Website Design Process for Clients (Start to Finish)

Megan Weeks
28 Sept 202218:49

Summary

TLDR在这段视频脚本中,Megan介绍了她的网站设计过程,从开始到结束的每个步骤。她强调了与客户进行初步发现电话沟通的重要性,了解客户的预算、业务现状以及他们对网站的特定需求。Megan提到,如果客户还没有品牌设计,她通常会推荐一个品牌和网站设计套餐。她详细描述了从设计首页、获取反馈、设计内页、开发网站到最终网站发布的整个流程。Megan还提到了她如何使用Adobe XD来收集客户反馈,并且在整个设计过程中,她如何与文案撰写者合作,确保网站内容的完美呈现。她强调了沟通的重要性,并提供了一个信息图表指南,供那些希望通过视觉方式学习的人下载。最后,Megan庆祝网站的成功发布,并鼓励设计师们为此感到自豪。整个网站设计过程通常需要10到12周时间,Megan致力于深入了解客户的网站,确保每个细节都符合客户的期望。

Takeaways

  • 🎨 **设计流程**:Megan介绍了她从开始到结束的网站设计流程,包括与客户的沟通、设计、开发和发布。
  • 📝 **初步了解**:在设计之前,Megan会通过一个联系表格来收集客户的基本信息,包括预算和业务现状。
  • 💬 **发现电话**:通过与客户的发现电话,Megan会了解客户是否已有品牌识别,并根据需要推荐品牌和网站打包服务。
  • 📈 **提案制定**:在发现电话后,Megan会在两天内发送定制的提案,包括项目细节、开始日期和支付计划。
  • 🚀 **项目启动**:客户接受提案并支付定金后,Megan会发送客户门户和问卷,以获取更多业务洞察。
  • 🏡 **首页设计**:设计过程从设计首页开始,Megan会提供两到三个不同的首页设计选项供客户选择。
  • 🔍 **反馈收集**:使用Adobe XD收集客户对初步设计的反馈,并通过电子邮件进行高效的沟通。
  • 🛠️ **内页设计**:根据客户反馈,Megan会设计内部页面,并与首页设计保持一致性。
  • ✍️ **文案撰写**:在设计框架确定后,Megan会与文案撰写者合作,填充内容并优化文案。
  • 🕸️ **网站开发**:Megan倾向于使用WordPress开发网站,确保所有功能正常工作,并进行测试。
  • 📢 **网站发布**:在完成所有设计和开发工作后,Megan会与客户进行网站导览,确保他们了解如何使用新网站。
  • 🎉 **庆祝发布**:Megan认为网站发布是一个重要的里程碑,她会为客户提供庆祝素材,鼓励他们在社交媒体上分享。

Q & A

  • Megan的频道主要讨论哪些内容?

    -Megan的频道主要讨论她的商业经验和客户案例,分享她如何成为更好的平面设计师的经验和学习过程,同时她也希望与观众一起成长和成功。

  • Megan在视频开头提到的带有小骷髅的酒杯有什么特别之处?

    -Megan提到这个带有小骷髅的酒杯并不是一个真正的葡萄酒杯,但她非常喜欢它,因为它符合她当时所处的秋季氛围,她目前正处于完全的秋季模式中。

  • 如果客户在Megan的网站上填写了联系表格,接下来会发生什么?

    -如果客户在Megan的网站上填写了联系表格,Megan的自动化系统会发送一个调度器给他们,以便他们可以预约发现电话(Discovery call)。

  • Megan在发现电话中会询问客户哪些问题?

    -Megan在发现电话中会询问客户的预算范围、他们当前的业务状况、是否已经有了品牌设计(如颜色调色板、标志、字体设置等),以及他们是否需要电子商务网站或仅仅是信息类网站。

  • 如果客户没有品牌设计,Megan会怎么做?

    -如果客户没有品牌设计,Megan通常会推荐他们先进行品牌设计,并可能会提供品牌和网站设计套餐,以便为客户提供一个整体的解决方案。

  • Megan在设计网站时通常使用什么平台?

    -Megan在设计网站时通常会使用WordPress平台,她认为这个平台有很多优点,并会在视频中分享她为什么喜欢使用WordPress的原因。

  • Megan如何与客户沟通设计反馈?

