The Website Design and Development Process
Why are some company’s website design more popular and successful than others?
The secret is its design and how well the content relates to the targeted audience. For this reason it is important to know the website design and development process. Website design and development process can be divided into 6 steps. These are information gathering, planning, design, development, testing and delivery, and finally maintenance.
Information gathering
This step basically involves collecting information relevant to your business. It’s important to outline your purpose, goals and be familiar with your target audience to develop the relevant content.
Planning
This step entails putting together the information gathered in the first step to develop a site map. This will involve creating all topics and subtopics relevant to your site. It is important to work closely with your web designer in this step to lay a foundation of a site that is easy to navigate and relevant to the end user.
Design
This is when the appearance and the feel of your website are determined. You’ve got to make decisions about the images, graphics and business logo to use in your site. It is important to ensure that the site matches the taste of end users.
Development
In this stage, the actual website is created. It will comprise of the homepage and the template for your website’s content. Content management systems are operationalized. Your input is very critical at this stage and you can edit and make additional changes to your site.
Testing and delivery
In this stage, the site is almost complete and the designer makes final touches and evaluates functionality of the site and its compatibility with different applications. Moreover, the site is optimized and compliance with the current wed development standards is established. The site now becomes available to the public for viewership.
Maintenance
This is the last stage and it involves creating backups for your site, installation of plugins and development of better content to ensure more client visitations. In addition, regular updating of your site is an important aspect of website maintenance.
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