TC Websites - Website Planner Form
Step-By-Step Planner & Guide
Successful websites are built on strategy and planning; this guide will help outline your requirements and goals. Whether you're building a website for your business or your organization, you need to start with a plan. 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.
Getting Started: The Web Design Process
1.) Planning & Strategy
We start the process by having you fill out this website planner form. This form 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 will give you as much time as you need to review the planner and answer all of the questions asked. We 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 you have finished with this web planner form, we will gather the information and draw up a proposal for your approval.
3.) Agreements / Deposits
If our proposal for your website development is accepted, we will require half the full amount as a deposit. Along with an invoice, we will send you a contract. The contract will state the project amount, 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.) 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 from your business. The more information and materials with which you provide us, the quicker your project will be completed and the better the overall results.
6.) Mockup Sites and Sample Layouts
We will put together some mockup websites 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.
7.) Content
Once a final design is chosen we will start building your site. This will include placing content you have provided into each page.
8.) Scripting & Databases
If you requested any special scripting (contact / feedback forms, databases, content management, reservation systems, etc.) then we will integrate the scripting into your website.
9.) Web Site Completion and Debugging
After you have reviewed the website, and everything is in correct order, we will start by reviewing the site ourselves. We will check website load time, browser testing, resolution testing and the overall optimal performance of your site.
10.) Site goes "Live"
Your site is published for the world to see! You can now start advertising your website: tell friends, business acquaintances and publish print material with your website address.
11.) Site Optimization & Online Marketing
Your site is optimized so that we can correctly market your website. We will use the keywords and descriptions of your site that you have gave us in your planner. We will then start by submitting your website to search engines.