Every website I create follows the same general process from consultation to finished site. Knowing what to expect throughout the process can ensure a shorter time from concept to production, and a better overall experience for everyone involved.
- Consultation We’ll set up a meeting to discuss the scope of your new/re-designed site.Items to cover include:
- a. Site purpose(What’s it for? Who is the target market?).
- b. Site theme(Corporate, Modern, Nature, Grunge, generally defined by the site’s purpose).
- c. Budget(including site creation, maintenance, and any marketing costs).
- d. Site Content(who’s creating it, what’s needed: copy, pictures, logos, video, etc).
Once the scope of the project is established, a general timeline to completion is established, and I will give a bid estimate, and define the deposit necessary to begin the project. I also give you a list of the content needed from you to complete the site.
- Design Mock-up and Approval Within a couple of days of the project beginning, I will present a design mock-up for your review. Once any revisions are made, I re-submit the design for your final approval.
- Client Content Submission This step should run concurrently with phase 2. During this phase you, the client, collect all the content requested, and deliver them to me.
- Site Creation on Test Server Once 100% of the content is provided and the design is approved, then everything is ready to begin building the actual site. From this point the average site can be finished within 7 business days. Obviously this can vary based on workload, or site scope. Naturally, I can present a more accurate, project specific timeframe during the consultation phase.
- Final Approval The site is completed and ready for you to review, and approve. Changes are minimal at this point, since all the content and design have already been approved.
- Final Payment Now that the site is finished, we explore the favorite color of every designer: green!
- Site Goes Live! The site is moved from the testing server to a production server, and the project is completed to the satisfaction of everyone involved.