Starting a Web Site
Now that you have decided that you want a web site, it is a great idea to collect the following items to help you get ready to start STEP 1.
- Business plan for your company
- Any flyers or brochures
- Any letter head or logos
- Photos or company graphics
- Do you have a color scheme?
- Number of current customers
- Any information you have about current web hosting or domain names.
There is work that must be done before you will actually see any web pages. Our goal is to work together to design a web site that will help you achieve your business goals.
A Safer Company will work with you to determine how much you do and how much we do for you.
Step 1:
Domain Name - Every web site has a unique name to identify it. This is the name that your customers will type into their browser to see your web site. For example: asafercompany.com is the domain name for this company. General guidelines are that .COM be used primarily for commercial businesses, .NET for network related organizations and .ORG for nonprofit groups.
- We can help you find and register a domain name.
- Transfer an existing domain Name.
Step 2:
Web Hosting - Web Hosting or Internet Service Provider (ISP) is where a web site actually resides. Most web hosting services also provides email addresses. For example: tsmith@yourcompany.com.
- We can provide Web Hosting for you.
- We can work with your current Web Hosting
- Do you want email addresses with your domain name? For example: tsmith@yourcompany.com
Step 3:
Analyzing Your Web Needs - Once you have gathered your company information, it is time to start analyzing your web site needs and preferences. The analysis process is where we work together and make an outline of what you want you want on your web site we will have a plan for your web site. This plan will be used to design and build your web site It will also be used to allow us to provide you with accurate estimate of our service.
- Please answer these questions:
- Summary of your business
- How do you get your customers?
- How do you communicate with them?
- What is the purpose of your web site?
- Do you want it to be for informational purposes only
- Do you want to collect information from people who go to your web site?
- Do you want to sell your products on your web site?
- If so , does your product change often?
- Who are your customers? Do you have several types of customers?
- Who is your target audience for your web site
- What information do you want to provide to your customers through your web site?
- When do you want your web site ready?
- Who will maintain your Webster?
- Find 5 - 10 web sites that you like, print them and make the things that you like as well as dislike.
- Do you want A Safer Company to design your web site?
- Do you want to be able to update curtain pages of our web site?
Step 4:
The Plan comes from the information gathered during the analysis phase. The plan will document the following:
- The number of pages for your web site
- The purpose and function of each page
- The target audience for each page
- The navigation for the web site
- The number of templates
- The information that you will need to supply for each page
- The cost of the web site
- An estimate of the amount of time it will take to develop your web site
Once we have your approval and deposit your web site will be started.
Step 5:
Designing Your web Site - Once we have your approval of the plan for your web site, we are ready to start the design. This is when we discuss how your web site will look based on your plan. We will create an image for you to see how your web site will look. You will be asked to change or approve the design of your web site
- Color preferences Pick Browser Safe Colors
- Logo
- Photos
- Navigation
Lorem Ipsum verbiage will be used in your template. This is Latin dummy text which was originally used in the 1500's.
Upon your approval a template will be developed and each page will be created using this template. The design of this template will be used throughout the site to brand your web site presence.
You will be notified when your first page of your web site is ready for your review, test and approval. Once you approve it, the remainder pages will be developed.
Testing the Web Site
The web site will be tested thoroughly before it is sent to you. Your web site will be tested for :
- spelling
- broken links
- validated through W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
You will be asked to test your web site. Any errors that you find will be fixed for one month from the date that you were notified about the fix.
You will receive an invoice one week after the web site is approved.
