Steps to design and develop a fully functional web apps

Define your project

• Start by defining the goal of your project. This can be showing your portfolio to the world, selling an e-book, building a blog, etc.
• Also, define your audience. Ask yourself: which is the typical user that will visit my website?
  
  

Plan out everything

• Once your project is defined, plan your content carefully. This includes text, images, videos, icons, etc.
• Brainstorm with visual hierarchy. Always focus on the mobile-first approach. Design for the content first, not the container.
• Define navigation.
• Define the site structure. You can draw a sitemap in this step if we’re talking about a bigger project.
  
  

Sketch your ideas

• Get the ideas out of your head: sketch before you design. It helps explore options and clarify the concept. Pencil and paper are great for quickly capturing ideas.
• Make as many sketches as you want, but don’t perfect them. Once you have a direction, refine details during design with markup/template/style languages.
  
  

Design and develop your website

• After sketching, start to design your website using the guidelines and tips you’ve learned.
• Use the right tools and editors. Choosing well saves a lot of time.
• Write clean, reusable code. This habit helps collaborators and future you.
  
  

It’s not done yet: optimisation

• Before launch, optimise performance (e.g., Lighthouse site speed).
• Do basic search engine optimisation (SEO) so your content can be discovered.

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