Customized website design - your own unique look and feel, appropriate for your business model.
Optimized coding, graphics and pages to facilitate fast loading of site.
Consistency across different browsers and operating systems.
Free advice.
Competitive pricing.
First impressions are very important, and a visitor will be interested and explore your site if it is easy to navigate and appealing.
A quality site reflects directly on the products or services you offer.
Remember, you are marketing your business to the entire world over the internet, so you need to show your best.
While your tastes are important to us so that we can provide a website which is attractive to you, bear in mind that it is much more important to provide a website which is attractive to visitors and potential clients.
Please be prepared with your information prior to your consultation with Spicy Design (see Things To Consider below).
Write notes while you brainstorm, including questions you may have.
Make an outline of your needs, with as much detail as possible.
Organize folders in which you add and keep information and materials for your Web site:
a physical folder with photos, brochures, company logo, written materials
a directory folder on your computer with text for your Web site, digitized photos, images, logos, and other pertinent information
Look at as many Web sites as you can that are related to yours in some way. This will not only help you see what your competition has going and an overall perspective of Web sites in general, it will also help you brainstorm for your own site. Make note of the following:
Web sites that you like, in particular, the features on them that you like.
Web sites that you don't like and especially why you don't like them.
Any Web sites that have elements that you like, such as colors, navigation, overall layout, the type of content and how it's presented.
Things to Consider:
Purpose of Web site
Target audience.
Web site content:
Text, and who will write or provide the text if not already available. Some very basic contents might be:
who you are
what you do
how to contact you
list of services or products
Photographs or other images (to enhance or illustrate the text)
Logo
Updating of text and other content to keep site fresh and content current
If you haven't already done so, write or gather your content and other materials as needed for your Web site. Your Web site design is based on its content, not vice versa.
Ways to bring in new visitors, repeat visitors.
Your Budget
Other services you may need:
Internet Service Provider
Domain name and registration
Database information to make available online (know existing database format, online password access only or available to public)
If you wish to sell products or services online:
Secure server for processing transactions
Merchant account through your bank (or alternatives)
Online purchases by credit card, alternative purchases by fax, postal mail
Shopping cart software, if needed (usually recommended for over 10-20 products or so)
Set up a system that integrates easily with new or existing accounting software
Search engine registration, optimization. (Your Web site with Spicy Design is designed to be search engine friendly, but content optimization is critical, and it's also important to register your site and follow up with search engines and directories.)
Building your Website
Contract Agreement and deposit:
After we've received your deposit, signed contract agreement and required materials (content, logo, photos, other items as noted above), the design and development begins on the date agreed to in our contract.
A private test site will be available for review at each step of the design creation and development process, with regular communications throughout (usually by email, but sometimes by phone).
When the site is completed, we get your final OK, final payment, and we then upload your new site to your server (or send you the site by zip file or disc, if needed).
Yes!
It is important to understand the difference between web hosting and domain names because you need both. Web hosting is the space that you rent on a remote computer to store your website files. When you purchase web hosting you are basically renting space on a high-powered server somewhere in the world.
A domain name is the actual name of your website (ie. www.grenadaexplorer.com). The domain name will point to your web hosting account.
How long a website takes to be completed is usually dictated by the client.
A general timeline will be supplied before the start of the design. If you have a deadline in mind, we will of course do our best to meet it for you.
The cost to design a website depends on the type of website desired.
Once we have met with you and understand your requirements, we will give you a quotation on our services,
While not absolutely necessary, we prefer to meet with you to better assess your requirements and to get a better understanding of the type of design which will work for you.
We offer site maintenance, updates and support via email. Additionally, a contact number for emergencies is provided.
We require email confirmation of any phone requests.
All our website are created to be search engine compliant, and therefore will be indexed by them.
However, we do NOT guarantee a specific placement in Search Engine results.
We do, however, offer Search Engine and Social Media marketing as one of our services.
It is quite common to receive emails from persons offering to get you a first page ranking in Goolge or some other search engine.
It is best to ignore these offers, as they can get your website blacklisted by the search engines.
Following an advertising plan for your website will get you better, long lasting placements which would benefit your business.
We also offer these services, so please don't hesitate to enquire.
Search engines are constantly changing their criteria, so rankings change regularly. A first page ranking can disappear literally overnight, hence the reason to have an advertising plan.
