Website Design Process
Your website is your business or personal image and it is essential that it represents you well. Rough Ride Creations will take the time to determine your goals and preferences for your website. We will meet with you through each stage of the design process, and encourage you to make suggestions on the "look and feel" of the site. The process includes:
Business consultation to establish your needs:
To define the nature of the business
To formulate ideas for the web content
Ensure that the website design is relevant to the needs of your business and its marketing strategy
Development of site content with client:
To define and agree upon the site content
Gather site content and material
Keyword research & collection of content:
Collection of business material to define theme of the site
Define the site structure and navigation
A document is issued at this point clarifying what the agreed site structure will be
Keyword research and site mapping with selected final keyword phrases
Initial site acceptance stage:
To design the initial home page design and site navigation
Client to view, amend and agree to the look, feel and navigation of the site
A document is issued at this point to establish acceptance of site design
Development of site structure and content:
To build and populate the web pages with the agreed content
Integration of SEO Strategies:
Search engine optimization of the website takes place, with internal linking, keyword saturation and other SEO tactics implemented throughout the site
Final Meeting and Procedures:
Once all the web content is integrated with the final, fully operational site, the website is reviewed for accuracy
Any final amendments by the client to the website are finalized at this stage
Email form requirements and functionality are configured and tested
XML/HTML sitemaps prepared
Web analytics code installed
Client Acceptance and Approval:
The site is formally accepted and approved by the client
Fully Launched and Complete:
The completed site is then launched
XML sitemap submitted to Google, Bing and Yahoo
This methodical approach has been developed by Rough Ride Creations to ensure that every site is designed in accordance with your needs and expectations and to ensure a well-designed and search engine friendly website. We act as the driving force to ensure satisfactory completion of the site, while keeping you fully informed throughout the process.
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