Website Design & Development
Website Design
Whether you need a brand-new site or a redesign of an outdated one, we build custom, mobile-friendly websites tailored to your business — not a cookie-cutter template.
What's Included
- Custom design built around your business, not a generic theme
- Mobile-responsive layouts that work on any screen size
- SEO-friendly structure to help customers find you
- E-commerce, online booking, and appointment scheduling, when needed
- Contact forms, photo/video galleries, and FAQ sections
- SSL/HTTPS security and regular backups
- Testing across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari on desktop, tablet, and phone
- Ongoing maintenance, updates, and hosting support
Our Process, From First Call to Launch
1
Customer Meeting
- Determine the purpose of the site and its target audience
- Gather your business information — name, address, phone, hours, and services
- Determine what features the site needs (contact forms, gallery, online store, and more)
2
Proposal & Agreement
- Determine the project price
- Prepare a proposal covering pages, features, price, and timeline
- Get your approval and deposit before work begins
3
Domain & Hosting
- Register your domain name
- Set up web hosting
- Configure DNS records
4
Plan the Website
- Create the sitemap
- Plan the navigation and calls to action
5
Content
- Collect your written content — About Us, services, FAQs, and calls to action
- Collect your photos, videos, and logo
- Prepare images — cropped, resized, compressed, and named for SEO
6
Design
- Establish your colors, fonts, and overall style
- Design the header — logo, navigation, and contact info
- Design the home page — hero, services, testimonials, and contact
- Design the footer
7
Programming
- Build the front end — responsive navigation, forms, and galleries
- Build the back end, if required — database, login, or content management
- Build forms correctly — validated, spam-protected, and tested for delivery
8
Mobile & Responsive Design
- Test on desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone — large and small screens alike
9
SEO
- Basic on-page SEO — titles, meta descriptions, headings, and ALT text
- Technical SEO — sitemap, robots.txt, canonical URLs, and fast load times
10
Security
- Install SSL/HTTPS and secure the site — forms, backups, and updated software
11
Privacy & Legal
- Review legal requirements — privacy policy, terms, and cookie notices, as needed
12
Performance
- Optimize the website — compressed images, caching, and fast load times
13
Testing
- Test the entire website — every page, form, link, and button
- Browser testing — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari
- Proofread — spelling, phone numbers, prices, and dates
14
Customer Review
- Put the site on a private staging server for your review
- Make final changes based on your feedback
- Get your final approval before launch
15
Backup Before Launch
- Back up the existing site, database, and configuration before anything changes
16
Launch & Beyond
- Go live, then test the live site all over again — forms, links, and mobile
- Submit your sitemap and set up analytics
- Set up business email, if included
- Hand off admin access, documentation, and support information
- Ongoing maintenance — backups, updates, and tracking renewal dates
Ready for a new website, or need one refreshed? Call us at (734) 768-3885 and let's talk about your project.