There are many benefits to a website:

• improve your business image with an online presence
• save on printing and mailing costs
• no matter the size of your business, your website is the most powerful and cost-effective direct marketing and communication tool with your customers
• just update your website to quickly and easily inform your customers of new products, services, deals, or specials
• with a website, you can easily attract new customers not only locally, but globally
• a website is an environmentally friendly way of doing business

A domain name is the address where your website will be found on the internet. An example is www.yourname.com. The best domain name is one that uses the company's name in the URL. A well-chosen domain name can help customer recognition and increase traffic.

JW WebVision can register your domain name for you.

A web host is a company that has servers that are connected to the internet. All the files for your website are kept on these servers. The web hosting company looks after your website and ensures it is available 24/7. The speed, reliability, and the level of customer support provided are very important.

JW Webvision can assist you in choosing a suitable web hosting service that meets the needs of your business.

There are four basic costs:

1. Domain Name Registration

You must register a domain name for your website.

2. Web Hosting

Most small business website hosting requirements depend on the size and technology required for your website.

3. Web Design and Development

Websites vary considerably in size and complexity and so does the time and cost to build them. You are paying for the time involved in building the website and the level of expertise required to make it work.

4. Maintenance

The internet is a dynamic environment and stale websites just get passed over. Your website should change regularly to keep visitors coming back.

SEO is a technique used to make your website understandable to search engines. SEO is an inexpensive way to help your website get more page views by creating web pages that rank highly in search engine results.
An important part of your web strategy begins with setting up domain names.

A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your website, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.

Consultation

Contact JW WebVision for a no obligation discussion. We will take the time to understand your requirements, answer your questions and explain how we can help your business.
We have an initial meeting to determine:

• What is the purpose of the website? Do you want to provide information, promote a service, sell a product...?
• What do you hope to accomplish by building this website? Two of the more common goals are either to make money or share information.
• Is there a specific group of people that will help you reach your goals? It is helpful to picture the “ideal” person you want to visit your web site. Consider their age, gender or interests – this will later help determine the best design style for your site.
• What kind of information will the target audience be looking for on your site? Are they looking for specific information, a particular product or service, online ordering…?

Quotation

Based on our initial meeting we will offer you a web design proposal with details of the work required. We will agree on contract details and a deposit payment will be made.

Planning

Content such as text and images is collated and the need for either modification or extra content is discussed. The content is arranged in a way that will allow users of your website to quickly find what they are looking for and allow high priority functions of your website to operate smoothly. The sitemap could be adjusted at this stage and ideas are suggested to improve delivery of the content.
Domain names are decided and registered. If required, we will register domain names on your behalf and set up a web hosting account.

Design and Development

All resources required for the project are collected or produced. You will provide us with detailed information on your company, the products you sell, images and complete copy for the website. We may recommend slight changes in supplied copy in order to assist in search engine ranking. We can provide royalty-free images if required.
A draft design and/or page samples are prepared for your approval.
We will design and develop your website with ongoing consultation and testing. Your full input will be encouraged throughout this process when you may request alterations.

Publishing

After your approval the website goes online, making it available to the world!

What do I need to supply?

Because you know your business and market best, your input is valuable to designing an effective website. Generally, we will supply you with a list of necessary items with a website planning worksheet, but we leave the amount of control in the design process up to you.

It will save you time and money if you have any of the following items:

• text content
• company logos or letterhead
• quality photographs or images
• brochures
• previous print advertising material