How to Plan Website

Why do you need a new website?

This is an important place to start. You should ask yourself, “why do I need a website”. Make a list of reasons why you need a website and this will help to identify which type of website will be most suitable, and which features are most important to have. People have different reasons for needing a website, including but not limited to:

Advertising products and services

Displaying a portfolio

Creating a blog

Selling products online

Attracting leads via Google (and other search engines)

Launching an event

Creating an online booking calendar

The options and combinations are endless, which is why it’s a great idea to speak to an experienced web consultant who can explain your options and help you decide which direction is best.

Which content will be published?

It’s tempting to jump straight into a website build without planning your content. However, this may cause difficulties during the design and development stages of your project. By planning your website content at the beginning of your project, you will typically see a better result overall, with less difficulty along the way.

Basic website planning includes:

Creating a Sitemap showing the structure of your website

Describing the types of content that you will use

Deciding who will be writing and producing your content

Sketching your page layouts and content blocks

Who will manage the website?

Someone must be responsible for the website. In most cases, this is the website owner. With that being said, someone else may be responsible for maintaining and updating the website. It could be a staff member, an IT company (such as Katana IT) or another 3rd party webmaster. By deciding who will manage the website, you can also decide which attributes are most important and can build the website in a sustainable way to suit its users.

Give yourself a deadline date

If you need a quick, cheap website – sure, this can be achieved! If you want something more bespoke, you will need more time, so be realistic in your expectations. Consider how much work you plan to do yourself (or in-house) and how much you plan to outsource. Check that everyone involved has the capacity to meet their deadlines before you start the project.

Allocate a budget

You can build a website on just about any budget. Even with $0 you can build and host a free website using any one of the various platforms available, such as WordPress. But not everyone wants to build their own website, and this is not suitable for most businesses. We recommend talking to an experienced web consultant and being upfront about your budget, your deadline, and website requirements. They will discuss all of your options and help you get started in the right direction.

Do you need a new website?

Katana IT has a range of business website solutions ready to go. Please contact us to find out more.

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March 28, 2025

They are responsive, agile and capable

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Katana IT have been involved with managing the IT requirements for Corless Logistics for a number of years now and we have found them to be responsive and knowledgeable in their field. They have become part of our business through their open communication and friendliness with our staff. They are not a supplier that holds you at arms length. To us it is a personal connection they display that makes the difference.

What’s a project or area Katana has been able to improve your IT processes or infrastructure?

During the time that Katana IT have managed the IT requirements for Corless Logistics, we have had many project related activities that Katana IT have guided us through. New hardware roll outs to software upgrades along with advice and assistance on progressing a major IT platform change for our core business function.

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What is a project or area Katana has been able to improve your IT processes or infrastructure?

It has been necessary for us to have lots of networks connected and Katana has always been very good with connecting us up.

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What has been your experience with Katana managing your IT?

We have had a fantastic experience working with Katana IT. They really have taken the stress and the time away from any arising IT issue’s we have had.

What’s a project or area Katana has been able to improve your IT processes or infrastructure?

Katana IT resolved our issue of diminishing space on our computers by establishing a cloud network. This allowed us to work remotely, store our data safely and of course gave us ample storage space.

Whats your general thoughts on Katana IT staff?

Katana IT have done a fantastic job managing the IT aspects of our business. They are always contactable, easy to approach and their expertise is second to none.

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What has been your experience with Katana managing your IT?

In our business we don’t have time to have computers down or playing up, Katana IT give us great support and a quick response time.

What’s a project or area Katana has been able to improve your IT processes or infrastructure?

Assisted us in establishing tablets throughout our management and field teams to streamline our business processes. Helped migrate our data to the cloud so our team have always available access.

Whats your general thoughts on Katana IT staff?

Katana are a great team who keep us up to date with changing and emerging technologies, security and practical solutions while also being on hand for hardware repairs and replacements with a fast turn around time.

We can’t afford any downtime on our network and Katana have the resources to respond effectively to keep us working.

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Katana has been able to continuously improve our network

What has been your experience with Katana managing your IT?

Over a 5 year period our business grew from one site located in Campbelltown, to eight sites that stretched from Kiama and Wollongong, through to Rockdale and into Sydney. Wade had full management of it and was a trusted advisor on what was required for both upkeep and improvements.

What’s a project or area Katana has been able to improve your IT processes or infrastructure?

As can be appreciated we run an extremely complex environment both geographically and also the architecture of the network. Katana has been able to continuously improve our network, and at all times ensure that we are operational. We have just on 100 users whom are working off any number of devices and stations running diverse programmes from POS to Predictive Diallers.

Whats your general thoughts on Katana IT staff?

I can strongly recommend Wade’s performance based on his professionalism, knowledge and willingness to solve. However the most important element is his commitment to customer service.

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August 8, 2025

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We have worked closely with Katana for all our IT needs for many years. The team is reliable, trusted and knowledgeable.

We have many systems and hardware across multiple locations - nothing is ever too much trouble for the team.

Katana continues to be a valued partner as we update and invest in technologies that will support our business today and into the future.

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