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Website Design & Development
Our Web team has created basic website design and development for businesses as well as database integration for more complex interaction.
Take your web site to the next level and offer your products or services online with an effective ecommerce shopping cart.
Web Design Process
Phase I - Collection of information
The web site design process is very important and a needed item to get an effective use of the World Wide Web. In the first stage of the process we will have a free design consultation where we will discuss your goals, vision and business. Together we decide which approach would be the best for you. We will decide on a point of contact and complete the company inventory form. We can also pin down some possible domain names that may work for your company. We request that you make available all brochures, marketing materials, print ads, etc., that you may have used or are using to promote your business. We will need written content, graphics/logos and photos. Any written content, photo shoots, graphic/logo design, etc., provided or performed by Systems will be billed at the appropriate rate. An outline of agreed upon work and any ongoing service that may be included; web site maintenance, Internet domain hosting, search engine placement and ranking, etc., will be presented at initial consultation.
Phase II - Web Site Development and Design:
Based on the information that we have gathered we begin the second phase of the web design process. Included in this design phase is confirmation of availability of your chosen Domain Name, and e-mail setup with chosen Internet domain hosting plan. Within 1-3 weeks of initial consultation your site will be available online for your review.
Phase III - Customer Approval and Completion:
Any suggested alterations will occur at this time. Remaining deposit is due upon final approval of web site design. We allow 30 days for minor alterations and changes.
Website Maintenance
Why should I Maintain my Web site? A web site should be maintained for several reasons:
• People need a reason to come back to see the new and up to date items you have posted online. Example, Newsletters.
• It is a good idea to check that all the hyperlinks and graphics are in working order.
• Search engines go by web sites periodically and see if there has been any activity. If there has been activity the search engine indexes the current information, which can bring the site closer to the top of the list.
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