Web Design Process

Setp1: Client preparation

• Purpose / objective of your site
• Your marketing goals
• Your target customers
• Look at your existing Corporate ID(Graphic's). Do you want your web site to reflect the current CorporateID or does it need to be modernized?
• Create a short list of other web sites thatyou like the look and feel off
1. ColourScheme
2. Navigationstructure
3. Use ofimages
• Decide number of pages your web site shouldhave (have a look at other web sites of companies in your industry forideas and reference)
• Develop the copy / content for each page.(preferably in Microsoft Word or similar word processing document)
• Contact details that will include on yoursite
• Collect all images to be used on the site,including company logo and anything to be scanned
• Key words can be used to clarify yourbusiness in search engine listings
• Web links that will include on your site
• Collect all your advertising materials forreferencing
• Put down few of preferred domain names, CLJ Design will check their availability foryou

Step2: Briefing CLJ Design Team

We need a through understanding of your business, your corporate image and web design objectives. Your prepared material will be reviewed and discuss with you together.

Step3: Initial development

Home Page designed, navigation is planned, and client critiques initial design. Your images are scanned, manipulated and optimised for web use.

Step4: Complete development

Web site is totally developed. If you have requested changes, our designers will alter the Home Page design or layout. Now we can get serious about building the rest of your site. The file structure for the site is set up. Using design principals and experiences, we meticulously arrange and compose graphics and text, while designing all pages. Meta data is added to the pages to improve its "Search Engine" ranking.

Step5: Testing

The site is tested to make sure everything is working perfectly. (IE: links forms, etc) We thoroughly test the site to make sure that all links, graphics, animations and forms are working. Ensure that the web site displays properly in all browsers, check download times are short and that all spelling is correct.

Step6: Client reviewing and minor changes

Client checks final product. Here's were you get to see what your total web site looks like, you review it and make sure that it is perfect. Usually, there would be few minor changes that you would like to make.

Step7: Upload your web site onto internet

When we have completed the changes that you requested and re-tested the site, your Web site is uploaded to the Internet. Depending on what web design package you have requested we submit your site for listing with the major search engines.

Step8: Maintenance

A Web site is not static and will always need to be updated to remain fresh and relevant.

CLJ Design offers excellent site management service with very competitive price. There is no need to employ a full-time webmaster and no worry about how to make subtle changes and updates to your site.

We will be there all the way to offer help and advice.