The first step in the process is to select a small business web design package that is suitable for your business. Remember that our all our designs are scalable. What this means is that if you start with one package you can scale up or scale down the size of your web site. Since most entrepreneurs or small businesses have plans for growth over time, you can start today with your site and add additional features and functionality to your web site to fit your growth and your customer markets.

You will be emailed a design brief that helps us understand your business and your vision. The more information you provide, the better the design will be matched to your online goals. We realize that small business owners don't always have all the information right away. Once you send us the brief we will review the information and determine if there is enough to get started. Our role is also to help guide you to becoming successful online, so we will coach you in getting off on the right foot.

Your Web Project Consultant will discuss with you some ideas on your web site, including the types of pages and the overall navigation of the site itself. Since customization involves graphics and images, at this stage we also propose our thoughts on the use and type of any graphics and images on the site. The goal is to provide a web site that meets usability requirements, is friendly to search engines, satisfies your business goals, and presents your personal or business brand.

Following the approval of the design concept we will proceed to develop a customized site. The overall site design will be based on the information provided in the business brief and our consultants call with you. The actual written content for the web site is provided by the client. We will spell and grammar check all content received. The final site design will be uploaded to a site to view on line prior to the site going live. The overall site will be optimized for search engines.

Once your customized small business web site is completed, makeWAVES will upload the site to the designated hosted server. This final process requires both a web hosting account and a domain name. You can choose to have makeWAVES host the web site or use another service provider of your choosing. Our small business web design packages allow you the flexibility to select your own web hosting provider.