Web Development
The Process
Before beginning any website project, we will meet with you to determine your exact needs for the website. This consultation will review your needs for each of the following: domain name registration, website hosting, promotion (search engine optimization), content, design, periodic maintenance, databases, and ecommerce.
After determining the needs for your website, our web developers and graphic designers will begin work on a rough sketch of the site, and ask for your ideas, suggestions, and approval. After completing this step, the designers will then begin working on the final design of the site, and will consult with you regularly for approval, suggestions, and questions.
It is important to understand that the procedure of developing a website is very much a process of give-and-take. We will be in close contact with you at each step during the process asking for your input. Your site will be uploaded to a test site on one of our servers so that you will be able to review the site "live" and respond to our questions.
Once it is agreed that the work is complete, you will again be asked to review the site. At this point you will be required to review all content, to check all links, etc. Once you give your approval, we will then upload the site to your hosting service of choice, thus making your site "live" on the Internet.
How Long Does Development Take?
The most important person determining the length of time from the onset to finish is YOU! Since you are the one that must provide the textual content and perhaps some of the graphics, the sooner you provide us with the materials the quicker we can have your new website up and running!
At this point, you now have another decision to make. Do you want to be responsible for updates of the site, or do you wish Rafaill & Associates to be your webmaster? If you choose the former, we will be able to train you on the steps needed to update your site, and if the latter is chosen we will perform periodic updates of the site at your request.