Consultation Phase
This phase is used to consider and determine the purpose of your web site and it's sections.
In order to generate an estimate, we must have a complete overview of the project and all of the components. We need to know your short and long term goals, needs and expectations. Lack of information leads to underestimating the project and dissatisfied clients.
Frequent changes can increase the scope of the project far beyond the original quote. Information can be gathered either in a meeting with you or by you completing our extensive interview questionnaire. This will allow us to create a clear design and web site story board diagram. Our proposal will outline how we will meet your requirements as given in your answers.
Presenting the proposal
A mutual non-disclosure agreement is first signed by us and you, which to summarise means agreeing to hold all Propriety Information disclosed by either party in the strictest of onfidence.The proposal can be either presented by us in person or by printed form, with a follow up version by e-mail. It will include an analysis of your objectives, the opportunities they present for consolidation/change/growth and so forth, and how our design and technical development of your web site will fulfil your stated objectives. A cost summary, recommendations and story board diagrams will follow. Agreeing the proposal Any modifications will be made to the proposal as you require. On agreement a memorandum of understanding will be presented followed by a longer contract. Once signed Web Site Development Will then begin.
Work completed so far will be presented for sign-off by you at pre-agreed stages.
Stage 1
Domain name registration and logo where appropriate, hierarchy of pages and sections, fonts and colour schemes and navigational system graphic and front page mock-up
Stage 2
A skeleton home page with navigation links to the main web site sections and a navigation scheme that will be consistent across the entire web site.
Stage 3
A complete skeleton site with working links to all pages. All pages are ready to be filled with content.
Stage 4
Add body content and check each for required navigation scheme links. Each page is spell checked and tested in appropriate web browsers. Usability tests are performed on all pages and forms.
Stage 5
Search engine submission and the all important marketing and promotion of the web site to generate visitors. Copyright owner of the site registers it with the appropriate Copyright Office.
Maintenance Cycle
After completion of web site development contract, maintenance can be undertaken as per your request.