Over the past decade we’ve continually refined our process for dreaming, planning, designing and creating WordPress-powered sites, and we’d love to share our process with you. We believe proper planning makes the entire process go much smoother. Join us as we walk through our steps for creating a polished website.

1. PLANNING YOUR WEBSITE
FROM CONCEPT TO LAUNCH
an overview of the web design process
strategize > create > execute

2. ABOUT US

3. “A well-trained man knows how to
answer questions; an educated man
knows what questions are worth asking.”
E Digby Baltzel

4. HOW MUCH DO YOUR
WEBSITES COST?

5. CAN YOU INCLUDE
A DESIGN PROTOTYPE
WITH THE PROPOSAL?

6. I NEED A WEBSITE BY
THE END OF THE MONTH

7. I HAVE AN IDEA

8. I HAVE A STRATEGY

9. WHERE TO START?

10. FOCUS ON
ONE THING
AT A TIME

11. step 1
DISCOVERY
Goals • Audience • Competition • Features

12. step 2
DEFINE THE PROJECT
Scope • Deliverables • Proposal

13. step 3
COLLECT ASSETS
Inspiration • Brand Files • Hosting

14. step 4
SITE MAP
Define the navigation structure and page count

15. SITE MAP

16. step 5
CONTENT
Keywords • Copy • Imagery • Video

17. CONTENT COLLECTOR

18. step 6
ARCHITECTURE
Determine overall layout via wireframes

19. WIREFRAME

20. step 7
DESIGN
Add color and graphics

21. step 8
DEVELOP
Begin programming and development

22. step 9
STAGING & REVIEW
User Testing • Bug Zapping

23. step 10
LAUNCH
Unveil the site for the world to see

24. step 11
EDUCATE & TRAIN

25. step 12
IMPROVE

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