GETTING STARTED

Here’s an overview of what I need and an overview to help guide you along the process before we begin!

1. What I need to get started

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Your Logo

PNG, EPS, or high res JPEG or PDF if possible

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Hosting Credentials

Your hosting account login and/or Cpannel username and password.

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WordPress Login

An administrator login to your current WordPress site. (if you have on up already.)

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Images & Pictures

Current and/or new images and pictures you’d like to use on the new site.

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Content

Page content and any updated verbiage/ information for the site.

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Brand Style Guide

Brand style guide, colors, or any specific design requirements.

2. Dubsado

Dubsado is an awesome online platform for communication and project management. I’ll be using this to send messages, share files and track progress during the process.

This will help alleviate content and images being lost in long email threads. You’ll have your own client portal with all our emails and task on the platform. Once your project is underway, you’ll receive an email to set up your basecamp profile and we’ll be off and running!

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3. Google Drive

Google Drive is a great online image and file sharing platform. I’ll create a folder for your project and this is where you”ll be uploading images and website content. 

We can also use this to share important logins and credentials instead of sending through email. I will set up a folder for the project and will share the folder with you via email. You can upload all images and files there.
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4. The Design Process

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1.Layout & Design

A large and time consuming part of designing a website is in the planning and layout stage of the process. I’ll create the sitemap (Page/Menu hierarchy) of the website for approval first, then I’ll design the home page and a sub page (or more upon request) for approval.

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2. Development

Once the site layout and design is approved, I’ll move forward with the designing the entire site, pages and add all functionality and plugins. We’ll make sure your site looks great and functions nicely across all devices and web browsers before moving to the final step.

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3. Edit & Revisions

Once the site is ready for final review, you’ll be able to review each page and we can make detailed edits until the site is revised completely. We ask that you please review ALL pages to make sure all spelling, grammar, addresses and information are correct before going live.

5. Wrapping Up & Going Live! 

Once the site is ready to go live, all unnecessary plugins, pages, images and backend files will be removed. The new site will be backed up and saved locally, should it ever need restored. Once live, it may take between 24-48 hours for the new site to pull up on some devices. Some computers will need to be refreshed in order to see the new site, though most computers will see the new site immediately depending on the wifi connection and where they are in relation to the location of server that the website is on.
Your website logins and all credentials will be sent to you via basecamp or secure email insuring the security of your passwords. Though your logins and passwords will be saved by me locally, PLEASE SAVE ALL LOGINS FOR YOUR RECORDS AS WELL. Upon completion, you’ll receive a link to my “moving forward” page where you’ll receive tips and tricks on what to do with your new website and also information on our Maintenance/Security Plan which I highly recommend for all my clients.

And if you didn’t get a chance, please fill out the website strategy questionnaire that was sent to you.