Our Creative Process

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MAYECREATE CREATIVE PROCESS

We probably care about your website more than you do.

We can’t seem to shake it.

We actually have a highly contagious “care factor” thing going around the office. It makes us CARE about your website and want to get it done in the least stressful way possible. 

HECK YA WE HAVE A PROCESS

Because we’ve had our fair share of misadventures over the past 17 years we created this novel little thing called a process. 

You’re gonna love it. Our ever-improving yet flexible process allows us to maneuver from conception to captivating, avoiding common roadblocks.

We also use this thing grownups use called a calendar. 

You may have heard of it. It has due dates…and action items. Oh and we use a phone. Not just for texting, for calling. Don’t even get us started on that. Wait, we’re already started…too late.

Here’s how it works.

Process + Calendar = We still like each other after your site is done.

Because everyone actually knows what they’re supposed to do and when. SAY WHAT!?!

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Phase 1: Planning

Our initial consultation gives us an opportunity to get to know your business and expectations from your project. We’ll discuss your target market, the purpose and budget of your website design and how it will function to reach your project goals. At the end of this meeting you’ll decide if you’d like a proposal or bid.

Based on what we uncover together, we’ll give you an estimate for the site or for our website planning consultation services. Sometimes, we’ll do additional consulting with you to figure out what you need. We are dedicated to being clear and up front regarding all costs and the specifics of the website. After all, we don’t want to waste your time or ours.

If you decide to work with us (thanks, by the way!), we begin with a creative meeting to nail down the scope of work and get some creative inspiration for your website design. We’ll outline in detail the steps we’ll take when items are due and who’s responsible. 

Starting with the home page, we develop two options for your website’s look and feel. Once the home page is close to finished, we’ll mock up secondary page options as well. Honesty at this stage is key – your critical feedback ensures we build the quality website you deserve.

Phase 2: Development

Shortly after completing the initial site designs, we begin content development for your website based on the method outlined in your contract. You can write your content, or we can write it for you. Either way, this is when it happens.

After you approve the look and feel of your home page and secondary page designs, it’s time for us to code your website’s template. Our templates are fully adaptive and adjust to display correctly on multiple devices, including mobile phones and tablets. 

WordPress is your website content management system, which allows you to add and remove content, links, documents and photos on your site.

We create one composition for each page of your site that goes through one set of internal revisions. Next, we’ll have a meeting with you to review the pages and outline your revisions. You’ll sign off on final designs, and everyone high fives. It’s a good time.

We program the functionality throughout the site.

Once we have completed building your website, we conduct a one-on-one training session to teach you how to update the areas you’ll work with the most.

Once everything looks good and we have your sign-off, we launch your website online. This is also known as Take Live. Bust out the confetti; YOU’VE GOT A WEBSITE!

Phase 3: Monitoring and Improvement

You can contact us when you need updates, and we’ll provide an estimate for the service. If you need updates regularly, you may choose to have a monthly maintenance package.

Based on what we uncover together, we’ll give you an estimate for the site or for our website planning consultation services. Sometimes, we’ll do additional consulting with you to figure out what you need. We are dedicated to being clear and up front regarding all costs and the specifics of the website. After all, we don’t want to waste your time or ours.

We enroll your completed website into our Safe Site Plan for a monthly fee of $24.95. Under this plan, we offensively protect the website from hackers and keep the software and plugins up to date. 

If applicable, one of our fabulous MayeCreaters will run your website through a battery of tests to see what Google thinks of your new site and to make sure your visitors are utilizing it the way we anticipated.

Each year, we hold a complimentary annual review to discuss how your website is performing. We also introduce new Google standards (because they change as often as the seasons) and suggest improvements to keep your site on par. 

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