Website Development Process

Your initial assessment is always free so contact us today!

The sections below show typical activities that should be completed in each stage to build an effective website.
We will work with you to customize the plan to include activities and costs to suit your particular needs and desires.

You will be provided an activity plan for approval before proceeding with each stage.

Stages and Activities

Click on the titles below to see details about each stage in the website creation process!

Planning process may include:

Basic

(1 – 3 pages)

$50 – $300

Standard

(4 – 8 pages)

$100 – $750

Deluxe

(9+ pages)

$250 – $1000

  • Assess current website and review visitor/client feedback
  • Review analytics of existing website, including search engine results
  • Investigate & document competing sites
  • Determine goals, objectives, restrictions, audience
  • Select over-all functionality required
  • Identify advertising, analytics required
  • Identify Search Engine Optimization (SEO) required, common key words and call-to-action processes
  • Create high level site plan
  • Create wireframes – master layout and common pages
  • Get planning approval and go for Stage 2

Basic

(1 – 3 pages)

$200 – $500

Standard

(4 – 8 pages)

$300 – $2000

Deluxe

(9+ pages)

$1000 – $5000

Design process may include:

  • Purchase of domain name(s) and posting of Coming Soon notice
  • Determine placement and weight of content
  • Determine system functionality & add-ons needed
  • Determine page types needed
  • Design homepage and standardize page type templates
  • Choose to buy vs build templates
  • Design appearance: colour, font, style of buttons, icons, photo style, etc.
  • Full site design of home and standard pages
  • Create, collect, assemble all visual elements
  • Collect, create, edit text/video content
  • Finalize template designs
  • Finalize initial pages list and site structure
  • Finalize initial content
  • Finalize SEO needs
  • Design approval and go for Stage 3

Basic

(1 – 3 pages)

$200 – $1000

Standard

(4 – 8 pages)

$500 – $3000

Deluxe

(9+ pages)

$1000 – $8000

Build process may include:

  • Set up online accounts
  • Stand up Content Management System
  • Build or purchase and customize themes
  • Create templates for homepage and standard page types
  • Purchase and install any required add-ons or custom features
  • Integrate with external functionality
  • Customize administration screens for ease of use
  • Add all text, visuals, graphics, and links
  • Performance optimization
  • Appearance and graphics optimization
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Testing on various browsers and devices
  • Add Social Media and other external entity integrations and links
  • Populate search engines, business, and industry links e.g. Google My Business, professional associations, other local directories, etc.
  • Acquire content and create any advertising needed
  • Create and assign users and roles
  • System documentation
  • Training of users
  • Final sign-off and go-live deployment

All Sites

$50 – $150 / month

Add-on Functions

Free – $100+ / month

On-going expenses and activities may include

  • Domain name registration – annual price varies by top-level domain type (.com .org .ca etc.)
  • Site Hosting – cost depends on performance needs, possible bandwidth charges
  • Theme (appearance) – may require subscription and periodic installation of updates
  • Add-on functions or tools – typically varies from free to $50/month or year
  • Some services may have transaction charges, such as credit card payments
  • Site maintenance – updating of system and add-ons
  • Backups, reviews and testing
  • Content updates
  • Advertising – costs can be contained to a specific amount per month or a total amount

Flexible Options

You are in control of the development process and are never obligated to complete all steps with Ebeltech.

  • The initial discussion is always a no-charge consultation.
  • Before beginning each stage of work, the desired options and pricing will be agreed upon before any charges are incurred.
  • After each stage, you are invited to review and evaluate the progress to date. You are free to keep all documents delivered and then proceed as, and when, you desire
  • We will even provide training on how to manage the site yourself after development, or you can have Ebeltech maintain it, as you prefer.
  • For E-commerce sites, please contact us for details about further required activities.
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