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Mindiam will need to know about your company in order to get a feel for how we should design your website. When first meeting a new client we like to discuss and develop a strategic plan from the information gained at the first stage of the discovery process.
01Discovery
At the Discovery stage we like to meet you face-to-face and visit you at your business to get a feel for who you are, what you do and to discuss your ideas and requirements for a website.
During the discovery process we ask a number of relevant questions:
Your Company Information - Relevant background information of your company.
Product Service Information - Information on your products, why people choose your products.
Target Market - A description of your target audience.
Broader Audience - Other market area's used to promote your products or services.
Single Propsition / Key Message - The key message for communication to your customers.
Objective of the website - What do you wan't your webite to achieve.
Competitor research - A listing of your broader competition. What can you do better.
Current marketing material - A listing of your marketing campaigns you are actively pursuing.
02Conceptualisation
This stage allows us to think about your ideas and requirements as we create "Web Comps", which are mock-ups of web page layouts, concepts, colour combinations, styles and functionality for you to consider.
At this stage we consider the following:
What Image / Style - Fresh, Modern, Elegant, Artistic, Professional, Conservative etc.
What colours are specific - Colour combinations, CMYK values or web safe colours.
Specific Imagery - Do you have any specific images in mind for your website.
Corporate style guide - Is there an official corporate style guide we should follow.
Fonts - The selection of a web safe font you would prefer for the body of your website.
Key search terms - What words or phrases would people use to find you in Google or Yahoo.
Email adresses - The email addresses you would like to use on your contact page.
Navigation location - Would you prefer top level or side level navigation.
03Implementation
At this stage we consider the following:
With the "Web Comps" designs approved, technology chosen, layout and initial functionality now complete, the Implementation phase now allows us to makes sure that your vision comes to life by creating functioning web pages.
During this phase we will:
Create appropriate search phrases for Google, Yahoo, MSN and other search engines.
Construct the navigational architecture with usability best practices.
Create additional graphics.
Research and author web copy and content.
Incorporate any technical requirements - including eCommerce and database functionality.
Create and develop the Flash animations, dynamic menus, and multimedia components.
Also, during this phase, we test everything for accessibility, usability and cross-browser compatibility to meet the W3C standards. Once all of this is completed, we will again walk you through the site and show you how it works and where necessary provide you with training.
04Deployment
The final stage puts your site live for the whole world to view.
We double-check our work and thoroughly test, test, test before getting final approval from you. We make sure that the mechanics of what we’ve produced are ready for the Internet.
