The Step-by-Step Process of Designing a Business Website
If you're looking to create a new website for your business, it's essential to understand the critical phases of the website design process. By learning what goes into designing a custom business website, you'll know what to expect as we work together to bring your online presence to life.
In this post, I'll walk you through the typical stages of creating a business website:
Discovery Phase:
The discovery phase is about learning your new website's goals and gathering the information needed to create an effective site. We'll have in-depth discussions to fully understand your business, website objectives, target audiences, and more. Competitor research and industry analysis help tailor the site to your market.
Wireframing
After discovery, I develop simple website wireframes that outline the page layouts and structure. The wireframes illustrate the arrangement of elements and site navigation before the visual design is applied. This lets you preview the site architecture and provide feedback to finalize information architecture and user flow.
Visual Design Phase
Next, it's time to design the look and feel of the site through branding, graphics, colors, fonts, and more. The visual elements bring the wireframes to life, transforming them into an aesthetically pleasing website aligned with your brand identity.
Content Creation
The compelling, strategic content for the site, including text, images, videos, and downloads, gets produced during the content creation phase. Optimized website copy and powerful visual assets help convey your brand story.
Development & Testing
Now, the visually designed site gets built with HTML, CSS, and other code languages. Careful development and thorough testing ensure the finished website looks stylish, functions correctly, and provides a seamless user experience.
Launch & Beyond
Once complete and bug-free, your new business website is ready to launch officially! But the work doesn't stop there. Post-launch, I'll continue optimizing the site and making enhancements to serve your business over the long haul effectively.
Creating a custom business website involves carefully moving through each phase.
