All web sites, from a simple informational brochure site to a huge database-driven e-commerce site will follow a general design process as follows:

	1	NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS ASSESSMENT This will be a meeting to discuss what you, the client, need and expect in a web site. It will often be in a face to face meeting, but could be via email or phone.
	2	DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OUTLINED During this period, the flow of the web site will be thought out and all the specifications, as listed in the Needs and Requirements Assessment, will be carefully plotted. We will create a proposal giving the client a definitive cost estimate for proposed work. Cost can change if the scope of work changes.
	3	DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION This is when we will code the pages, resulting in a working site incorporating your "look-and-feel" and content.
	4	TESTING Before submitting the site to the public, extensive testing must occur. Note that you, the client, will share responsibility for the testing since it is your information we are trying to impart.
	5	OFFICIAL DEPLOYMENT OF WEBSITE The site is unveiled! In complex sites, the site may be deployed in several phases, repeating steps two through five.
	6	WEB SITE PROMOTION Once the site is ready for public scrutiny, search engine registration and other marketing tools begin.
	7	MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT The site should never be considered "finished". Such things as search engine submission, updating the content for freshness and monitoring links are continuous.