Developers Checklist
This is a generalised list of tasks required by both you the client and your designer.
- Meet with client to discuss ideas
- Choose domain name
- Setup hosting
- Choose template or create design ideas discussed with client
- Choose heading/button names for main areas
- Choose sub headings if required
- Create basic site layout using the tree structure system
- If required, edit "Flash" template to accommodate new button headings & links
- Create "Dreamweaver" template for overall site
- Create/Manipulate CSS if needed
- Check site in different browsers
- Check site in different screen resolutions
- Check all menu linking between pages
- Collaborate with client on the best keywords & descriptions to use on the index.html (Home Page) to optimize search engine placement
- Insert all information (client supplied) into relevant html pages
- Check all header information is correct, including longer description for index.html
- Edit images to fit into relevant pages
- Make sure all image alt tags are labeled correctly
- Check pages to see how they look using "View>Text Size" variation on browser
- Setup contact forms where needed
- Add "Form Tools" to all forms on site.
- Setup up "Form Tools" html email output pages to resemble logos and colours of clients site
- Add form protection tags from spamming (encrypting contact page).
- Setup all email accounts
- If required, help client setup email using Outlook or Outlook Express
- Get a list of keywords that describes the site from the client (assist if needed)
- Complete Meta Tags for all relevant pages (More Info...) into "Dreamweaver" template/s
- Spell check & review site (both client & developer)
- Do S.E.O. (Search Engine Optimization) on site
- Add Favicon to site
- Get client approval and sign off on all work completed when site is finished (100% satisfied)
- Insert Site to search engines
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Save Money
Every time your designer goes back and edits the template, buttons, page content or site restructures it is costing you the client unnecessary expense.
If you think about the layout and structure of your site before the first mouse click you are saving money, and also developing your site quicker!