Once you have decided to have a website, the first step to accomplishing that goal is to plan the message you want to convey. Our Website Planner simplifies this process for you. If you are considering using Project Complete as your website designer, please fill out our quote request form or contact us and we will email you our planner. This planner will take your planning to new levels from the beginning to the end. We wrote this planner for you, our clients, because successful websites are built on strategy and planning. An effective plan starts with quality information, and to get quality information you need the right questions. Use this planner to help nail down your website goals and collect the materials necessary for web development.

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Website Design Steps

1. Planning and Strategy

   
   We start the process by filling out the Website Planner. This document gathers information about your company, services, audience, purpose, site goals and more. This planner will also give you a full outlook of how you see your website, and how we find out your objectives and goals for your project. We also use this information to help us deliver an accurate quote. This will also help us in the future if you decide to accept our proposal.

2. Website Design Proposal

   
   After we have finished with the Website Planner, we will gather the information and draw up a proposal for your approval.

3. Agreements and Deposits

   
   If our proposal for your website development is accepted, we will require one third the full amount as a deposit. Along with an invoice, we will send you a contract. The contract will state the total project cost, terms and agreement, and other miscellaneous items.

4. Domain Name Registration

   
   If you have chosen a domain name to register for your website, we will register it at this time.

5. Website Hosting

   
   At this time we also need to obtain website hosting. You can either use our hosting service (preferred) or obtain your own hosting plan from a third party. If you obtain your own hosting plan, it will need to meet a specific set of requirements that we will provide for you. You will also be responsible for resolving any problems that might arise on the web host.

6. Collecting Your Materials

   
   Now is the time to start collecting materials for your website. Anything that you can provide to help us design your website will help. This includes, but is not limited to, brochures, business cards, and photos of your business. If you’re selling products, we will probably need photos, product weight, and cost. The more information and materials you provide, the quicker your project will be completed and the better the overall results.

7. Mockup Sites and Sample Layouts

   
   We will put together a mock up website and designs for your company to critique and discuss. If you have requested a logo design, this usually comes before anything else. 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 welcome at any time.

8. Working with Materials

   
   Resizing photos, photo optimization, color sampling (for those who want to match a corporate color to their site design), product weight and pictures, and similar tasks are all done during this phase of the web design process.

9. Establishing Website Design

   
   Based on your feedback and approval of a mockup site and your planner content, a design is established and used for your website. It is at this point that the second third of the total website cost is due.

10. Content

    
    Starting with your home page, we will start building your website. After the home page is completed and approved, we will move on and start placing content into other pages of your website.

11. Web Site Completion (Site goes Live)

    
    At this point, your site is published for the world to see! You can now start advertising your website, tell friends and business acquaintances, and publish print material with your website address. This is when the third and final payment of  the total cost is due.

12. Initial Website Maintenance

    
    You will receive free minor website maintenance for the first 30 days after the website goes live, including updating links and making minor changes to a sentence or paragraph. This does not include drastic maintenance such as removing nearly all the text from a page and replacing it with new text.

13. Search Engine Foundation (optional)

    
    Our Search Engine Foundation Service will ensure that your website is search engine friendly. As the name implies, this service sets the foundation for effective SEO and is a critical first step in a sequence of steps that are necessary to achieve true search engine supremacy. We will then submit your website to Google. Please note that this is an optional, but recommended, service.

14. Search Engine Optimization (optional)

    
    If being at the top of a search engine's results list is vitally important to the success of your business, Project Complete will recommend a reputable company that will ensure your success. Our partner company has had phenomenal success placing companies on the very top of search engine result lists.

15. Website Maintenance (optional)

    
    Keeping website content fresh and updated is key to maintaining an effective, and customer-driven web presence. We can customize a maintenance plan designed to meet your unique needs and minimize your on-going maintenance cost.