Guide to Website Design & Development

The simple way to understand Web Design and Development is perhaps to describe the process by which great websites are built.

Step 1: A great brief

The client knows their business better than anyone and manages to capture it all in an easy to understand document.

Step 2: Appropriate supplier is chosen to work on project

The client chooses a web site company with the appropriate skills to build the website.

Step 3: Effective Collaboration between Client and Supplier

The brief is developed further with the web design company’s thoughts and ideas being included into the mix. For example, Google keyword planning.

Step 4A: Initial Designs and approval

Both sides work together to come up with the perfect look for the website, both in terms of design and function.

Step 4B: Content Gathering

Running in parallel to 4A is the gathering of content. Client should be supported at this time with help, advice and content gathering tools that make the process easier and quicker. Clients who are not helped in this area often cobble together content that ends up not being ideal for visitors or search engines.

Step 5: Back end integration and then preview

The client takes a rest and waits for a preview site to be created by the development team.

Step 6: Final tidy up and launch

Last stages of collaboration to ensure the site is perfect for launch.

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