- Step 1: Discover
The first step to the Web-Finder Process is to discover and define your business' needs and goals. You teach us your vision, and we'll bring it to life. You may answer the following questions in this phase:
- Is the site a tool for the use of existing clients or to generate new business?
- Are you products and services to be available through the web or do you prefer to generate leads to contact for more dialogue?
- Do you require a content management system?
- What technologies will your website need?
How will your visitors find you? Even the best site in the world won't do you any good if it doesn't have visitors. Internet search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing can give you the best source of potential visitors, so your site should be search engine optimized with good coding from its inception.
- Step 2: Design
The design phase is next. We'll use your goals and priorities to design graphic and layout samples for your approval. Your site's navigation structure is one of this phase's main focus, as it needs to be highly optimized and simple for your visitors to explore. An alpha site will often be created without graphics to see if the navigation works appropriately. Once you and our design team are satisfied with the “look and feel” of the site, we'll move into the next phase.
- Step 3: Develop
In this phase, the design phase pages will be created and optimized. All database information is imported and converted. We focus on the details as we utilize the standard conventions for good programming, including site-wide CSS style sheets, highly optimized graphics, web-based content management systems, and more. A functional beta version of the site is created and tested before the site is launched. You'll watch the progress of your site's development and take part in testing our servers. A text editor is always used for final site optimization by your designer before the deployment phase.
- Step 4: Deploy
Deployment is the final stage of your site's creation. Upon final approval of the website's functions as outlined in our proposal, the site is published to your public Web server. We pre-plan your launch to ensure there is minimal interruption to your business functions. After successful implementation, your site will be submitted to search engines and directories. Off-page SEO can also now be performed along with other marketing strategies.
- Step 5: Monitor
Web-Finder goes beyond the standard 4-Ds in the development process. As full-service IT Solutions Provider, we are committed to the on-going success of your site. We will monitor your site for errors, visitor statistics, and performance to make sure you experience continued efficiency and success.
- Step 6: Maintenance
Your business requirements will change by their very nature, and the needs of your site will need to be adapted along with them. Successful websites generate visitors every day of every year, making it necessary to keep current with new content. Web-Finder offers web site maintenance to keep your site updated and fresh.
