The real name is a sitemap but we like to call it a menu tree because thats an easy way to look at it.  It is like a tree diagram of your menu links.   If you get this right it can save mucking around on your site later.

Lets go through a few examples.

Information sites

Green Garden Solutions implement gardens from design to construction, are in the 'Green' space and has a portfolio they want to show. Ok, so lets mock up a quick menu tree.

Above you can see that green garden solutions has a fairly simple site to begin with only nine pages.  You can see the menu tree (sitemap) of WebYeah's site by clicking here and although it has more pages the principal is the same.  By laying out your content you can get a better picture of what your site will contain in terms of information.

Online Store

I like to look at online stores in a different way.  Online stores have the a menu tree much like the above but then they also have a store with potentially hundreds of items in many different categories and sub categoreis.

Let say the Green Garden Solutions started to sell garden items online.  It would be a good idea to make a seperate menu tree regarding the products available for sale.   If you have an online store then write down a menu tree such as below for all your items.  Having a plan like this doesn't take long and will save you time down the track.

Pages and menus can easily be created or amended if required so don't worry about not getting it right the first time.  Businesses grow and as they grow they require additions and changes to their website, WebYeah ensures this is possible through the Content Management Systems (CMS) included in each website.