What is the process?

Jul-23, 2009

Creating a new website or redesigning an existing site is really pretty straight forward.  I can help you through the process, but here's the overall process we'll follow. 

1. Make a plan - Write down your goals, objectives, budget, schedule and who's going to do what.
2. Determine what you need - Write down the needs of your business or organization, your clients or customers needs and the functions your site should provide.  Prioritize your needs/wants.  Map it to your business and customer goals.
3. Define Content - Develop all the content that will be provided on the site.  Identify current and future content needs.  Map it to your business and customer goals. 
4. Functional design - Determine how your site should be organized, how each function or service should work for your customers and how you want to manage your site.
5. Visual design - Decide on the style of the site, layout, colors, fonts, graphics, language, and interaction with your clients.  Review visual drafts.
6. Put it all together - Build the site, review the first prototype, identify minor change/adjustments, test functions & interactions.
7. Monitor the new site - Review usage statistics, traffic patterns, customer feedback, identify any needed updates.

Behind the scenes, Terry Barth Design will ensure:

• Search engines can see your information
• Your site looks good in all browsers
• The site is well organized
• Your site follows standard usability conventions
• The site navigation is intuitive
• The code is industry compliant