web design process

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We design each web site specifically for each client. We need to ensure that we understand your current situation and also what you hope to achieve from your web site. At various stages in your project, we will present our ideas to you and get your comments and approval before moving on to the next stage.

initial briefing

discuss your objectives for the web design project
discuss how visitors will find the site (search engines and other sources)
discuss how the site fits with your other marketing activities
review usability and accessibility issues
review current web site (if any)
review existing corporate identity, logo, letterhead, marketing literature, colour schemes
discuss domain names
discuss web hosting and email requirements

proposal

we will produce a proposal outlining the type of site that we are proposing and the fee for the work
your signed approval is required before work commences

mockups

we generally produce mockups of at least 2 pages (e.g. home page and one other) which will show:
- web page layout
- navigation
- colour scheme and link colours
we will present these to you together with our site structure proposals, discuss them with you and incorporate your feedback in amended mockups if necessary
your signed approval is required before work continues (any subsequent changes to site structure, navigation or page layout will incur additional costs)

full development

you will supply all copy, photography, illustrations, maps and other material for the site, unless we have agreed otherwise
we will produce all the web pages
we will validate the XHTML or HTML
we will validate the CSS
we will check the accessibility of the site against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
we will test the site in a range of web browsers
we will put the site live on a private, password-protected area of the Interact site for you to review
we will discuss the site again with you and make minor amendments as agreed

go live

when you are happy with the site, we will put it live on a public web server - this can be your web server or we can offer web hosting at competitive rates if required
we will submit the site to major search engines

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