The Importance of ‘Knowing Where You Are Going’

My interest in Cohen and Rosenzwig’s, Digital History, “Getting Started” is admittedly very low. The seemingly never-ending, Digital History, lost my attention on multiple occasions. However, despite my lack of interest, the “Getting Started” chapter has essential information for anyone interested in creating a history web site. Personally, the section titled, Thinking About Your Website’s Genre and Features, contained the most valuable information, knowing where you are going. It is essential for anyone who intends to develop a website to know what direction they intend to go. Of the numerous questions you have to answer prior to creating your web site are; what type of subject do you want to write about? What types of tools and features will it have? What will set it apart from other, similar web sites? Lastly, what type of audience do you want to attract?

In my opinion, knowing where you want to go with your web site is integral in making it successful.  Building a web site is similar to building a house, an architect develops building plans and blue-prints prior to building a house. He/she has a course of action in-order to be more efficient and resourceful.

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