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Looking
Good
Web credibility studies clearly identify the top factors
that increase a visitor's perception of your site:
• Eye-catching design
• Logical navigation
• Recent Updates
• Quick response times
• Comprehensive information attributed to a reliable source
Not so good?
Factors that diminish a site's appeal:
• Hard to read text
• Confusing navigation
• Out of date content
• Typos & spelling errors
• Broken links
• Frequent "site is not available" messages
• Under Construction
notices
• And then...
there are those
totally annoying and tasteless
elements that must be avoided at all costs, such as:
_pop-up ads
_visable hit counters
_uncontrollable music
_dancing penguins
_cutesy cursors
_clashing colors
_blinking, twinkling, and
_otherwise
aggravating stuff
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web site design — Step by Step
The goal: build
a unique Web Site
designed
to fit your personality and needs
- Working together we can establish mutual
goals for developing your web site, getting it online and keeping
it fresh and vibrant
- By following a few simple steps your site evolution
can be a very enjoyable experience all around.
- In the end you'll be pleased and proud of the
results. We guarantee it.
1: Getting
acquainted
I'll ask about what
you hope
to
achieve with your web site.
You'll ask any questions
you may have about the web site design process.
We'll also talk about:
- your target
audience and current customers
- what products or services you'll
be offering
online
- a quote will be prepared for developing your web site
- no cost or obligation
for the proposal
If we communicate
well and decide we can work together to create your web site,
we will move on to
2: Getting it in writing
- site
development cannot begin without a signed agreement
- a percentage of the total
price agreed upon will be established as a non-refundable
retainer,
to be paid before actual work begins.
- the entire amount agreed upon becomes
due and payable when the web site "opens" on the
Internet.
3: Getting It Together
- This is the time to decide
- page layout
- colors
- site navigation,
and so forth
Working together, we will develop a final
design template to use in building your web site. We can make
changes or completely re-draw this sample up to three times.
- I'll send you the URL of example
designs
for your approval.
After we get the template looking
the way you want it, you will be asked to "sign off" -
verifying that you accept the design. Changes made to the template
after you sign off on the design will be billed at my current hourly
rate.
4: Your job
- Your
job will be
- communicating with me through each step
of design and development
- providing materials such as
- Text— the
most important component of any web site - it communicates what
you want
your visitors to know about you and your business
- Photographs— Remember
the old adage …worth a thousand
words?
The quality of the images used
will make or break your site
If we work together closely and
communicate well you can be assured your internet presence will accomplish
your online goals.
5: Keeping it Fresh
Updates
and changes to your existing web site are necessary to keep
content fresh, interesting, and up-to-date. You may choose to do
these chores yourself, of course, or support services can be included
in a web
site package. We also offer site monitoring and updating
as needed, billed
hourly in 15 minute increments. No minimum.
Whoa! This
sounds like a lot of work doesn't it? Having a successful online
presence
is a lot of work. Your internet presence can become your most
effective marketing tool or simply a drain on your resources. If you
are not
committed
to building a working relationship
with a web designer, doing your homework, and keeping the site current,
an internet presence may
not
be a wise
investment for you right now.
That pretty much covers it, except dropping us
a note to say,
"Let's get started!"
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