Before starting any project, or even agreeing to work together, I need to understand what it is that you want to achieve. This is so that we can get to know each other a little and identify the goals, complexities and processes involved. We will look at what your current stats are (if you already have a website) combined with what you're hoping to achieve and how we can measure that.
Often, I set a multi-staged website release so that we can have deadlines for go-live on given functionality. This means that you can launch the initial functionality on your site sooner.
What's great about this approach is that we can often launch your new functionality sooner by focusing on doing what your current site does but better. And then working on the more advanced benefits in a further release that will go live a few weeks later.
I like to start working on paper. It's quick and easy to identify which ideas are worth pursuing and an efficient way of making changes. Once I have some ideas, I'll share these with you so that we can see which ideas are worth following.
This make it really easy (and cheaper!) to change a page design, layout and hierarchy without the need for a server.
Once we know which way to go, I'll digitise the sketches and we can review and iterate from there. I'll build an initial version of the site that you can see and use with the initial requirements built in and we'll continue to iterate from there.
Once you've reviewed the designs and we're happy that they meet all of your needs, you'll sign them off and we can migrate and launch your website to the public!
Once your site is live, you'll have two weeks to make requests for minor content and design changes (nothing that is out of scope of the original project). After that, we'll work together on a hassle-free maintenance plan that works for you so that your site remains live and up to date.
Behavioural and Experimental Economists UK is an organisational network for experimental and behavioural research in economics, connected through Universities across the UK. They asked me to create a new website to manage and list information about the organisation such as members, labs, centres and institutions. The website would also be a great platform to showcase […]
Gloji is a revolutionary weight loss programme for health and wellbeing, at the forefront of helping those with poor physical and mental health habits to make improvements in their life through accountability and understanding. When I was brought in, the team were 3 weeks into their build but had no designs of any fidelity – […]
A new website for thought provoking content revolving around a holistic, responsible, ethical and sustainable approach to digital and information technology. Russell has had a leading voice in the world of technology for a long time now and wanted to collect his involvement in one place through a website that he could use as a […]
I built a new WordPress website for The Bread Basket Bakery. They already had a website but wanted to refresh its look and add e-commerce functionality in order to make them more efficient and increase their reach. This means that offices, cafes and restaurants that they already supplied could order through the website and provide […]
Who doesn’t love the smell of freshly baked bread? That’s what Gerry is offering with home taught classes so that everyone can be a baker! Gerry got in touch because her current website had been started a year back and never got anywhere, so after a chat we started building a fresh site with a […]
Stefano is a ski and tennis instructor with 40 years of expertise – with his experience and knowledge he’s the perfect candidate for guiding students to the best sporting versions of themselves. We met a few months ago and he asked if I could design him a website that would be easy for him to […]
Moons Wood has built their own website on Wix and needed some web design expertise to tie it all together. Wix is relatively limiting but it allowed me to focus on layouts and consistency for a clear brand and messaging. I standardised type faces, headings, colours, sections anded-cluttered the site and navigation elements to make […]
Suffolk River Trips needed me to add some content and bring the site up to scratch, which I did by fixing broken layouts and implementing identified accessibility issues. I also added analytics so that we could monitor the traffic that would allow us to make more informed decisions in the future. Part of the additions […]
David Cross is based in Suffolk and is interested in every detail of life. He needed a new website that promoted his unique view on the world and provided an easy link to another website where his images could be purchased. I had two main objectives here: 1 – showcase his fantastic images on the […]
