Once we have reviewed your requirements, we will provide
you with a written quote.
How
does the web site design process work?
Developing an effective web site takes careful thought
and planning. What you put into the planning stages
will ultimately be reflected in the end product. Your
future web site is your online advertisement. Careful
planning and high quality content will greatly aid
in making your web site successful. The following points
explain the steps necessary to design your web site:
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Tell us about your company
See "How do I get a web site design cost quote?" above.
Once we have received this information we will contact you to arrange
a meeting via office visit, phone or E-mail.
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Collecting Your Materials
Text, print, copy, brochures, products, pictures, product weight & cost...
we need it all to get your site going. The more you provide us with,
the less spent trying to get the necessary items, the less it costs
you. More is better!
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Initial Meeting, Quotes and Estimates
At this point we'll discuss your web site, then we will deliver a
time/cost quote estimation based upon what we have discussed up
to this point. Once an estimate is delivered, all add on services/work
and after thoughts are additional work and will be billed accordingly.
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Contract and Deposit
Both client and developer sign a contract and a deposit is due before
starting any work. Usually, a 50% deposit is required, but in some
cases more or less will be required depending on hosting costs
and any other issues. One contact person from your company is assigned
to be the only contact point regarding the web site This alleviates
the "too many cooks" problems that can easily arise if
more than one person is communicating with us regarding development
of your web site At any time please contact us about any concerns,
questions or comments you have about your project.
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Select an ISP (Internet Service Provider) and
get your service set up with them.
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Register your domain name. We can handle this
if you would like us to do so.
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Mockup Sites
We will put together some design concepts for your company to critique
and discuss. At this point we're trying to narrow down exactly
what you're looking for. Your feedback is essential in the web
design process. Feed back can be given via E-mail.
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Site Architecture
Navigation is one of the most important parts of your site. Site
architecture is established at this point to insure your visitors
don't get lost on your site! We use text links, graphic menus and
buttons with rollovers to accomplish this.
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Working with Materials
Re-sizing photos, photo optimization, color sampling and similar
tasks are all done during this phase of the Web design process.
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Establishing Project Design / Look & Feel
Based on your feedback from the mockup site(s) a design is established
and used for your Web site.
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Establishing Layout Of Site
Based on your feedback from the mockup site(s) a layout is established
and is applied to your Web site.
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Home Page
Starting with your home page, we start building your Web site. After
this part is completed and approved we move on!
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Secondary Pages
The secondary pages are now worked on until completion.
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Web Site Completion and Debugging
A thorough check of the entire web site will be done before the site
becomes live. Some of the things we check are the links on your
site, loading time, browser compatibility, and spelling.
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Sign-off
At this point it is important for you to reread all the text on the
entire site to see if it makes sense. Once you have looked over
your web site and we have made any final changes that you have
requested, payment must be made in full.
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The site goes "Live"
Your site is published for the world to see!
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Marketing and Promoting your web site
Organizations often overlook the benefits of promotion and marketing
their web site. Proper promotion and marketing plays a major role
in the response and business you will receive from your web site.
After all, why have a web site if no one can find it or ever looks
at it. Please read over the "Website Marketing" page
on our web site.
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Changes/modifications
It is important to regularly update your web site with new information.
If you keep your web site fresh visitors will be more likely to
return.
Where do
I get information & graphics for my web site?
Write the content yourself or hire a business writer
to write it for you. You may also use information that
you have written permission to use. Have your web designer
create original graphics and/or obtain the proper permissions
to photos and/or graphics.
Who owns the copyright to
my web site?
The designer owns the site design copyright during
the building of the web site Upon final payment all
copyrights remain the property of their
respective owners. E.g. If we were to include certain graphics on your
web site, it does not grant you permission to use them. You must clear
all copyright issues before you provide us with anything. We are not responsible
for copyright violations on a client's web site If something isn't yours,
make sure you get approval to use it.
What is a domain
name?
A domain name is a unique name that points to an Internet
web address. Registered domain names are unique - once
registered the name is yours for at least one year.
No one else can use the domain name. Domain names are
not case sensitive, and are available with several
different suffixes, some of the more popular being
.com and .on.ca (the latter shows that you are based
in Canada, but don't worry, web sites ending in this
can be seen from all over the world).
Why should
I have a domain name?
A domain name is you or your companies identity in
cyberspace. Domain names are unique, so once registered
it's yours and yours alone. A good domain name can
in itself help to draw countless visitors to your Web
site If you are a business setting up a Web site a
good domain name is essential to help portray a professional
image.
How
much does a domain name cost?
webyou.ca can register a .COM, .ORG, .NET or .CA domain
name for you at a cost of $50.00 Cdn. This fee would
reserve your selection (if available) for one year.
You are able to continue to reserve your domain name
for future years as long as this is done before your
year is complete.
You will also be paying hosting fees to a company that will store your
web site files and allow them to be accessed by anyone who types in your
web site address.
How
do I get a registered domain name?
There are three ways of doing this.
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Have your web designer register your domain
for you.
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Have your ISP register you domain name.
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Register your domain name yourself.
First search for the domain name you would like,
to see if it is already taken. This can be done
by visiting http://www.domainsatcost.ca.
You can then follow the on screen procedures to
register your domain.
What should I ask
for when I get my web site Developed?
You don't have to know a lot about the Internet to
have a well designed web site created for you. We do
our best to help clients understand the Internet and
how it works. If you would like a web site for your
business and you are not sure what to ask for, it is
best to begin with discussing how your business operates,
who your target audience is, and what your goals are
from a web site. We will discuss with you what the
best web solutions are for your business.
Can you put a lot of animation
on my site?
There are all sorts of great and fun gimmicks to build
into a web site, but we
don't recommend it. Although it may look "cool" they
really slow down page loading. You can have the most
beautiful page or site on the Internet, but it will
be useless if no one waits for it to load.Remember
that people have come to your web site for information,
not necessarily to see bouncing, waving, running, flashing
things that distracts from the content and possibly
from the message you are trying to convey.
What is
an online brochure?
For many organization's it is more cost effective
to develop an online brochure which people can access
through the Internet as opposed to having as printed
materials. An online brochure allows for a larger target
market having access to your organization's information.
Why
should I know how many people access my web site?
Knowing how many people access your web site can be
a selling feature if you ever plan to have advertisers
pay to advertise on your web site. It can also indicate
the number of visitors who go to specific areas of
your site and conversely which areas are not visited
as often.
How can I get
traffic through the my web site?
There are several factors that affect the number of
visits you get to your web site. They range from simple
web marketing techniques to complex site coding. weB
yoU provides web marketing services to increase the
number of visits to your web site, and we also provide
development services to regularly maintain your site
or to give it a facelift. To have a web you consultant
review your web site, please e-mail us and we will
contact you shortly.
How can I get
people to visit my web site again?
Getting people back to your web site once they have
left is one of the three key web marketing tactics.
There are different ways of approaching this issue
such as developing an e-mail database of your clients
and associates and using a mass e-mail to inform them
of new content on your site. One of the most important
ways of getting users to visit your site regularly
is keeping your site content "fresh".
How do we make alterations
to our web site?
Alterations can be arranged by e-mailing or faxing
the information. We will make these changes on a per
hourly basis.
