Eight Simple Steps to Building a Great Website

	1. Creating the Site Map The first and arguably the most important step in the process is creating the site map for your website. We start by identifying your key objectives, and understanding how the website integrates with your business and marketing plan. GreatWebsites.co.nz provides advice and guidance to ensure that all critical issues are covered and that the site-map produced forms a solid foundation for your new website.
	2. Creating a Stunning Design Once the site map is completed, we involve our creative design team. These specialists know how important it is for your website to reflect consistency with your branding, so we gather up samples of your current designs, graphics, brochures, logos and advertising, and set to work designing a complete look and feel for your website that works within the framework of your existing brand. These design concepts will be presented and approved by you prior to moving on to the next step in this process.
	3. Site Build and Development Our team of developers will use sophisticated website management software to build your templates and customise any functionality that you may require. Your site will undergo a robust testing process to ensure it works across a wide variety of browsers and operating systems. Once complete, the site is ready for release.
	4. Loading up Content This is where the fun begins! During this phase, we will train you or your preferred team members in how to use our Content Management System. This means that you have full control over how and when to update the information on your site. Of course we can provide expert writers and photographers for anyone who wishes to have this service too.
	5. Launching Your Website Your website is ready to go! This is the last step in the build process, but the next three steps are vitally important, and should be constantly reviewed.
	6. Promoting Your Website You have a website... but how will anyone find it? What can you do to make sure that people know that it is there? Promoting your website is vital to its ongoing success. During the planning stage, we will have discussed initiatives designed to attract targeted visitors to your website. Strategies for this can include search engine optimisation, advertising, email promotions, existing company promotion or some other form of website traffic generation.
	7. Measuring Success We will teach you how to understand the tools that measure your web site traffic, so you can tell quite simply what is working, and what is not.
	8. Tweaking & Fine Tuning Your Website Once you can measure your results, you can fine-tune them; fixing any thing that is not working for you, and improving areas that are. Website promotion, measurement and fine-tuning can be confusing, but you can be assured, that a consultant from Greatwebsites.co.nz will always be available to guide you through this process.