Brochure Websites

A website with some navigation such as about us, services, testimonials, contact us, how we can help you etc.



Complex Brochure website

Find out more about Complex Brochure Websites

A collection of brochure sites to represent several distinct services, departments, products or business units.



On-line Shop

Find out more about On-line Shops

Clearly for retailers selling a range of products in many categories. If you have only a small product range a complex brochure website may be more appropriate.



Information Portal

Find out more about Information Portal websites

For websites disseminating a large body of publicly available information. Users can still provide feedback but this is not a community.



Community Portal

Find out more about Community Portal websites

An online community allows the user to log in and communicate in a variety of ways, public with website visitors and privately with other members behind closed doors.



Web Application

Find out more about Web Application websites.

This is where the machine does the work. A web application can include both private and public information. This is for human-machine interactions, not human to human.

Completing Step 2

Decide upon the type of website you are considering. If you need help choosing your type of website try our non-definitve but useful Choosing your website type assistant.

I have understood this step and am ready for the next step.
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