Design Process

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A typical design project for an online store and logo takes about 2-4 weeks, depending on which package you ordered, if you are readily available for questions and reviews, and if all the information is in our possession.

What we need to get started:

Outline
A simple outline of what pages you would like on the site is extremely helpful. So, for example, from the home page you would like to have the links: Contact Us, About Us, Shop, and Store Policies. Then for the Shop area, you would like to have the categories: Accessories, Gifts, and Clothing. List this out for us in an email or text file, or you can even draw it and fax it to us if you prefer.

Website Content
We need the content for all of the pages we are going to design/set up for you.

Ideas!
Especially if we are designing your logo in addition to your website, it is extremely important to have some ideas of what YOU want the design to look like and what feeling you want it to express. This includes color scheme and basic design style. Do you like the trendy boutique look or a more professional corporate look? With tons of options for style, color, etc. we need to have an idea of what direction to take.

For Online Stores, what shopping cart and web hosting will you be using?
We will need to know this information so we can properly design and format your design. Choosing a cart can be difficult, here are our recommendations.

Breakdown of design process:

1. Initial Contact
Take a look at our Website Design Packages and see which one fits your needs then contact us to be placed on the waiting list. If your project is not an online store, or you have different needs, just contact us for a quote.

2. Contract
Once we are ready to start your project we will email you a contract which you will sign and fax back to 860-736-8684.

3. Deposit
We usually ask for 50% down and then the remaining amount is due BEFORE delivery of the files, making the site go "live" and before giving you the login details for the site. If you would like to have access to the site before we are completely done, then the final payment must be made. The deposit can be made here.

4. Design Concept Review
We will provide you with one or more design concepts which we create based on your input - desired colors, style, sample sites and overall vision as communicated to us. If our initial attempt is not in the right direction, we will present another concept. We will provide up to three different concepts.

5. Revisions & Site Preview
Once the design concept is decided we will begin the round of revisions to customize it to your needs.

6. Final Payment
After the preview of the site design has been approved, the remaining 50% of the estimation is due. Final payment can be made here. Final payment is expected to be received within one week after site is approved, prior to our uploading or delivery of the files.

7. Going "Live"
After receipt of the final payment, we will upload the site to your server.