How do you start to build a website?

Question

So ,how do you start to build a website? Do you write something like documentation or you keep in mind what are you going to do? From where you start to build it? From the login system or you leave it last?

Answer 1

I get a designer to sketch the site. Then from the scetchs and discussions with the customer I start to write tests. I then use these tests to drive the development. It's called Test Driven Development. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development