The Web Design Process

1. Design consultation
We start the process with either a phone consultation or meeting and have you fill out our questionnaire. This form gathers information about your company, services, audience, purpose, site goals and more. We use this information to help us deliver an accurate quote and understand your design needs.

2. Proposals and Estimates
After reviewing your questionnaire we will send you a formal, detailed proposal as well as a contract. In order to schedule your project we require a 50% retainer and a signed contract and proposal.

Proposals are formulated by considering all the work involved as well as the complexity of that work.

The complexity of your project is directly related to the time it will take for us to formulate an estimate, so please take into consideration that this may take us two or three days. Every project is different and different projects may take longer to analyze for an estimate.

Once an estimate is delivered, all addditional work, redesign on any level and "after thoughts" are considered additional work and will be billed accordingly.

Estimates are valid for 30 days.

3. Collecting Your Materials
In order to start the design process we need your all of your materials such as:

• Table of Contents (TOC) with a list of all pages, page names, sub pages and names, sections etc.
• Text
• Brochures
• Product descriptions
• Pictures
• product weight & cost

4. Now it’s time to start designing!
We’re in agreement; all paperwork is signed and faxed to us we at least have your TOC. Now we start the actual design process.

5. Design Mockups and Sample Layouts
Now we create your design "mockup" and upload it to our testing server for your review. This is the time we need your input on the design, not he content. You will have up to 3 design revisions if needed. We’ll upload new mockups with changes for your approval. Once you’re happy with the look we will have you sign an approval form. After that, any design changes will be at an additional charge.

6. Building out the Site
Once you’ve approved the design, then we will code a “template” and create a comprehensive navigation or menu system based on the TOC you supplied us. We use standards compliant code whenever possible, and do cross-browser testing to make certain that your site works properly in various browsers. This is also when we:

• Work on the search engine optimization aspects of the site
• If we are installing a content management software, such as Joomla, or a web store software such as Zen Cart or Cube Cart, this is when we do that
• Programming such as Forms, Flash, CGI, Java are now added to your site.

Meanwhile, you have been working to finalize your content and we will need a digital file containing any text, additional photos, etc. Once the first draft of the site is complete we will notify you so you can review it and submit any feedback.

7. Web Site Completion and Testing
Bracewell Web Works will test your site on different browsers, computers and connections. You will also review the site and test it to ensure it is functioning properly.

8. Site goes "Live"
Your site is published for the world to see! You can now start advertising your site, telling friends, business acquaintances and publish print material.

9. Search Engine Submission
We will you how to submit your site to search engines, a VERY easy process, or we do it for you if it was part of your proposal.

10. Maintenance
If you have signed on with a maintenance and support plan then it kicks into place now. If we have built a site for you with a CMS so you can maintain the content we will provide training (if that is part of our proposal). If your site does have a CMS installed, remember, it is software and will require periodic updates.