What is the process?
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.
Make a plan - Write down your goals, objectives, budget, schedule and who's going to do what.
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.
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.
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.
Visual design - Decide on the style of the site, layout, colors, fonts, graphics, language, and interaction with your clients. Review visual drafts.
Put it all together - Build the site, review the first prototype, identify minor change/adjustments, test functions & interactions.
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
- Your site can be accessed by people with disabilities