What to expect when you're getting a new website
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Websites are our bread and butter, we’ve spent years sharpening the process to perfection so it’s as easy as possible for both you and us. You might have managed a dozen website projects or you may be about to embark on your first, so we thought it’d be useful to talk you through what you can expect and how long the whole process will take.
It’s all in the planning First of all, planning what you want for your new website is essential - engaging with your stakeholders to make sure everyone achieves what they need from it is vital in the planning stage and will avoid disappointment further down the line. Creating a sitemap and noting any functionality you’ll need is crucial in this phase and will feed into your website design brief. |
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12 weeks process You’ll need to account for a 12 week process from briefing your school marketing agency to your website going live. You’ll see below what’s involved in this process and why 12 weeks is about right for the creation and development of a bespoke website. If you’ve a complex integration or bespoke form system needs then this might add more time to the process. |
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Design This is the most exciting part of the process, where your designer brings your website brief to life! Making sure your brief is as detailed as possible means your design team gets this part right first time. Allowing for a couple of rounds of amendments, you’ll need to be sure when you’re approving the website visuals because changes to the design once development has begun is costly. Once designs are approved you’ll receive a development link to check, this is your website in its early development stages. |
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Content population |
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Sign off and checks Once your website is populated, you’ll need to check it. Your website agency will give you a list of pages without content, but you’ll need to check the whole website and make sure you’re happy with every page. So grab a packet of biscuits and sit next to the kettle because you’re in for a good few hours work! Once you’re happy with everything and you’re ready to ‘go live’, it’s not just the push of a button. Your website agency will then need to check every detail including browsers and different devices to make sure everything is working as it should be before pushing that button. |
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Marketing plan |