    -Megan通常通过电子邮件与客户沟通设计反馈。她喜欢使用Adobe XD,因为它允许客户在设计的具体部分上留言,这样可以更清晰地传达他们的反馈。

  • Megan在设计过程中如何与文案撰写者协作?

    -Megan在设计过程中会与文案撰写者紧密协作。她会为文案撰写者提供一个网站的框架,告诉他们需要写什么内容以及内容应该放在哪里,然后文案撰写者会根据这个框架创作文案。

  • Megan在网站开发阶段会做哪些工作?

    -在网站开发阶段,Megan会确保网站是功能性的,她会进行测试,确保所有功能正常工作。如果是一个电子商务网站,她还会确保电子商务相关的功能,如产品页面和商店页面,都能正常运作。

  • Megan如何确保客户对最终设计满意?

    -Megan在网站开发完成后,会与客户进行一次网站漫游(website walkthrough),在这个过程中,她会回答客户的所有问题,确保客户理解网站的工作原理,并接受一些小的修改,以确保客户对最终设计满意。

  • Megan如何庆祝网站的成功上线?

    -Megan会通过发送带有表情符号和庆祝图形的电子邮件来庆祝网站的上线,她还会鼓励客户在社交媒体上发布,以此来吸引流量到他们的新网站。

  • Megan完成一个完整网站设计需要多长时间?

    -Megan完成一个完整网站设计通常需要大约10到12周的时间。她喜欢深入研究客户的网站,确保网站内容、文案和图片都符合客户的期望。

Outlines

00:00

🎨 网站设计流程介绍

Megan介绍了她作为平面设计师的网站设计流程,从开始到结束。她首先强调了与客户进行的初次发现电话会议的重要性,了解客户的预算、业务现状和需求。Megan提到,如果客户还没有品牌设计,她会推荐他们先进行品牌设计。此外,她询问客户需要的网站类型,是电子商务网站还是信息类网站,因为两者的设计和报价会有所不同。最后,Megan提供了一个免费的信息图表指南,供观众下载,以便更直观地理解她的设计步骤。

05:01

💡 初次发现电话会议和提案

在初次发现电话会议后,Megan会立即记录所有笔记,并在两天内发送一份定制的提案给客户,包括项目细节、开始日期和付款计划。她使用Dubsado的提案模板来简化这个过程。一旦客户接受提案并支付定金,Megan会发送客户门户和问卷,以获取更多关于客户业务的信息,并帮助她更好地规划设计工作。

10:02

🚀 设计过程开始

设计过程开始于Megan收到客户的问卷回复。她会从设计主页开始,通常提供两种或三种设计方案供客户选择。在没有客户内容和图片的情况下,她会使用占位符图片和文本。然后,她会通过Adobe XD获取客户的反馈,这是一个允许客户在设计上直接发表评论的工具。Megan强调了提供有效反馈的重要性,并会根据反馈进行下一轮的设计。

15:04

🖌️ 内部页面设计和开发

在收到客户对主页设计的反馈后,Megan将开始设计内部页面,这取决于问卷中确定的页面需求。对于电子商务网站,她会展示产品页面和商店页面的模板。她还会向客户发送视频演示,解释设计选择的原因。此外,Megan会与文案撰写者合作,确保文案与设计框架相匹配。在设计阶段,她鼓励客户提供所有反馈,以便在开发阶段之前完成所有必要的设计修改。

🛠️ 网站开发和发布

网站的设计阶段完成后,Megan会进入开发阶段,通常使用WordPress作为平台。开发过程中,她会测试网站的所有功能,并确保一切正常。开发阶段大约需要两周时间,之后她会与客户进行一次网站漫游,以确保客户对网站的操作和功能有充分的理解。最后,Megan会通过一次电话会议与客户一起审查最终设计,并在确认无重大设计更改后,准备网站上线。她强调网站发布是一个值得庆祝的时刻,并会为客户提供一些庆祝用的图形资源,以帮助他们在社交媒体上宣布网站的上线。

🎉 网站设计流程总结

Megan总结了她的网站设计流程,整个流程包含10个步骤,通常需要10到12周的时间来完成一个完整的网站设计。她强调了深入理解客户需求、确保文案和图片的完美匹配以及一切细节的重要性。最后,Megan提供了一个信息图表指南的链接,供想要获取设计步骤打印版的人下载,并感谢大家观看她的视频。

