20 Steps to a Successful Website

1. Receive customized proposal with quote from Maurer Website Design.
2. Agree to terms & conditions, submit 50% deposit and hire Maurer Website Design.
3. Find and register available domain name(s).
4. Set-up a web hosting account and e-mail accounts with an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
5. Set-up a temporary home page (or "coming soon") using your logo and contact e-mail.
6. Contract Maurer Graphics to create a Logo Identity/Stationary Package.
7. Develop your navigation architecture in flow-chart form in order to identify all the components.
8. Design home page (or index) layout to get the "look and feel" you want for your business.
9. Design template of secondary pages based on the homepage colors and layout.
10. Slice the Photoshop layouts into html template pages and web-optimized images.
11. Develop any backend database, a la carte components and programming.
12. Write web content. Compile images from your photo library, through stock photography or created by Maurer Website Design.
13. Decide on appropriate active text hyperlinks within the site's content.
14. Combine final content with programming and templates.
15. Internally: Test, test test!
16. "Soft" launch for friends and family to test.
17. Incorporate META Tags ("Keywords" and "Description") then "Hard" launch to general public.
18. Continue to add more content to website.
19. Search engine positioning, search engine submission and reciprocal link exchanges.
    Maurer Website Design will optimize links & tags, and where necessary, suggest text/content changes.
20. Consulting with Maurer Graphics, determine the best way to further market your services with a Corporate Brochure.