What's involved in building a website

Web development services include:

• Concept and planning
• Interface design
• Database design and deployment
• Graphics processing and creation
• Site structure and usability
• Static and dynamic page/site creation
• Cross browser compatibility issues
• E-Commerce and online security
• Client consultation
• Application delivery

A typical Web site development project proceeds in six phases:

Research
Strategy Development and Planning
Design Development
Implementation
Installation
Follow-up

Each phase has specific tasks assigned to it to ensure an orderly, timely and effective product.

Research is the key to creating a successful online presence. We will examine the existing resources available locally, nationally and internationally to ensure that your online presence is a valuable enhancement to the Internet community and achieves your own objectives.

Strategy Development and Planning is essential to establishing emphasis and goals for the project. Schedules and budgets are refined and basic site architecture is established. Essential resources are defined. If required, your domain name is registered and hosting for the site is set up.

Design Development is the process of exploring viable visual solutions compatible with the goals of the project and the client. Through innovation and refinement a solution is developed and established. Our goal is to provide ease of navigation, clarity of design and information displayed while allowing for future development and integration with other resources.

Implementation is the process of bringing full functionality to the established design and site architecture. Visual elements are optimized and final text is established. The site is assembled with appropriate programming and thoroughly tested to work with all the major browsers. We review the content to ensure accuracy of the information.

Installation is complete when the Web site is fully functional and accessible on the Internet at the address specified. Client is trained where necessary.

Follow-up services are essential to drive Web traffic to any new Web site. The new site is registered with the major search engines. We also provide, on request, a detailed report of the number of visitors to the Web site as well as many other statistics. Monitoring and maintenance is ongoing as needed.

Summary
The result of this process will be a fine, custom-designed, communications tool that directly addresses the goals outlined at the beginning of this process.

Additional Products and Services
These applications will provide added functionality to your Web site. We have separated them into add-on components so that you can choose which ones you would like us to develop for your website. Each application can be custom designed to fit your exact needs.

Email Newsletter
Using Email newsletters is an effective way to deliver timely information to your members. For members who don’t surf the Web frequently, this provides them the convenience of up-to-date information delivered to their Email inbox. The newsletters can be provided in text and/or HTML formats. Subscribers can subscribe and unsubscribe themselves. The newsletter application includes an online administration area to manage and import subscriber lists, create and send newsletters, and manage archived newsletters. We can also develop the newsletters for you or handle the sending of newsletters you provide. If you wish to manage the newsletter application yourself, we can provide the training.

Calendaring System
We have developed calendaring systems for many of our clients that allow them to update event information online. This could be used to post project events or meeting schedules. The client is provided with a password-protected login area and easy to use forms to edit event information. No knowledge of HTML or programming is required.

News Management
Keeping a Web site current and fresh requires new content on a regular basis. Our news management system simplifies the process of adding the latest information for your visitors. You can specify the date a news item will appear on your Web site. Old news will also be removed on the date you specify. The client is provided with a password-protected login area and easy-to-use forms to edit news items. No knowledge of HTML or programming is required.

Banner Ad Rotation
Automatically rotate banner ads of sponsors or businesses anywhere on your Web site. This application includes a password-protected administration page where you can view the total clicks of each banner, upload banner images and insert new and update existing banners.

Surveys or Polls
If you ever need to poll your visitors on any issue, collect visitor profiles or need a more extensive survey, then a survey or poll application provides a convenient way for people to submit the information and for your organization to collect and interpret the results.

Link Management
If you are maintaining a large list of external links to other Web sites, a link management application can simplify the process of adding or editing links to these resources. The client is provided with a password-protected login area and easy to use forms to edit link information. No knowledge of HTML or programming is required.