Mindmap

Keywords

💡网站设计

网站设计是指创建网站的视觉元素和用户体验的过程。在视频中,Megan详细描述了她的网站设计流程,从最初的发现通话到最终的网站发布,强调了与客户沟通、理解客户需求和业务目标的重要性。例如,她提到了在设计首页时使用占位符图像和文本,直到客户提供最终内容。

💡发现通话

发现通话是设计师与潜在客户之间的初步沟通,目的是了解客户的需求、预算和业务状况。在视频中,Megan强调了在设计过程开始之前进行发现通话的重要性,以便更好地引导对话并为设计提供必要的信息。

💡提案

提案是设计师向客户提供的详细计划,包括服务范围、价格、项目开始日期和支付计划。Megan在视频中提到,她会在发现通话后两天内发送定制的提案,确保客户对所提供的服务和细节感到满意和自信。

💡客户门户

客户门户是一个在线平台,允许客户访问与他们项目相关的信息和资源。Megan在视频中提到,她会向客户发送客户门户链接,其中包括任务看板,帮助客户了解项目进度和即将到来的任务。

💡问卷调查

问卷调查是设计师用来收集客户关于其业务和设计偏好的详细信息的工具。在视频中,Megan在客户接受提案并支付定金后,会发送问卷调查以深入了解客户的当前业务和需求。

💡首页设计

首页设计是网站设计过程中的关键步骤,因为它为整个网站设定了基调和风格。Megan在视频中解释说,她会为首页设计提供两种或三种不同的设计方案,让客户选择他们更喜欢的方向。

💡反馈

反馈是设计过程中的一个重要环节,它允许设计师了解客户的喜好和不满意的地方。Megan在视频中提到,她会通过电子邮件或Adobe XD收集客户的反馈,并通过视频演示解释设计选择,以确保客户理解设计决策。

💡内容撰写

内容撰写是指为客户的网站创建文本内容的过程。Megan在视频中提到,她会与专业的文案撰写者合作,为网站设计提供合适的文案。这有助于确保网站的内容不仅吸引人,而且有效传达客户的信息。

💡网站开发

网站开发是指将设计转化为功能网站的过程。Megan在视频中描述了她如何在WordPress上开发网站,确保所有设计元素都能正确地实现其功能。开发阶段可能需要两周时间,以确保一切运行顺畅。

💡网站发布

网站发布是网站设计过程的最终步骤,指的是将网站部署到客户的域名并使其对公众可见。Megan在视频中强调了网站发布的庆祝性质,她会为客户提供庆祝图形和鼓励他们在社交媒体上宣布,以吸引流量和关注。

💡信息图表指南

信息图表指南是一种视觉化的工具,用于概述和解释复杂的信息或流程。Megan在视频结束时提到,她提供了一个免费的信息图表指南,概述了整个网站设计过程,以便观众能够以易于消化的方式理解她的工作流程。

Highlights

Megan介绍了她从开始到结束的网站设计过程,包括与客户的沟通、设计、开发和发布。

她强调了在设计之前进行初始发现电话会议的重要性,以了解客户的预算和业务现状。

Megan提到,如果客户还没有品牌,她通常会推荐品牌和网站套餐。

她区分了电子商务网站和信息性网站,并强调了了解这一点对于提案的重要性。

在发现电话会议后,Megan会立即记录笔记,并在两天内发送提案。

她使用Dubsado的提案模板来定制和美化提案。

一旦客户接受了提案,Megan会发送客户门户和问卷,以获得更多关于他们业务的见解。

设计过程从设计主页开始,Megan会给客户提供两个或更多不同的设计方案。

她使用Adobe XD来收集客户对初步设计的反馈,这是一个允许在设计上直接注释的工具。

Megan会在设计过程中提供视频演示,解释设计选择背后的原因。

内容撰写在设计之后进行,Megan会与专业的内容撰写者合作,以确保文案与设计完美融合。

在网站开发阶段,Megan通常使用WordPress平台,并可能聘请额外的开发者来帮助。

开发过程大约需要两周,期间Megan会确保所有功能正常,并与客户进行网站漫游。

网站发布是一个令人兴奋的阶段,Megan会为客户提供庆祝网站发布的社交媒体图形。

整个网站设计过程大约需要10到12周,Megan注重深入工作,确保一切完美。

视频末尾,Megan提供了一个信息图表指南的链接,供想要获取设计步骤概要的观众下载。

Transcripts

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let's talk about my website design

