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Website Development Design Process Many clients ask: What's included in custom "Website Development"?, "How does the process work?", "What order will we go in?". This page explains the steps from start to finish and gives you an idea of what you can expect when working with us. Remember, this is just a guide, your project may have needs that are not addressed here. If you're ready to request your free, no-obligation quote give us a call (336) 788-8900. Project Phases
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Decision / Planning Phase
If you have not already done so, you will want to take some time to think about what you wish to accomplish with your new website. Determine if you will need any special functionality or interactivity with your visitors; consider the type of design style which appeals to you and then be sure to let us know.
Based on the information you provided when we meet to discuss your quote we attempt to determine your needs, what you are expecting from your website, and try to get a feel for your industry. This is why it is important for you to be as detailed as possible when meeting to discuss your quote. We may have questions for you to help clarify certain issues during the creation of your website so we will need to have access to you by phone during normal working hours.
Once we have come to an agreement on project details, timeline and price, we will prepare a website development agreement for you to review, sign and allow us to begin working on your website. (Contracts are not required for projects under $500.00.)
Just the signed service agreement, no deposit is required before we schedule a time slot for completion of your project. The full balance will be due upon project completion. Projects are typically scheduled on a “first come, first served” basis.
If needed, we will help you secure your desired domain name (pending
availability) free of charge. The domain is registered in your name
with your information and you will be the only registrant contact on
file. Graphic Design Phase
Upon receipt of your contract (if applicable), the developer in charge of your project will email you to give you their direct contact information and possibly provide a list of items which will be needed from you over the course of development. Typically you will need to let us know the navigation links you would like (such as home, about us, services, etc) and supply all text and/or product information to be included on your site. In addition, you may also supply material such as company logo, personal photos, etc, if desired. For additional fee’s we can be creative for you leaving all of the writing & picture taking to us. If you have any guide sites you would like us to refer to when designing your site or if you have any preference as to colors, style, etc please offer that information as well. For E-Commerce sites that require us to enter products for you, we will need you to supply an Excel spread sheet listing the following: Product Name, Unique Product ID Number (if any), Product Description, Options (if any – size, color, etc), Price, Approximate Weight, Number in Stock, as well as the product photos named in correspondence with the Product ID Number on the spread sheet. Ideally, all of the above information should be supplied prior to us getting started. Work will commence on your scheduled start date. The developer in charge of your project will contact you on that day to confirm that we are getting started.
We will provide three possible custom designed home page concepts
for your project. In most cases, we will be able to provide these
designs within 3-5 business days following your start date.
You can watch your project during its creation helping to mold it into the presence you desire. We establish a private directory for your new website on our testing server so that you may view the website development progress at any time. In addition, your project manager will inform you via email when extensive updates to the site have been made so you can review the most recent progress.
All projects include use of professional stock digital art and include your own images. Remember websites can only use digital computer graphics. If a client requires scanning of photography into digital art which we can be incorporated into their website, additional fees may apply. Website Development / Coding Phase
All website development programming/coding to run any special features/visitor interactivity on your website is created, completed and tested thoroughly by us. This will allow for easy maintenance and offer potential up grade ability.
Based upon our agreement and the final design you selected, we create as many static or dynamic pages as needed to complete your site.
Navigation links or drop down menus, and rollover effects, if desired, are completed.
Creation of a site map page is done which includes easy one-click access to all pages of your site.
Incorporation of your logo, photos and text content is included in all projects. Custom logo design is available for an additional fee we offer advanced photo editing services
We can incorporate CSS Stylesheets used to define font faces, styles, sizes and colors for consistency throughout the site. Gives your website a professional modern synchronized look.
We always recommend at least one contact form for your visitor’s convenience. Using a contact form, a visitor can email you directly from your website without needing to open their email program. This is especially convenient if a visitor is not using their own computer when their email program is not available. These online forms are essential when trying to receive feedback from your visitors. Testing Phase
Meta Tags, Page Titles, Page Heading, Alt Image Tags, Link Text, and Page Body Text evaluation and adjustment where needed throughout the website. At no time can we guarantee when or where the search engines will place your website within their search results or directory. Naturally over time your website will become more optimized as time progresses. Keeping your domain and services consistently up to date help.
Your website is tested on a variety of operating systems and browsers to insure proper display and functionality.
Before the website is launched, a grammar and spell check is performed to insure there are no mistakes.
A thorough check for misdirected links and missing files is performed just prior to as well as after the launch of the website.
Any email contact forms and/or programming features included in your project are tested to confirm they are functioning as required. Launch Phase
Final payment is due before we take the website live on your domain.
All necessary website files and scripts are copied to your domain and databases are setup.
After the website is live, any interactive programming and scripts are tested to verify proper function. Since the design and testing phase often occurs on a different server, it is very important to once again verify that everything is working correctly after taking the website live.
After launch and testing of the website, you are provided with a zipped archive of all website files.
When necessary, any documentation needed to use the administration functions of your website is included in PDF format.
Hand submission and automated search engine submission occurs after launching, testing and fixing any issues there may have been. Completion Phase
Minor adjustments to the website are included at no charge for up to two weeks after the website has launched (maximum of up to 3 hours labor). Minor changes include adding changing text, adding or changing photos, etc. Any major revision requests will require additional discussion and possibly incur a fee.
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Optional Addons pricing will vary. To obtain pricing, please inquire about the specific addon you wish to include. Optional Addons may be limited by what programming languages your chosen host supports. We can help when deciding to upgrade in the future.
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