What is the process for designing a website?

Here is an outline of how our website design process works:

Phase One - preparing cost estimate

1. You write a description of all of the initial website functionality you want.
2. You select from either our portfolio or from the internet the elements of page layout and style that you want incorporated in your website and outline them to us in an email.
3. We provide you with a cost estimate to build the style and layout of website design you specified, including the functionality requirements.

Phase Two - building the site

1. Upon acceptance of our proposal including a signed website design agreement and partial down payment, we begin the design phase.
2. We prepare a mockup of the home page including your logo, navigation and relevant images and text for your review.
3. You review and comment on the mockup and we go back and forth making changes until you are satisfied with the final home page design.
4. We create inside web pages based on the home page, perhaps with different column configurations and navigation layouts depending on your original specification.
5. We build the site including all pages, navigational links and a site map.
6. We install all text supplied by you and install any page specific images you may choose.
7. We test all links and forms on the website to insure correct functionality.
8. You test the site for functionality and provide us feedback regarding any changes or corrections needed.
9. We make the website live on the internet.

Phase Three - website search engine optimization and promotion to increase traffic and improve rankings for relevant search phrases

1. We discuss and define the 1st tier search phrases which are important for your target market, 2nd tier and third tier. You prioritize the terms for us. We can assist in preparing a base list and gauging the traffic that each search phrase may potentially generate.
2. We perform on page search engine optimization to each and every page of the website to focus each page on up to three relevant search phrases.
3. We create an account for your website on Google's Webmaster Tools and Google Analytics.
4. We submit your website to relevant internet directories.
5. We submit your website to other relevant websites for potential link exchanges.
6. We monitor Google Analytics reports reports and Google webmaster tools reports each month and adjust our link building campaign as results are achieved for each of the pre defined search phrases.

The preceding is intended to be an example of the services we may provide and the steps that may be required to design and develop your website project. In some cases not all steps may be required and in others additional steps may be needed.