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process from start to finish

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[Music]

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hello everyone and welcome back to my

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channel my name is Megan if you have not

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been here before welcome and welcome to

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another episode of wine and design I

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know this is not a wine glass but I just

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loved it because it has a little

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Skeleton on it and I am in total fall

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mode now I'm so excited this is like my

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favorite season but thank you guys so so

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much for coming if you have not been

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here before I post every Wednesday and

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Sunday and I am a graphic designer I

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love to sit down with you guys and talk

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about my business experiences my client

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experiences and how I'm really learning

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how to become the best graphic designer

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I can be and I want to share everything

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I learn with you guys because I feel

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like we all can grow together and

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succeed together so I really hope you

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stick around and that you enjoy this

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video I am so excited for today's video

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I'm going to be talking with you guys

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all about my website design process and

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how I really approach a website design

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how I work with my clients and honestly

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how long it takes me but I know that all

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of us learn in such different ways some

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of us learn from watching videos like

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this some of us learn from reading or

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some of us are just very Visual and want

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to have something easily digestible with

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some Creative Touch to it have a free

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guide down below where you guys can

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download a free infographic guide that

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goes over all the steps I'm going to

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talk about in this video but in a very

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easily digestible way so if you guys

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want to download that that'll be linked

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down below definitely check that out

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even if you watch this video and want to

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read that I think that's a great way to

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kind of see my overall process that'll

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be linked right down below definitely

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check that out I am sipping on some

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white wine today so I'm really enjoying

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that I feel like I'm really going to

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transition into the red wines coming up

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soon since it's Autumn and I'm so

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excited but enough said let's hop into

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my step-by-step process okay step one

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this is the initial Discovery call with

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my clients so I wanted to first off

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explain that before hopping into the

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discovery call my clients have most

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likely filled out my contact form on my

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website which I really hope that they

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did and if they do reach out to me on

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Instagram or email or maybe somewhere

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other than my website I always send them

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my contact form that way I can have my

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automated system send them the scheduler

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to book their Discovery call but not

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only that my contact form has a few

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questions in there that are really going

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to be helpful for me when we hop on that

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Discovery call so a few of those

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questions I just want to mention are

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number one the budget I have a range of

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numbers that they can choose from and if

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the minimum number in there isn't even

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where their budget's at that'll save

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both of us so much time and worry I

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guess from bringing that up on the

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conversation so I like to have that

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question in the initial stages so that

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we know kind of what we're getting into

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and then I also just like to ask where

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their business is at right now and like

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if they could explain to me a bit about

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their business I really like to have

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those initial questions answered that

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way I know how to guide the conversation

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and really kind of what to research

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before the call so I highly recommend if

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you don't have that process set up yet

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to make sure that they're filling

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something out even if it's your

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scheduler that has the questions after

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they schedule filling something out to

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help you guide this conversation now for

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the initial Discovery call if this is a

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purely website design client and not

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branding and website the number one

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question I always like to ask them is do

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they have branding yet if they don't I

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typically do not take this client if

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I've worked on their branding and it's

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maybe a year down the line they decide

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they want a new website that's perfect

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or if it's a client that doesn't really

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know what they need I could kind of

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guide them into more of a branding and

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website package but that's the number

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one question I want to ask because I

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cannot bill build something off of no

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branding if they don't have a color

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palette if they don't have a logo if

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they don't even have their typography

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set then I'm really not going to have a

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good starting point so if the client

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doesn't have branding then I will really

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try and sell them on The Branding and

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website package and come up with some

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sort of package deal so that they feel

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like they're not just getting talked

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into sales and everything so I like to

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have that conversation initially though

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because sometimes it's just not a good

