Your successful web design project starts with a well-defined web design process and clear marketing goals.

At TheNetRepublic, we use a tested detailed approach to the design of a marketing website, breaking the project into six phases, each of which ends with a client sign-off. This ensures that the project stays on track and within budget.

Here’s how our web design process works!

Phase 1: Defining Site Goals
During the first phase of the web design process we will meet with key people from your company or organization to determine the objective of your website. What are your lead generation expectations? Is this an online tool for your clients? Do you sell directly over the Internet or is the goal to engage your client for further dialog? We like to plan ahead and get the details. How are we going to define the success of your website design?

Phase 2: Developing the Website Structure
In this phase of the web design process, we are piecing together the technical components of the website. We need to determine how the information will be made available to the site visitors – what paths they will take as they move through the site. We will build a preview site to judge the website structure in its online format. Using these tools, we can determine both the needed technology and site navigation.

Phase 3: Website Design and Build
Next we develop the graphics and layout for the site. We will ask you to provide any text and graphics that you want included in the web site. This will tell us where we need more graphics or modified text for the site. Once you are satisfied with the direction of the project, we will complete the graphics, collect or write all necessary text and build any animation or flash elements for the site.

Phase 4: Website Programming and Build
The amount of programming needed varies from site to site. Business processes and communication tools specific to your company or organization will be programmed to work within the site framework. All features will be built and rigorously tested by both our people and yours. Once perfected, we make one more exhaustive run through and the site is ready to go!

Phase 5: Website Release
The technical release of the site is usually very straight forward due to the extensive testing in the previous phase of the web design process. We test our websites immediately upon release and ask our clients to do the same. Then we will work with you on getting the word out about your new site.

Phase 6: Ongoing Site Maintenance
At this point the website is released and our job of creating the site is complete. However, since public web sites are your face to the world, they must be kept current in terms of graphics, navigation, technology and usability. After release of the site, we will work with you to establish a regular review and maintenance schedule for your web site to accommodate client requests, user feedback, system upgrades and emerging web technologies.