Successful site building and launch relies heavily upon a strong understanding of what content the client will deliver to the designer (and on what timeline). My own process goes like this:

1. I outline the site contents, pages, features, etc. and provide a final estimate so we’re clear on what you’re getting with the scope of work.
2. Once we agree upon the content and price, I provide a contract for both the client and myself to execute, which incorporates all of those terms, including the deposit and payment terms.
3. Next, I provide the client with a customized version of my Client Website Workbook (snapshot above), which includes a guide for what goes on each page, headers/footers and blanks for the client to complete.
4. YOU complete your sections of the workbook. (This can take anywhere from a few days to weeks depending upon the client.)
5. After reviewing it and ensuring I have all the content to go on your site, I begin building! This ensures the project is completed in a productive and effective manner without a lot of re-do’s.
6. While I’m building, clients can view my progress on their development site. Clients can ask questions; we can tweak the design, colors, fonts, menus, navigation, etc., as we go along so there’s little backtracking.
7. Finally, the client conducts the final review of the site (after I’ve tested everything on my end) on the “staging” (development site) and authorizes the site launch.
8. We publish the site on the internet for the public to view. (I have final tweaking left to do, submitting the site to Google, etc., and making final changes based upon client feedback.)
9. You announce your beautiful, new website to the world. I monitor the site for the first 30 days and make updates as necessary to keep the files up-to-date and malware free to meet the warranty terms.