Custom Website Design - The Process...

Bright Hope Designs feels it's critical to the success of your custom website design project for you to understand our approach to creating your affordable website. We want you to have a firm understanding of the website design process and "big picture" for the creation of your website.

With this website design process in place we are able to deliver your custom website on time and within budget. See what our clients say in the "testimonial" sections throughout this site. They say it all!

Phase I - Initial Meeting

The goal of this initial meeting is to discuss the scope and expectations of the custom website project. This is an opportunity for all those involved in the decision making to be heard and to hear what Bright Hope Designs can do for them. In addition, all items needed for the successful completion of the website design are identified and a timeline for delivery is mapped out. At this time a Domain Name is chosen (with alternatives named in the event the first choice is unavailable). We will reserve the best name for your company based on these pre-approved choices.
  • We will collect the URLs of website designs you like with notes as to what it is you like about each website. These websites do not have to be related to your business industry. We use these websites to get a clear idea of your direction and tastes.
  • We will at this time discuss the best keywords that describe your business. These will help the search engines find your business once your website goes live.
  • A timeline is then developed to determine what will be included in the website design and when it will be delivered to our design team.
  • Based on the information gathered at this meeting we will develop a quote of charges.
Once the quote is approved, signed and returned with the deposit amount the fun will begin!

Phase II - Design Prototyping

The goal of this step is for our website design team to present at least 3 different concept looks for comment/suggestions/changes. These will be DRAFT concepts intended to show colors, graphics and navigation. These concepts will reside on our "testing" server with access available only to Bright Hope Designs staff and its client. At no time will these DRAFT copies be published for public viewing.
From these choices the client will make their final choice of how the website will appear in its final form. This is a critical part of the process due to the fact that everything from this point forward will be done with this final website design in mind.
Assembly of all necessary items for the website design will begin. Bright Hope Designs also offers additional website solution services that can help make this part of the process easier for the client to accomplish:
  • Website Consulting and Marketing - we can work with you to help gather and organize the appropriate content for your website.
  • Photography - we can take the crucial images for your website that will enhance the look, feel and message of your website.
  • Content writing - we have the resources available to help with this ever important aspect of your website.
  • SEO - we will research keywords/phrases for your industry to be used by search engines.

Phase III - Final Design Prototyping

Once a website design has been chosen, a working version of it will be created in HTML for another review. We do this to ensure the “look” matches the “feel” the client expects. Any changes are made before any content is added.
We now begin to build the complete website. A DRAFT copy will again be placed on the testing server so that the client has continued access as to the progress of the website design development. Any changes/suggestions during this phase need to be sent via email. Major changes in website design and layout at this point are subject to additional charges.

Phase IV - Making it Final!

Once final approval from the client is received by Bright Hope Designs via email the DRAFT website will be moved to the client URL and tested again. The website will be registered with the major search engines and directories with the keywords provided in Phase I.
Success in any business is the result of hard work, time and a host of uncontrolled factors. No expressed or implied guarantees of income, search engine ranking or website traffic are made when purchasing a website design from Bright Hope Designs.

Phase V - Maintenance

One key to having a successful website design is to keep the website updated with new and relevant content. We offer two website maintenance options to choose from and will work with you to determine which best fits your situation.
Once your website is live and you need changes and updates, just give us a call or send us and email with your change request. We are always happy to help and timely in our response.

 

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What our clients are saying!

Working with Debi at Bright Hope Designs was an absolutely wonderful experience. We started from scratch and built a website that is functional, beautiful, organized, and easy to navigate. Creating a website seemed overwhelming at first, but Debi broke the process down into easily manageable goals. She took our abstract ideas and created a webpage that is exactly what we envisioned. We appreciate her insight, professionalism, and most of all, patience! We look forward to working with Bright Hope Designs in the future as we build onto our website."
Cheers,
Signature Propane
www.SignaturePropane.net
Hi Debi,
The web site you designed was far superior to any I could have done with software one can purchase. Of primary benefit was your expertise/knowledge of the net - how a web site works best on the net. I had a lot of questions in the beginning and at the end as well, and you were there every step of the way. Each and every step. You were right on time with the changes I requested. I have not had one complaint or concern about your high level of service and expertise!!
Gary Gallion
Leak Detectives, Folsom CA
www.LeakDetectives.biz
Hello Debi,
Although it has been about a year now, I wanted to "Thank you" for designing our website. We have had a website for many years, but this one has made a huge difference in the amount of people that contact us after visiting the site. My main goal in redesigning the website was to be able to reduce my yellow page expenses. I am happy to say it's working! Thanks again for a job well done.
Gabriele Silva- Comfort King, Inc.
www.Comfort-King.com
What can I say about working with Debi and Randy? Well, if you want great customer service, really nice people to work with, and a quality product-then work with Bright Hope Designs. If you don’t –then hire someone else! Our first web page was designed by Debi quite a few years ago, we loved it, customers loved it. When it was time for a new look-Debi was great to work with and full of suggestions. Our new page is up and running with very positive results. Our web page maintenance is handled by Bright Hope Designs-no worries, no problems, just great fast service. Need something changed, it is done immediately.

Choosing Randy and Debi has been one of the smartest business decisions I have ever made. I know that when I ask-it gets done-and done correctly the first time. It is great piece of mind having someone to do the things I do not want to, and know that they will give me quality work every time. Did I mention that they are really nice people to work with?

You may call me at any time if you want more information about working with Bright Hope Designs.

Juliet Voigtlander, Owner
El Dorado Nursery & Garden
530 676 6555
www.ElDoradoNursery.com