Website Design Timeline

All time lines are estimates and depend on the size of your site and the amount of changes you make as we go along in the design process and begin at the time of receipt of payment and the above mentioned requirements.

My current workload at the time of your order also plays a part in the length of time it takes to get your site online. If I’m running behind there will be a notice posted in the shopping cart area so you’re aware of any possible lag time before placing your order.

WordPress Themes 48 to 72 hours
Starter Sites 72 hours to one week
Premium Templates within 72 hours
Standard Original Designs allow two to three weeks
WordPress Original Designs allow two to three weeks

The First Steps

After your order is approved, you’ll receive a confirmation email explaining the next steps. Depending on which design package you chose, you may be asked to provide some specifications for the design of your site. For all packages, you will need to send your photos and your text to get your website started. Take your time putting your information together if you have to. Just keep in mind that I can’t start working on your site until I receive it.

Once I’ve received the information asked for in the confirmation email, I will most likely email you back for further clarification before starting your site design. Good communication is key to the designer-client relationship.

Please remember that your non-refundable 50% deposit must be received before starting any work.

What Happens Next – Templates within 24 hours, other Packages within 7 days

After going through our initial consultation on your site design, I’ll send you a screen shot of the first draft of a page for your feedback. I want you to be happy with your site so I welcome any and all input you have.

At this time we may go back and forth a few times until we’re completely clear on what you want. You may also decide on some text changes at this time. We will work together for as long is it takes (within reason) for you to be thrilled with your website design.

Middle Ground – Templates 48 hours, other Packages 24 hours – 10 days

The length of time until I send you the second draft will vary according to the amount of adjustments we needed to do to the first draft. It could be a few hours or up to ten days.

Once you’ve approved this draft, I’ll code the design and make all your pages. This usually takes a few days for original designs, 48 hours for Template packages. Larger sites naturally take longer to complete.

Completion – All Packages hours – 3 days

When your site is complete I will send you screen shots or coded web pages for approval. This is the point where any details you may notice in the different pages that you don’t like can be changed. Up to and including this point, you’re welcome to request text changes and any other tweaks that you may think of during the process. Of course you may also request minor additional changes at any time once your site is up.

Once I receive your final approval for your website, I require the remaining 50% of the fee for your chosen Website Package. Once payment is complete, we can move on and get your site up and running.

Last Steps

You’ll receive via email a zip file containing all the folders, files, and images for your completed site. If you’re hosting with ANA, I will send you your username and password for your Hosting Account cPanel and hitcounter account (if you chose that freee option with your site).

I can also make any email address you may want (i.e. you@yoursite.com), send you that log in information, and even set your new email to be forwarded to any email account of your choosing.
This constitutes delivery of your order.

If you’re taking advantage of free hosting here, I will load your site directly via FTP, install and submit your Google Sitemap, favicon, and make a home directory backup by accessing your cPanel. Should you choose this option, you don’t have to do a thing! I’ll get your site online and make sure everything is in it’s proper place. At this point I’ll also make preliminary checks of your error logs to make sure everything on your site is functioning correctly.

For web veterans it’s pretty easy to do this so if you’re capable, by all means you’re welcome to load your site yourself. Should you need assistance at any point, feel free to open a support ticket. My support staff isn’t familiar with every Control Panel out there but we’ll do our best to help you get your site going if you host elsewhere.