The first step in the process is establishing your short and longer-term goals for your business and how your new website will help you reach these goals. It’s crucial that before any designs are drawn up or code written, that we’re clear on what you require from your new site.

Now, you will decide whether or not to go ahead with the proposed project. If you’re happy to proceed, you will be required to pay an initial deposit (50%) upfront.

The second stage involves researching your main competitors and establishing what they are doing well and aren’t doing so well. At this stage, we’ll build a strategy on how to best capitalise on this information and ensure your business can distinguish its self from the competition.

Here, we will need to put ourselves in the shoes of your ‘average client and map their user journey. This is a vital stage that ensures your website is designed and built according to your target audience.

It’s during the third stage that we decide on colour schemes, layout and a sitemap for your new site. If they’re needed, I will also create wireframes for the key pages on your website, helping you to get a feel for how the site will end up looking.

To progress to the next stage, you will need to send over the finalised copy for your site. As I’m not a copywriter, I won't be able to do this for you, so it’s up to you to get this done. You can either write the content yourself or hire a professional copywriter to do this.

At the fourth stage, I’ll begin on creating the final designs for your new site. All designs are created using professional design software, where you will be invited to view the progress in real-time and be able to provide feedback.

By the end of this stage, you’ll have a pretty good idea on how your new website will look on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Once you’ve confirmed you’re happy with the final designs we’ll proceed to the penultimate stage.

Only now, at the fifth stage will I begin to code your website from scratch. The length of this stage will depend entirely on the scale of the build, the more complex your site, the longer this will take.

Throughout this process, I will optimise all pages for SEO and test the entire site to ensure consistency across browsers and devices. I will also ensure that all of the code is clean and maintainable so to reduce headaches down the line when you need to update your website.

Congratulations you’ve made it to the sixth and final stage. Now your website has been built, I will make the final checks to ensure everything is working before making the site live. At this stage, I will set up Google Analytics and any other cookies that you require to track the performance of your site.

Now your site is completed, you will be required to pay the remaining 50% of the agreed final quote. Once this payment has been made I will make your site live and hand over ownership to you. Enjoy your new site!