04:38

fit if they're not willing to work with

04:40

you on The Branding portion and you want

04:43

to make sure that you love what you're

04:44

building and that you can use it for

04:46

your portfolio so always always ask that

04:49

but my other question I ask about the

04:51

website is if it's e-commerce or if it's

04:54

just an informational website because if

04:57

it's e-commerce that is completely gonna

04:58

change the way my proposal looks

05:00

eCommerce websites are definitely a

05:02

little more expensive it's a lot more

05:04

time consuming and a lot more work so I

05:06

want to make sure I'm asking them right

05:08

off the bat what kind of website they

05:10

are in need of and then I just want to

05:13

kind of form that relationship and

05:15

understand their passions and where

05:18

they're at with their business where

05:19

they want their business to be so after

05:21

the discovery call I like to write down

05:23

all those notes right away and then I

05:25

have about two days I tell them that I

05:28

will be sending out a proposal so I give

05:31

myself two days even though sometimes it

05:33

only takes me one or less because I

05:35

really want to make sure I customize the

05:38

proposal make it look really nice and go

05:41

over everything we discussed and the

05:43

package details as well as the start

05:45

date and the payment plan so I want to

05:48

give them all the details so that

05:49

there's nothing left unanswered that way

05:51

they feel confident selecting the

05:53

proposal and hopefully moving forward so

05:56

I do have a proposal template on dubsado

05:59

that makes it really easy for me to add

06:01

the package type that they want and just

06:04

add the customization and make it fit

06:06

for the client's needs so I like to send

06:08

that as soon as I can because it's fresh

06:11

in both of our minds and it's exciting

06:13

okay step three if they have accepted

06:15

the proposal and they've signed the

06:17

contract and they've submitted their

06:18

deposit make sure they submit the

06:20

deposit because you don't want to start

06:22

on something that hasn't even had a

06:24

deposit down yet but once they've done

06:26

all that it's time to begin so my very

06:28

first initial step is to send them their

06:31

client portal as well as the

06:33

questionnaire that will help me get even

06:35

more insight into their current business

06:38

so I do want to send that client portal

06:40

as this next step because the portal

06:43

will have my task board in there which

06:45

not only helps me but helps them

06:47

understand what I'm working on during

06:49

what weeks and when they're going to

06:51

have certain things in their hands so I

06:53

really like to make sure that I explain

06:55

to them what the portal is about and to

06:58

do that I do have a video walkthrough

06:59

where I tell them this is where you'll

07:02

find your task board this is where

07:04

you'll find your emails and I like to

07:05

break it down for them so that there's

07:07

no questions unanswered It ultimately

07:10

communication is the biggest thing you

07:12

can do for a great Italian experience so

07:14

I want to make sure that they understand

07:16

everything going on all right the next

07:18

step is to begin the design process so

07:21

at this point I'm hoping that they

07:22

filled out the questionnaire and now

07:24

it's our start date so on the start date

07:26

is is when I actually jump into

07:28

designing the home pages I don't design

07:31

the whole website for me I really like

07:33

to approach it with just the home pages

07:35

in the start and I like to give them

07:37

about two different designs to choose

07:39

from sometimes if I'm feeling really

07:42

excited I will give them three designs

07:44

to choose from but most the time that

07:46

third design is going to look similar

07:48

just a little bit of a different layout

07:49

or different colors but the reason I

07:52

like to give them multiple options is

07:54

because if they like a certain direction

07:56

over another then they can tell me that

07:59

and we can go down that specific

08:00

Direction so I like to give them two

08:03

very opposite home page initial designs

08:06

so I can really get a feel for what they

08:08

like and what they're drawn to so that

08:11

is my initial step is to design those

08:13

home pages at this point though we do

08:15

not have content yet we do not have

08:17

images typically I like to have images

08:19

from my clients weeks before we even

08:22

start but most of the time that doesn't

08:25

happen or they have a photo shoot

08:27

scheduled or they don't really know what

08:29

to take for photos or maybe they just

08:31

don't have it yet so if that's the case

08:33

I like to just use placeholder images

08:35

and placeholder copy and I'll get to

08:38

that part a little bit later alright the

08:40

next step is to get feedback on those

08:42

initial designs so I've gotten questions

08:44

here and there about if I like to get on

08:47

calls to accept feedback or if I just do

08:49

feedback over email I've gone so many

08:52

different ways with this and ultimately

08:54

it's kind of up to the client I mean I

08:57

have my specific communication styles

08:59

that I stick within and that's email or

09:02

a Google meets or Zoom meeting but most

