Web design, development and marketing in Newcastle, UK

To many, the idea of hiring a professional website developer can be daunting. Without knowledge of web design yourself, how will you know whether you're being fed a load of nonsense or led up the garden path? Can you trust a single individual or agency to appropriately translate your ideas into a positive virtual representation of your business? Will the person you hire think he or she knows better and simply ignore your input or look at you a little funny when you ask how something works?

If any of these thoughts have ran through your mind, don't worry, its natural! So, with the hope of setting aside those concerns, let me tell you how I typically manage each project...

The first thing i'll want to do is sit down with you and talk; simple. We'll have a conversation about your views, goals and hopes for your website; we can review the situation you're currently in, where you want to go, and how I can help you get there. Once we've established your needs, I'll provide my recommendations and fully explain everything I can do for you, and more importantly, how that will benefit you and help you reach your goals. At this time you'll be provided with a quotation detailing all of the work required and, of course, the price. Once you have a clear picture of what lies ahead, you make your decision, sign the paperwork and we move forward.

Now we're moving ahead with your project, i'll start off with the design, building a concept based on various things we have previously discussed. To begin with i'll produce a series of mock-ups for your approval; firstly ones which show the page layout, indicating exactly what goes where and how your site will be structured; next will be basic color mockups, adding a little extra life to the layout and giving a clearer idea of how the finished product will appear. Once these initial mockups are approved and discussed, i'll begin work on the final design, for which i'll get your approval and then move into the next phase of the project.

This is where everything comes to life. Once you have signed off on the design for your website, work will commence on the actual coding of the site. As this is being done, a working version of your site will be place in a password-protected area of our server, enabling you to look at how it is shaping up whenever you need to. This is also the point at which we'll begin laying the groundwork for any additional services we've agreed on, such as domain name acquisition and search engine optimisation; and of course you will be provided with all the information, advice and assistance you need throughout this entire process to ensure you're never left in the dark.

As soon as all of the agreed work is completed, it will be presented to you for final approval; once you have signed off and all accounts are settled, your website is ready to go online and everything you need will be provided to you. At this point there are several options available to you for the ongoing prosperity of your site should you wish to consider them - such as maintenance agreements, content management agreements and SEO services - and of course all the details will be presented to you and discussed at this time. Otherwise thats it, all done and dusted! Now you can sit back and revell in the fact that you have just taken a major step and secured a solid online presence for your business.