1) What are your needs?
We start the process online by having you fill out our quote form. This form gathers all the necessary information to help us deliver an accurate quote.
2) About Quotes, Proposals and Estimates
Once your information is evaluated we will send you a soft proposal - a basic outline of the work we see that needs to be done with all associated costs. If you agree with the soft proposal we will then send you a formal proposal requiring a signature. We require that our 1) terms and agreement form, 2)project contract, and 3) maintenace/hosting contract are signed and faxed back or brought in. Proposals are formulated by considering all the work involved as well as the complexity of that work. The complexity of your project is directly related to the time it will take for us to formulate a quote, so please take into consideration that this may take us a day or two. Every project is different and different projects may take longer to analyze for a quote.
- Once an estimate is delivered, all add on services/work, redesign on any level and "after thoughts" are considered additional work and will be billed accordingly.
- Quotes are valid for 30 days.
3) We have an agreement? Let's start designing!
We then start the actual design process. If you do not understand the smallest of points at this step
PLEASE ASK FOR CLARIFICATION! Miscommunication and false expectations do NOT move the design process forward in a productive manner. At ANY time please contact R+M about any concerns, questions or comments you have about your project.
4) Collecting Your Materials
Text, print, copy, brochures, products, pictures, product weight & cost... we need it ALL to get your site going. The more you provide us with the better.
5) Mockup Sites and Sample Layouts
R+M puts together some mock Web sites for your company to critique and discuss. At this point we're trying to narrow down exactly what you're looking for in terms of design and layout. Your feedback is essential in the Web design process and is welcomed at any time.
6) Site Architecture
Navigation is one of the most important parts of your site. Site architecture is established at this point to insure your visitors don't get lost on your site. We use text links, graphic menus and buttons with rollovers to accomplish this.
7) Working with Materials
Resizing photos, photo optimization, color sampling (for people who want to match a corporate color to their site design), product weight & pictures and similar tasks are all done during this phase of the Web design process.
8) Establishing Project Design / Look & Feel
Based on your feedback from the mockup site(s) a design is established and used for your Web site.
9) Establishing Layout Of Site
Based on your feedback from the mockup site(s) a layout is established and is applied to your Web site.
10) Home Page First
Starting with your home page, the main page, we start building your Web site. After this part is completed and approved we move on. If you have requested your site be optimized for the search engines, it will be started at this time.
11) Sub Pages Second
The sub-pages (based upon layout and design from 7, 8 & 9) are now worked on until completion. Forms, Flash, CGI, Java are now added to your site at this time.
12) Web Site Completion and Debugging
R+M Designs has many professional Web designers & programmers working & look at your site. All these designers have different browsers, computers and connections - the only way to test your site for optimal performance is to have a wide sample of testers with various set ups.
13) Site goes "Live"
Your site is published for the world to see! You can now start advertising your site, telling friends, business acquaintances and publish print material.
14) Search Engine Submission (if this was ordered)
R+M Designs shows you how to submit your site to search engines, a VERY easy process, or we do it for you - your call.
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