Most Web designers help you design, develop and test
your new Web site - but there's more to the process that you may need
help with. Before you even preview a site design, be sure that your
Web developer understands your goals and your target audience. Is
accessibility important to you? Who will come to your web site, and
what will they do once they're there? How will they find it? How will
you keep the information on your Web site up to date and current?
Diamond Ridge internet professionals can help you
throughout the entire process, because we understand that a
Web site isn't beneficial for your company if it doesn't achieve your
goals.
Diamond Ridge creates your Web site on our proven,
7-step methodology:
Conceptualize
Even before considering the content of your site, we discuss your goals,
your target audience, your business practices and how you expect to
maintain your site.
Design
Together we outline the content you want on your web site.
We'll suggest sites you may want to link to, and sites that you would
like to have link to you.
We'll help you select a basic structure for the site and work with you
to produce a map, or "storyboard", of the pages.
Based on these discussions, we'll provide you with a proposal.
Develop
With your approval, we'll build the pages using HTML, Javascript, CSS,
or other state-of-the-art web technologies.
We'll even provide you with an address where you can preview your pages
and watch our progress.
Test
We'll check out your site using a number of different browsers and different
computers, and ensure that it works well on the equipment that your target
audience is most likely to use.
Prepare
Once you've reviewed the site, we'll publish it to your web server or ISP.
This is a great time to double-check your URL and make sure it is correct,
and to test the pages in their production environment.
Launch
We'll help you publicize your web site, both in promotional materials that
you use for your business (business cards, letterhead, newspaper advertisements)
and via related web sites, web rings and search engines.
Maintain
You should ideally be able to make simple textual changes to your site
(business hours, addresses, phone or fax numbers, e-mail addresses, etc.)
by yourself, quickly and easily.
Working with your ISP, we'll help provide you with instructions on how
to do this.
Of course, should you feel that you need more help, we can establish an
ongoing relationship and help you keep your site current.
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