Web design and development process:

After your quote is submitted and approved by the client and initial payment is received, there are 6 basic phases to follow for the web design and development process. We created this document in order to ensure a smooth flow throughout this process.

We suggest that you refer to this document should you have any questions regarding what is expected of you as well as an overview of the information that we will need from our clients.

Phase 1 - Requirements (Approximate time: 1 Week)

During phase 1, all essential information for the project is gathered. This information will include:

Contact: Client information including mailing address phone numbers and e-mails, also the client contact name that has authority to make decisions regarding the project, we suggest that only one person be assigned for this task.

Design: All pertinent information from the client regarding preferences and expectations for the general overall design regarding the look and feel of the web site.

Development: All development technologies must be confirmed against the original quote in the event the client decided to add additional technologies to the site.

Structure: We will need to gather basic information regarding the number of pages and the main navigation menus items with the appropriate names for them.

Materials: All materials to include in the client's web site such as logo, photos, content text, etc. must be sent to the iNet Group.

Please note: Appropriate format for logos is ideally an EPS file, if not available a GIF or JPEG, pictures should be sent as JPEG's and all text material can be pasted on a regular e-mail or attached in a Word file. We do not accept any text materials that is not in any form of electronic media, transferring or typing any text will result in additional charges.

Phase 2 - Design (Approximate time: 2 Weeks)

The iNet Group will start working on creating a design composite (proof) of your web site; this will not be a working web site but a exact graphical representation incorporating the overall look and feel specified by the client.

Please note: Once the client approves the current proof, the client understands and agrees that any modifications to the main design concept and/or structure, including site navigation, color schemes or any other element of the current design, will be billed separately and will not be considered part of the original project.

Phase 3 - Development (Approximate time: 1 Week)

During this phase, the approved design composite is converted to XHTML and CSS. This phase also includes the design and development of all technologies. Once this phase is complete, the finished product will be shown to the client for final review with a temporary link from our servers.

For intensive backend web sites, this phase also includes training, database uploads, server side programming and testing.

Phase 4 - Go live

This phase involves uploading or submitting the site to the client. If the client is hosting the web site with the iNet Group, we will upload the site to our servers and the web site will go live.

Phase 5 - Promotion

The iNet Group will provide the client with expert marketing advice in regards to search engines. We will guide and advise on possible strategies to best promote the client's web site. We offer advance custom search engine and optimizations services for your web site including optimization, promoting and tracking.

Please note: These services are available for additional fees payable to us and/or search engines and/or other companies that the iNet Group partners with.

Phase 6 - Maintenance

After the development process is complete, the client may continue to use our services for web site maintenance and any updates, the client might need. Maintenance and updates will be undertaken by the iNet Group at our hourly rates or webmaster plans.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at: 1.800.738.1740