09:05

the time my clients just like to

09:06

communicate over email and this is one

09:09

of the reasons I love Adobe XD it

09:12

actually allows me and allows my clients

09:14

to pin comments on specific parts of the

09:17

design so if there's one image they

09:19

don't like they can actually place a pin

09:21

there and let me know or if they don't

09:23

like layout or if they want to add

09:24

something it's so easy to communicate

09:27

with my clients on Adobe XD and I think

09:29

it's just a seamless way to get that

09:31

feedback but when I do send these

09:33

initial designs I give them about four

09:35

to five questions to answer that way I

09:38

can guide them into providing me the

09:40

most efficient and really well thought

09:44

out feedback because I don't want to

09:45

hear I don't like it with no explanation

09:47

I really need to know so I can make the

09:50

next round of revisions worthwhile for

09:52

both of us all right the next step is to

09:54

hop into more designs so at this point

09:57

I'm going to design the interior Pages

09:59

as well as make any edits to the

10:02

homepage that they want to see so this

10:04

is when I just get in full design mode

10:06

and I have so much fun with it I find

10:08

inspiring duration from a bunch of

10:10

different places but a lot of times I

10:12

just I'm really inspired by the homepage

10:14

design and I kind of have a feel for

10:17

where I want to take the design from

10:18

there so the interior pages is all all

10:21

dependent on the questionnaire if they

10:23

filled out the pages that they will be

10:25

needing that'll help me understand if I

10:28

need to build an about page contact page

10:30

service page or if it's a shop page and

10:34

for shop pages I do like to show them

10:36

how that will look as well as a product

10:39

page and how that will look too so I

10:41

don't like to do every single product

10:42

mock-up I just like to give them the

10:45

initial template of like this is how

10:47

it's going to look for your product

10:48

pages and for your shop pages so that's

10:52

how I do it but I do like to jump into

10:54

those interior page designs and the

10:56

edits and get that out to them the one

10:58

thing I have not mentioned during these

11:00

design steps is I always send a video

11:03

walkthrough of why I designed what I

11:05

designed because ultimately sometimes

11:08

people don't know why designers choose

11:11

the things they do and I like to kind of

11:13

tell my clients you know I laid it out

11:15

this way to break the page up or I added

11:18

this font here to really have a call out

11:20

kind of graphic and I like to just

11:23

explain everything so that once again no

11:26

questions go unanswered to get feedback

11:29

and to make sure that the copywriter has

11:32

now begun their copywriting process so

11:35

every designer does this so different I

11:37

have found that for for me I really like

11:40

to design with a blank slate and give my

11:44

copywriters the framework of what to

11:46

write and where to write it so I know

11:49

some clients are some designers like to

11:51

design off of the copy and that's like

11:53

their framework but for me I find that I

11:57

understand more of like what copy needs

12:00

to go where and then I just let them do

12:02

their part of creating beautiful

12:05

copywriting so I do have a copywriter I

12:08

have found her this here and she's been

12:10

amazing and she has a quick turnaround

12:12

so I feel like at this point of the

12:14

process is when it's a perfect time to

12:17

hand her the entire mock-up of the

12:19

website and let her have fun with it

12:21

because at this point too the clients

12:23

have filled out her intake form and they

12:26

are just ready to go and she's ready to

12:28

create that content for me so this stage

12:31

of feedback is so important because once

12:34

I get to the development part of the

12:36

website I don't like to accept a whole

12:38

lot of edits at least entire framework

12:42

edits because that's going to be really

12:43

difficult to do once I have everything

12:46

set up on the website it's not that

12:48

difficult but ultimately that's going to

12:49

take a lot more time than it would to

12:52

just completely edit it on the design

12:54

portion and the mock-up portion so I

12:56

really want to make sure it's clear to

12:58

them that they tell me everything all

13:00

the feedback they have right now that

13:02

way I can jump into the development

13:04

portion with no edits left remaining so

13:07

I really want to make that clear to them

13:08

and yeah it's very important to me

13:11

because once the website's developed I

13:13

have my launch plan and yeah we'll get

13:16

into that okay so the next step is to

13:18

develop the website and typically I

13:21

develop this on my own however I do have

13:23

a developer on my team that I actually

13:25

just will hire on the side if I am super

13:29

busy with other projects he can go help

13:31

me develop the website because

13:32

ultimately I've already designed it and

13:34

it's just making it functional so

13:37

sometimes I'll send it to him but I do

13:39

like to develop it on my own I think

13:40

it's kind of fun to see it all come

13:42

together and I like to develop majority

13:45

