Getting Started
Here Are the Steps We Need to Get Going
What We NeedFrom You
COMPANY LOGO
PDF, EPS or high res JPEG or PNG if possible.
HOSTING CREDENTIALS
If you have an existing hosting account. We need you login and/or Cpanel username and password.
WORDPRESS LOGIN
If you have an existing WordPress site, we need your administrator login to access it.
IMAGES AND PICTURES
Current and/or new images and pictures you’d like to use on the new site. Including owner and employee pictures if needed.
CONTENT
Page content and any updated verbiage/information for the site. This includes descriptions, about us, etc.
STYLE GUIDE
Brand style guide, colors, or any specific design requirements.
FileSharing
OneDrive is a great online image/file sharing platform. This isn’t necessary for every project, but if you have more than 15-20 images for your website or if they’re too big to send through email or post on basecamp, we can use OneDrive. We can also use this to share important logins and credentials instead of sending through email. We will set up a folder for the project and will share the folder with you via email. You can upload all images and files there.
OurDesign Process
LAYOUT & DESIGN
A large and time consuming part of designing a website is in the planning and layout stage of the process. I’ll create the sitemap (Page/Menu hierarchy) of the website for approval first, then I’ll design the home page and a sub page (or more upon request) for approval.
BUILD & DEVELOP
Once the site layout and design is approved, I’ll move forward with the designing the entire site, pages and add all functionality and plugins. We’ll make sure your site looks great and functions nicely across all devices and web browsers before moving to the final step.
REVISE & OPTIMIZE
Once the site is ready for final review, you’ll be able to review each page and we can make detailed edits until the site is revised completely. We ask that you please review ALL pages to make sure all spelling, grammar, addresses and information are correct before going live.
Project Closing &Going Live
All unnecessary plugins, pages, photos, and backend files will be deleted once the site is prepared for launch. In case it ever needs to be restored, the new site will be backed up and preserved locally. When the new site becomes online, it can take up to 48 hours for some devices to recognize it. Depending on the wifi connection and their location in relation to the location of the server that hosts the website, some computers will need to be refreshed in order to view the updated site, while most computers will see it right away.
To ensure the security of your passwords, your website login information and all other credentials will be supplied to you via secure email. PLEASE SAVE ALL LOGINS FOR YOUR RECORDS AS WELL.
When everything is finished, you’ll get a link to our “Moving Forward” page, where you can get advice on how to use your new website as well as details on our Maintenance & Care Plan, which we strongly suggest for all of our clients.