Development

the creating, building, and maintaining of websites

Breathing Life Into The Web Design Process

Grasping The Vision

Breathing life into web development involves creating a dynamic and engaging user experience.

One way to achieve this is by incorporating the latest web development tools and technologies, including responsive design, optimizing graphics, and minimizing load times. Additionally, it’s essential to focus on user experience by ensuring the website is easy to navigate and intuitive.

Another critical component is to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in web development. By doing so, you can ensure that your website remains relevant and engaging for your target audience.

Ultimately, breathing life into the web development process requires a combination of creativity, technical expertise, and a focus on user experience.

Constructing The Presentation

Once there is a complete understanding of the website’s objective, an important next step is developing the means for users and search engines to navigate the content. If this is to be an e-commerce site, addressing the most efficient means of conversion must be handled. Creating road maps, called sitemaps, leads to the desired information or product.

Artwork, colors, technology, etc., are created or selected during the process.

The Layout

The website begins to get an identity during the layout process. Mockups display the necessary needs of the web design. You will see the items needed to present your website pulled together for the first time. These items include graphics, logos, colors, typography, buttons, menus, etc.

The layout process is a critical phase of the development process as it represents the first impression your users will have of your website. Even minor details can affect how users feel and interact with your site.

Your final approval of the design completes this phase.

The Maturation Of A Website

As an experienced developer, I use my HTML, CSS, PHP, and JQuery skills to give life to the approved design. This programming provides “legs” to an aesthetically pleasing design, allowing the site to function to achieve the desired result, from displaying important information (your content) on demand to completing a purchase process in an e-commerce environment.

Providing a fully-featured CMS (Content Management System) is also essential to the development process. A CMS allows the site to be easily updated and maintained following production, regardless of your technical skill level.

Training and support now begin. Understanding how your site is maintained, and functions is included and provided.

Testing And Approval

It’s time to walk through the entire site – every page and every function. Testing for usability, compatibility, and performance – on all devices – is vital to ensuring everything works correctly with nothing overlooked. It’s time to approve and launch when all the components work together, producing a blazingly fast website that functions at peak efficiency with a seamless user experience.

Hello World!

Launching a website is exciting! After days and weeks of behind-the-scenes trials, decisions, and development, the time has come to display our creation. In coordination with your needs, the website moves from the production environment to the live server. Once again, a final website check ensures everything displays and works correctly.

Maintaining A Healthy Website

Following the deployment of your website, the maintenance and observance of the activity and results begin. You’ll want to make updates to keep your content “fresh” and pertinent. You’ll have new information to present. And I’m never more than an email or phone call away to assist.

You’ll also want information from your site. How is the site performing? How many visitors view the site, and what pages are they visiting? There are many means of analyzing a website. The development process includes Google Analytics setup.

Technology is ever-changing, and related updates are essential to maintaining your site’s functionality. I provide services to help keep your website in peak health condition.

Conclusion

The web development process has many stages. It can seem like an uphill climb sometimes, but it’s my job to streamline the process as much as possible. I’ll take care of the necessary details and the flow from one stage to the next – freeing you to focus on creating great and compelling content for your visitors.