Site Quality = Search Quality !
High page ranking depends on your business and product and the QUALITY of your web site design. Would you sell computers for instance then reaching the top is a real challenge since the search term " computer " is possibly the most popular and competition is fierce.Search engines like Google look for many points to add to a higher score:
Interesting well composed QUALITY content.
High QUALITY of the site structure.
A complete link structure ( no broken links or missing pages ).
A regular maintained and updated site.
Links to and from other high QUALITY sites.
As you see Google & Co become more and more intelligent. In the old days the sheer volume of information text and links to a web site made the biggest difference. Now it is more and more focused on QUALITY which as you agree makes a lot more sense.
As professional web designer I provide QUALITY !
Workflow
If you are looking for a new web site I would be happy to give you a well structured idea about your options.
Usually I try to meet face to face , but with customers all over the planet that can be a challenge :-).
The next best option is to have our initial contact by email. You can start to give me a brief description what you are looking for , what sort of business you have, want a new site or a redesign, etc. Just make a web-wish-list , you can give me web site addresses of sites you like ... and don't.
Questionaire
With your information before me I will then respond with a list of targeted questions about your web site wish list, I will give you a basic idea of options and a include a detailed questionaire to be completed.
Once you return that questionaire I will give you a written proposal of my vision for your site and if possible based on how much information you return I may make an initial design of the front page for your web site.
So far all my works is free of charge !
Once you have the feeling that you want to hire me as your web designer we have to 'meet over the telephone' so we know who we are. I speak , English, Dutch and German. After this conversation I will make a more structured proposal, include an initial quote and produce a full scale design of the first page.
Still for free !
The copyright of the design remains with me and I will only show you a design mock up on my own server. Now it is time to engage in a contract , in that contract will be outlined what sort of web site I am going to make for you, the number of pages, the technical structure, included options, completion schedule, payments etc.
Contract
After you sign the contact you have hired me officially and it is time for you to pay a start-up fee. Usually 30% of the proposed budget.
After I receive that first payment my work starts in ernest. I will build the basic pages : Home page, Product page, Contact page and a few related pages. Once completed I will bring the design of your site online in my server under a password protected test domain. That gives you the chance to review the web site without anyone else looking at it and ask for the needed refinements to fullfil your wishes. I will then make the requested alterations ( if any :-) and inform you about the updates.
Approved
After this stage you have to sign off the design as approved and once done I will invoice you for the second installment of 40% of the proposed budget. Once received I will complete the design and technical structure and inform you when the site is ready for review again. The site still remains under a password protected domain on my server.
Once you sign of the last phase of the design process I will invoice you for the remainder of work to be paid and after you have paid that I will transfer the web site to your domain name.
Maintenance
But that has not to be the end of our relationship, I advise you keep me involved in maintenance and eventually needed future alterations of your site. For this I charge a reasonable monthly fee, depending on the complexity of the site. It gives you the security that you web site is monitored by a specialist and your business will remain visible to the rest of the world.
I hope this all gives you an idea how a new web site comes to live under the passionate hands of a skilled designer and all I can say now is :
What are you waiting for ?