Building my first homepage "Using Word Press"

The Home Page

Two things which were important when making the home page where an image of the band, the bands name, which has to stand out, and easy access to anything that the pages visitor might want to know or see. So i added links to the most relevant information, and a side bar and lower header which contains links to social media, and the ability to share the site.

On the home page is also immediate notifications about the band, like the new album release, and other news that the fans might want to know.

Unlike the bands official page, this one is designed to appeal to the new or potential audience, rather than  an existing one...

About

To Taylor for a new audience, i added an about page containing information about the bands history, the band members, and a little about their backgrounds, so the new fans get to know their band a little better. Almost like a mini biography if you will...

I also added links to music download websites, so that they can listen to the new songs, and a YouTube link to the bands Vevo page on YouTube...

Members Area

This came to me as another way the Foo Fighter could earn money, why just give away content when you can make the super-fans pay for it? You may have noticed that images of the band are persistent throughout the relevant pages. In this case, it is so the fans keep in mind who they are paying to see exclusive content of, their favourite band. Ive also given the intensive of having potential Prize winners, i haven't specified what those prizes might be, but the audience will use their imagination and think "Free T-Shirt", "I might get to meet the Band" and so on, and this will make them want to pay the money to be a member. Another Source of Revenue

 Shop

 Another source of revenue, because fans love merchandise, and will pay £14.99 for a T-shirt...

The page also includes OUT OF STOCK products , as a nice touch of realism. This links on the immediate web page, as it would make sense for fans to have easy access to this kind of stuff.


Tour Dates

Finally, tour dates, another feature that should be easy access, if you click on the date, then the link will take you too a page where you can buy the ticket for the show, which is external to this page. The Tour date go from jun 19th, all the say to September, and if were to be constantly run, would be updated every time a tour date passed. However i wont say if the date is sold out, because the fans may be drawn to other features of the website.