This
following is an overview of our SiteBuilder web design process.
Initial Consultation/Pre Service Agreement:
1. Discuss customers business goals and objectives for the
website.
2. Receive requirements document/email from customer.
3. Review requirement document and contact customer with any
questions or concerns.
4. If, no requirement document is provided, we offer an
option to work with the customer on a consulting basis to development
one. The requirements document is absolutely necessary when developing a
custom application.
5. The most basic of requirements would be,
Navigation structure, Links to sites you like, explanation of what you do or
don't like about the site.
6. Once site requirements are submitted and approved, we
prepare and submit our proposal to the customer.
7. Customer accepts or rejects the proposal
Service Agreement
1. If the proposal is accepted, we fax over the service
agreement.
2. Service agreement needs to be signed and faxed back to us.
3. We Typically require half of the payment for the web site
as Initial payment. The final payment is due upon completion or on a
specified date. However, for smaller sites we require payment in full up
front. We accept checks or major credit
cards (except Discover) as payment. Payment may be made securely through
our online form.
Design Specs (look and feel):
1. We will need your logo in electronic format (no
scans). The preferred format is Photoshop .PSD or high quality .GIF or
.JPG
2. We typically base the color scheme of the site on the logo
colors. However, this is subjective and we can base it on complementary
colors or colors of your choosing.
3. We ask that you send us 4 or 5 sites that you like and
tell us why. You may like the colors on one, the layout on the other, the
ease of navigation of another and so on. This gives us an idea of the
style that you like. Another option is to just have us design it to one
of our industry leading, professional specifications.
4. Once we get a good idea of what you are looking for in the
design, we start on the integration into the SiteBuilder CMS.
5. At this point, we need to activate
your SiteBuilder Hosting Account. We
will need a credit card for this.
5. We publish the online for you to review. Note: Site will be online but not mapped to your domain
name at this point.
6. At this time, the customer either approves the design or
asks for revisions. All revisions to the design must be made at the comp
stage. Otherwise, the customer will incur additional charges.
7. Once the design is approved, we complete the site.
Content integration
1. Once the design is approved, the customer must send us the
content for all the pages of the site that are under development.
2. Content development includes written copy and images that
you may want to go on specific pages. We recommend stock images unless
you have a professional photographer. We have resources that we can
recommend for stock images. The sooner
you can get this to us the better.
3. When the page copy is completed, the customer should
specify where the content is to be integrated. All copy needs to be sent
to us in electronic format such a Microsoft Word .DOC format. Images can
be sent in .JPG format.
4. When we receive ALL of the content, we start on the
content integration.
Web Space (Hosting):
1. You will be hosted on our SiteBuilder Server which is an
integrated Content Management System
2. For plan details, prices and options please see our Plan Detail page.
Testing and Live deployment:
We make every effort to make sure you have adequate time to review all aspects
of your site. After you review and
approve the site, we map it to your domain.
At this point, we turn the site over to you.
Maintenance:
Since SiteBuilder is
built on a content management system, It is easy for you to go in and edit the
site yourself. If you do not have the
time or inclination, we offer several maintenance options.
Options include a Retainer based plan and an hourly based plan. The
retainer based plan can be customized to your needs specific needs.
Contact us for rates.
