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Getting
Started - The Web Design Process
1) What
are your needs?
We start the process by having you fill out our quote
form located here. This form gathers information about your company,
services, audience, purpose, site goals and more. We use this information
to help us deliver an accurate quote. 2)
About Quotes, Proposals and Estimates
Once your information is evaluated we will send
you a soft proposal - a basic outline of the work we see that needs
to be done with all associated costs. If you agree with the soft proposal
we will then send you a formal proposal requiring a signature. We require
that our terms and agreement form by signed
and faxed back at this time too. Proposals are formulated
by considering all the work involved as well as the complexity of that
work. The complexity of your project is directly related to the time
it will take for us to formulate a quote, so please take into consideration
that this may take us a day or two. Every project is different and
different
projects may take longer to analyze for a quote.
- Once an estimate is delivered, all add on services/work,
redesign on any level and "after thoughts" are considered
additional work and will be billed accordingly.
- Quotes are valid for
30 days.
3) We have
an agreement? Let's start designing!
You agree, Keli E agrees and paperwork is signed and faxed to us. We
then start the actual design process. If you do not understand the smallest
of points at this step PLEASE ASK FOR CLARIFICATION! Miscommunication
and false expectations do NOT move the design process forward in a
productive
manner. At ANY time please contact
Keli E about any concerns, questions or comments you have about
your project. 4) Collecting Your Materials
Text, print, copy, brochures, products,
pictures, product weight & cost... we need it ALL to get your
site going. The more you provide us with the better.
5) Mockup Sites and Sample Layouts
The fun part - Keli E puts together some mock Web sites for your company
to critique and discuss. At this point we're trying to narrow down exactly
what you're looking for in terms of design and layout. Your feedback
is essential in the Web design process and is welcomed at any time.
6)
Site Architecture
Navigation is one of the most important parts of your site. Site architecture
is established at this point to insure your visitors don't get lost
on your site. We use text links, graphic menus and buttons with rollovers
to accomplish this.
7) Working with Materials
Resizing photos, photo optimization,
color sampling (for people who want to match a corporate color to their
site design), product
weight & pictures and similar tasks are all done during this phase
of the Web design process.
8) Establishing
Project Design / Look & Feel
Based on your feedback from the mockup site(s) a design is established
and used for your Web site.
9) Establishing Layout Of Site
Based on your feedback from the mockup
site(s) a layout is established and is applied to your Web site.
10) Home Page First
Starting with your home page, the main page, we start building
your Web site. After this part is completed and approved we move
on. If you
have requested your site be optimized for the search engines, it
will be started at this time.
11) Sub Pages Second
The sub-pages (based upon layout and
design from 7, 8 & 9) are
now worked on until completion. Forms, Flash, CGI, Java are now added
to
your site at this time.
12) Web Site Completion and Debugging
Keli E has over 700 professional Web designers from around the world
look at your site. All these designers have different browsers, computers
and connections - the only way to test your site for optimal performance
is to have a wide sample of testers with various set ups.
13) Site goes "Live"
Your site is published for the world to see! You can now start advertising
your site, telling friends, business acquaintances and publish print
material. 14) Search
Engine Submission (if this
was ordered)
Keli E shows you how to submit your site to search engines, a VERY easy
process, or we do it for you - your call. Please view our search engine
area here to start learning.
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