First steps in website process
First steps in the website process are listed for the website owner and website maker/designer, so we can each understand our unique roles and responsibilities. The goal is to “work together” on your website.
Website Owner
- Please see Pricing.
- Decide upon a clear, concise purpose for your website.
- Sign up and pay for the domain name and website hosting service.
Website Designer
- Give the client an overview of making a WordPress website process1.
- Assist client with buying website hosting.
- Research and present a few WordPress Website Themes that will best showcase your specialized content. Some of the advantages of using WordPress are listed below.
- Themes for the WordPress system have become specialized for different professions and services. This makes it much easier to present your content that in an organized, readable, and visually pleasing way.
- Most WordPress themes now have an annual one-time or recurring fee. This means that one will receive updates for the theme, which is extremely important.
- WordPress itself and the themes offer greater control and more choices regarding overall layout choices, the graphic look and feel of the website , and the functions it can perform.
- *“WordPress (WP, WordPress.org) is a free and open-source content management system (CMS). . . Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, referred to within WordPress as Themes.” (Read more at Wikipedia.) ↩︎
