Development Life Cycle

learn about the development life cycle of your new website1. Planning Phase
The planning phase is the fundamental process of understanding why the web site should be built. There are various reasons why a web site should be built and here are a few:

  • Commercial web site
  • Education web site
  • Entertainment web site
  • News web site
  • Organizational web sites
  • Personal web site

2. Analysis Phase
During the analysis phase we strive to determine what the web site will look like and what information will be presented. This process is largely information gathering and is usually done in a face-to-face meeting. We often review competitor web sites, review web design layouts, and determine the target audience. At the end of the analysis phase Design Elements USA will understand the purpose, the web sites requirements, and will have a general idea of web designs.

3. Template Design Phase
During the prototype design phase, Design Elements USA will create a design template for review. The templates are placed into a simple HTML page that clients can call up in a browser and view like they would in a full working web design.

4. Review of Template Design Phase
At this point the client will be able to review the template design and request any desired changes.

5. Development Phase
Once a web site design has been approved by the client Design Elements USA can begin the web site development.

6. Testing Phase
The web site development has completed and it is time for testing. Testing is done to ensure the web site is fully functional within all main browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google Chrome) and there are no bugs.

7. Release Phase
Testing has completed and the web site is ready to be released to the world. At this point depending on the client Design Elements USA will either set move the web site to its web host or pass it along to the client’s web host.

8. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Phase
We will apply the appropriate keywords and title tags to each page to ensure as high a page rank as possible. We will also submit your web site to all the major search engines and start the web traffic monitoring via Google Analytics.

9. Maintenance Phase (Optional)
As time rolls on there is often information and/or section within the web site that require updating. There may also be new web pages or new information that needs to be added to the web site. At this stage Design Elements USA will provide the required changes.