of the time on WordPress I'm sure you

13:46

guys know this by now WordPress is my

13:49

go-to platform for many reasons I'll

13:51

leave a video up here that goes over why

13:53

I love it but I like to develop on

13:55

WordPress and make it functional there

13:58

and at this point in the process because

14:00

my development portion takes about two

14:01

weeks sometimes less but I like to tell

14:04

my clients two weeks because I am at

14:06

this point of the process hoping to get

14:08

put the copy from my copywriter so I can

14:11

plug that in and then once I send it to

14:13

my client it's basically their entire

14:15

functional website so this website

14:17

development portion is a little bit

14:19

longer it's a two-week part of the

14:21

process but it's really important and I

14:23

want to make sure I test it make sure

14:25

everything's functional and if it's an

14:28

e-commerce website that's going to take

14:29

probably even longer but I like to have

14:32

a two-week Mark of development just to

14:35

do a website walkthrough with my client

14:37

so at this point I have done everything

14:39

I really need to do I've built designed

14:42

the website I've developed it I've

14:43

tested it I've added the copy and now

14:46

it's just to walk my clients through the

14:48

beautiful website that we created

14:50

together so this is when I will accept a

14:53

few little edits here and there if they

14:55

just want maybe a color change somewhere

14:57

or a button to link somewhere else

14:59

that's totally okay what I really meant

15:02

by giving me all the feedback is making

15:04

sure that there's not huge design

15:06

changes that is going to make the whole

15:09

page look different so this is when I

15:11

just walk them through make sure they

15:12

understand how it works where the

15:14

buttons go and where the contact form is

15:16

going to lead them to and all of the

15:18

questions that they might have will be

15:20

answered on this walk through call I do

15:22

like to hop on a call for this portion

15:24

it makes it so much easier to walk them

15:27

through what it is that I'm looking at

15:29

so that is the step 9 portion of my

15:33

process right the final exciting step of

15:36

the process is the website launch so

15:39

website launches in the past for me I

15:42

didn't make it a big enough deal that it

15:44

really is I mean it's been close to 10

15:47

to 12 weeks that we've been working on

15:48

this and it's at a point where it's

15:50

ready to be launched and ready to be

15:52

under their domain and ready to be

15:54

viewed by their customers so I want to

15:56

make this exciting for my clients so to

15:59

do that I do send my clients an email on

16:01

launch day with all these emojis making

16:03

it super fun and including some

16:06

complimentary website

16:08

launch Graphics that way they can go

16:10

post on their social media they can

16:12

celebrate it and get some traffic

16:14

flowing to their website so website

16:16

launch days should be so fun as a

16:19

designer you should be so proud and you

16:21

should take the day to go celebrate

16:23

yourself get a coffee get whatever you

16:25

want but I do recommend making these

16:28

website launches really exciting to not

16:31

only get the potential customers excited

16:33

but to get your clients excited too

16:35

because they invested in this process

16:37

and it's a really really cool time so

16:40

that is the final step of the process

16:42

and that is my entire website design

16:45

process in total 10 steps and typically

16:49

like I mentioned before takes me around

16:52

10 to 12 weeks to design a full website

16:54

I know that might seem kind of long but

16:57

I really like to dive deep into my

16:59

clients websites and make sure that I

17:02

understand we have everything on there

17:04

that the copywriting reads beautifully

17:06

that they have the photos that they love

17:08

and that everything is just perfect for

17:11

them so 10 to 12 weeks is pretty typical

17:14

for my websites and it's super fun but I

17:17

really hope that this was helpful I hope

17:19

that you found some insight into the way

17:22

I kind of lay that out and that's

17:24

exactly how my task board looks for my

17:26

clients they'll be able to see each one

17:28

of those steps in the due dates that are

17:30

tied to each one of those steps so

17:33

that is my process and let's cheers to

17:36

that because that was a lot of talking

17:37

but like I mentioned at the start of

17:39

this video I do have all of those steps

17:41

in an infographic guide right down below

17:44

like I mentioned at the start of this

17:46

video if you want a printout version of

17:49

all those steps I just gave you that'll

17:51

be linked right down below definitely

17:53

check it out I've made a really cool

17:54

easy to follow infographic if you're

17:57

curious on all the steps I take to get

17:59

to a functional website but thank you

18:02

guys so so much for watching I really

18:04

hope you enjoyed this video and that you

18:07

found some help from it and I am just so

18:10

happy you're here so I really hope that

18:11

you guys stick around for more and

18:14

cheers I hope you guys have a wonderful

18:16

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18:18

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