Sunday, July 10, 2005

Our Web Development Process

Phase 1 - Discovery
Your Internet marketing consultant will guide the client through the process of discovery. We partner with the client to clearly determine comprehensive web needs and goals, and discuss the options needed to implement a successful plan. This phase is typically done on-site at the client location.

Phase 2 - Site Planning
Your site plan will be developed by your Internet marketing consultant. We'll lay the groundwork for your effective site through industry research and experiences gained by creating hundreds of sites. The initial planning will outline the decisions that will need input from our entire team.

Phase 3 - Team Focus
Our development team will meet and discuss your site goals. All specialists provide their insight into the overall success of the project. In this initial approach, every sector of development is considered: creative, marketing, programming, and technical. This crucial step allows for long-term planning and helps to eliminate surprises.

Phase 4 - Content Gathering
Your Internet marketing consultant will help you choose the appropriate web content path during Discovery. If Chakery Design content services are selected, the content gathering stage is initiated by our web content specialists. On-site appointments, interviews and phone consultations are scheduled with the client to quickly and effectively generate the appropriate web content. If the client chooses to develop the web content internally, our firm acts as a coordinating liaison to receive your text and graphics.

Phase 5 - Beta Composition
Our design team will develop a diverse series of beta compositions (initial snapshots of your overall site) that will illustrate different project opportunities for the client. Our creativity shines in this stage - clients are given a number of options in choosing site design and function - in this stage the site really starts to become a concrete reality.

Phase 6 - Beta Development/Preview
After a successful beta composition is chosen by the client, our design team will continue beta site development in order to create a complete web site for preview and revision. Clients can completely review their site and make desired changes before anyone else can view it.

Phase 7 - Programming and Integration
As defined by specific client goals, our web programming team will deploy a back-end integration plan to connect the static web site to client databases, web applications, search engines, mailing list servers, e-commerce storefronts, merchant processing services, etc. In many cases, web programming development work is done simultaneously with design to keep the project on time for the client.

Phase 8 - Client Revision
This stage enables the client as well as our design team and any outside consultants to review the entire scope of the project for marketing positioning, consistencies, design architecture, programming functionality, spelling, grammar, etc. All revision work occurs through scheduled revision sessions for the client and final approvals are necessary before launch.

Phase 9 - Launch
The final stage of the client project is site launch. Our technical team thoroughly tests all site functions and enables site traffic reporting services. We'll make sure that everything is working flawlessly when it "goes live." Upon site posting, we'll also handle all aspects of selected search engine positioning, as well as help you choose a maintenance plan that will ensure that future site updates can be incorporated seamlessly.

If you are dealing with any web company ask them what there plans are to help make your launch on time and how do they plan to keep you involved during the process. Also ask them how many changes or suggestions during the design process. We work till you are happy, some other companies do not work that way. Ask around and get atleast 3 references from other companies that they have done work for in your area.

Malcom Chakery

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