Liquidus - Web Design and Development
Web Design - Getting Started
Getting Started
Decided you want a new or improved website? Great, lets get started!
Building a great website isn't done in an instant. To meet all of your online goals and objectives it must be built with proper care and planning. For this, we need and expect you to be an active partner in the process.
Exactly where we start is dependent on your needs. We have a range of clients coming from many and varied industries and backgrounds. They can all be categorised into the following:
- Organisations currently without a website
- Organisations looking to update or improve their current website
- Organisations interested in taking their business processes online or developing an online system to support their business
- Someone with a great idea for an online business that requires a custom application developed.
A Quick Process Overview
Despite different starting points there are several keys to the overall process that do not change.
- Accurately determining requirements and goals for the website.
- Tailoring a package and development plan for your project.
- Executing the tailored development plan in conjunction with careful monitoring of the project.
- Handover and training of all project deliverables.
The first key step, determining requirements and goals is critically important and should never be glossed over. Doing so, fails to provide strong foundations for the project and is the root cause of so many web design and development projects blowing out in terms of schedule and budget.
Not all website are created equal. Some are simple, acting as online brochures, while others can be quite large and complex, e.g. Ecommerce shopping cart systems or custom built web applications. Getting the requirements for your website just right, need not be daunting. Whether your project is simple or complex, Liquidus' expert team of designers and developers are there to assist and guide you through the process.
We get the ball rolling on determining your requirements and project scope through an initial phone call or face-to-face meeting. This initial communication is incredibly beneficial and sets our relationship off on the right track. Better still it saves large amounts of time and money by ensuring your new website will successfully meet its objectives and have greater potential for return on investment.
So What Will We Need From You?
Early in the project life-cycle we will need certain information and resources from you. The quicker you can supply these, the quicker we can create our new online presence.
Some examples of what we may need are:
- Background information about your business or organisation
- Project requirements and design briefs ( We will complete these for you during our initial discussions )
- Business as well as website goals and objectives
- Desired functionality and features
- Your budget
- Timelines
- Any required resources e.g. digital version of the company logo, corporate colours, images (staff photos) etc.
With this information in hand, we will put together a detailed proposal for you. The proposal will generally outline your project requirements, potential solutions to meet these requirements, optional services or packages, web hosting, pricing, timelines and recommendations.
Should you choose Liquidus as your web and eBusiness partner to develop your web project, we believe we will be involved with your business for a long time. We view this as increasing our responsibility to your business to similar levels as that of an accountant or solicitor.
Now you have a clearer idea of whats ahead, lets get started. To arranges a talk with one of our talented team, please call us on (07) 4151 8523 or fire off a quick message via our contact form.
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