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THE SITE DESIGN PROCESS

WHAT DO YOU BRING?

OUR WEB PORTFOLIO

Why Chicago Website Designers?

We're thorough.
We pay attention to detail.
We follow-up promptly and attentively.
We communicate on your level, not in techno-speak.
If we don't know an answer, we'll say so and find it out for you.
We do take everything personally because we care about your business.
We deliver beyond our clients expectations and we do it cheerfully!

The Chicago Website Designers Process
We start the process by having you fill out our quote form located here. This form gathers information about your company, services, audience, purpose, site goals and more. We use this information to help us deliver an accurate quote.

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 contract requiring a signature.

The 12 Steps to "Getting Online"

Initial Talks - contact us for a no obligation discussion. We will take time to understand your requirements, answer your questions and explain how we can help your business.

Fixed-price quote - we will send you a no-obligation quote with details of the work required

Contract signed - we will agree upon project details and deposit payment will be made at which time work will begin

Register domains - if required, we will register domain name(s) on your behalf and set up a Web hosting account

Detailed discussions - we will carefully analyse your requirements and confirm these via on-site meetings, email and telephone as necessary

Content provision - you will provide us with detailed information on your company, the products you sell, images and complete copy for the Website. We may recommend slight changes in supplied copy in order to assist in search engine ranking. We can provide royalty-free images if required

Construction - we begin design and build of the Website, incorporating design elements as agreed. We will research most effective search engine phrases for your business

Initial draft - we provide a first draft for your approval. At this stage any element of the design can be changed

Final draft - we work to produce a final draft which will form the basis for the rest of the site. Your full input will be encouraged throughout this process when you may request alterations.

Final version - we will complete the Website, ensuring it fulfills the requirements established in the design stage. You may request any last minute changes before approving the site for publishing

Website published - the Website is published, making it available to the world. Final payment is now due.

Search engine marketing - we will commence work on gaining excellent search engine placement for your site. This process will span several weeks when we will be in regular contact to ensure your Website is performing as intended.