What do you want visitors to gain from visiting your website? Do you seek to disseminate information? Are you looking to interact with your audience? Are you seeking to build a following or support? All of these questions are launching points for the thought process that goes into planning a website. Before you embark on creating a website, it is essential to have a plan in mind. To guide you in the planning process, please feel free to complete a short form that will help you outline your thoughts. Additionally, for those who are more visual thinkers below is an example of how a website can be planned graphically using the traditional pen and paper method (graphic shown is the planning map that was used to create this site!).