7.3 Design Plan

1.	The main outcome of the design plan stage is a site plan which is a graphical model of all the pages of the site and the links between them.
2.	An example of a site map for an online bookstore is shown in Figure 7.1.

Note how boxes represent web pages and arrows between them represent links between pages.

3.	A site map is very beneficial in determining what is the content of the site and how it is distributed among the various web pages composing the site.
4.	In addition, a site map is a useful tool in defining the navigational structure of the site and ensuring its consistency and ease of use.

7.3 Design Plan

Figure 7.1: Example of a Web Site Map.