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How to Build a Website…The Right Way
A quick review of the website design process.
A quick guide on how to build and design awebsite, efficiently. The following web sitedesign process will ensure your website isa top your industry now and for yearsbeyond.Please note that there are an infinite amount of variables that can change how aweb site is developed and delivered. Website design projects are never perfectlyclear cut and therefore the process/sequence must vary from time to time based onrequirements, changes, and customer expectations. Los Angeles web design clientswho work in Hollywood may be far more critical than say someone from NorthDakota who owns a small motel. A store with one product will have fewer websitedesign needs than the Los Angeles Dodgers. This guide will get you started on theright path.Step 1: Meet and GreetOne will want to start a website design project with a client meeting. Together, thewebsite designer and the customer need to establish what needs to be done, who isresponsible for what role (content, images, logo files, design approval), who are allpoints of contact on both sides, and other specific customer and developerexpectations.Step 2: BrainstormingAs part of the meet and greet, brainstorming is vital. What is the web site for? Whoare the competitors? Who is the top competitor? Who are we trying to beat? Who isthe target demographic? What is important and what is not? What needs to be onevery page of the website? Is this a Website for Los Angeles Website customers onlyor do people from all over the world come to this site?
Tip: A flowchart is a great tool to use here. Create the home page and stem fromthat to create all pages you need. Include all features per page that you need suchas customer login, clickable PDF files, interactive forms, photo gallery applications,etc.
Step 3: Wireframe or Hand DrawingMany people have no idea what a wireframe is but in website design this is veryimportant for a designer. A wireframe is a sketch or skeleton drawing of the websitepages showing all of the elements and functions the web page should have oncedesigned. A wireframe will include the header (with elements needed), thenavigation with all of the buttons required, specific body/middle area sections of thepage such as an area for flash animation or segmented marketing boxes fordifferent user types, and footer information.
 
A wireframe does not need to include graphic design elements. It is used to solve,at the get go, any problems or missing elements and acts as the blueprint for yourdesign, content, and coding.Step 4: Content PlanningWith a wireframe and page breakdown it is now time to write the content that needsto go onto every web page. Generally, the client or an outside content writer will puttogether the content and send to the website design team. Writing content is thelargest workload for the client during a website design project and can take a lot of time. ATAK Interactive suggests that you closely look at competitors to make sureyou include everything they do best and then beat them.Step 5: Initial DesignWhile the customer works on step 4, the website designer can work on the homepage design which, once approved, will serve as the canvas/template for the rest of the site. It is best to design the home page first and once the client approves moveon to the rest of the pages.Step 6: Client Feedback The customer must view the website design files (home page only) and approve oroffer corrections. The customer needs to check that you are meeting expectationsand headed in the right directions. This is the time for the customer to offer theirexpert industry opinion.Step 7: Design ReworkA little back and forth is required here. A website designer should expect to do afew revisions to each page and the customer should expect an opportunity toprovide feedback. Generally, a website design company is responsible for settingthe ground rules on how many revisions will be included and at what point extrafees will be required.Step 8: Client Approval The client must approve the home page design once the necessary work andadditional work after feedback is complete. The confirmation process in a mainresponsibility of the client.Step 9: Additional Page Design The home page will serve as the skeleton for all inner pages. Once the home page isapproved the website designer or design team should then design all inner pagesfor the website.Step 10: Confirmation
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