How
My Design
Process Works
Step One: Define Objectives
This is one of
the most critical steps in the development process because every
other step hinges upon it. What is the mission for your site? What
specific tasks do you want to accomplish through your web presence?
These are just some of the questions that you need to answer before
moving ahead with the project.
Step Two: Information
Architecture
As technology
evolves, our patience dissolves. Customers or potential customers
that can't find what they're looking for on your site, or have to
blindly navigate through unnecessary information, will not stick
around for long. In the Information Architecture process, I work
with you to design a clear, logical information structure that will
determine the navigational "map" of your site.
 Step Three: User Interface Design
In this step, we
design a prototype for the overall look and feel of your site. While
developing this Graphical User Interface (GUI), my goal is to create
a distinctive look that properly reflects your corporate identity.
Step Four: Content Development
Content--the
substance of your site. Customers and potential customers won't come
to your site to see all the bells and whistles; they want
information, they want to get things done. In this step, you put
together all of the content elements that I'll need from you--your
copy, images, downloadable documents and any other files that will
be included in the site.
Step Five: Production
Now it's time to bring it all together. After
you've signed off on the look and feel of the Graphical User
Interface, I pull in all the content and construct the individual
web pages. At the end of this stage, you'll see a fully-functional
rough draft of your site that you can review through my web server.
Step Six: Quality Assurance &
Testing
This is where I
begin thorough testing of all links and navigation menus, and
closely proof every page of your site.
Step Seven: Launching Your Site
After the site
has successfully passed my testing phase and you're completely
satisfied with the results, it's time to publish your site to the
live web server. This is your official launch, but it's not the end
of my work. I offer full post-launch support including search engine
placement, ongoing content updates, and many other services to keep
your site running smoothly.
use your company name, geographical location
(if you serve a particular area), product or service name (i.e.
cabinets) and any other pertinent words people may type into Google
or Yahoo as many times as possible without being redundant.
It is okay to
look at other websites for ideas that you may want to incorporate
into the content of your website. Please do not take photos or text
from other websites for me to copy into yours. This is copyright
infringement and I will not knowingly do this. If you would like to
use photos or other content from sites such as your vendors you need
to get permission from them to do so. You probably would not like
to see another website with your photos and exact content in it! If
you need photos for your website, I have close to a million
stock photos & clipart and subscriptions to several on-line stock
photo services. There is no extra charge for the use of these in
your website. Just let me know what you need and I probably have
it!
Also see:
Why choose me for your Website Design Project?
and
About Me
I keep up to date on current website trends
and search engine optimization!
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