How a website project works, step by step
The usual order of a website project, from the first conversation to launch and support: what happens at each step and what I need from you.
Most owners have never commissioned a website, and not knowing the process can be stressful. Below is the usual order of a project. The details change with the size of the site, but the steps are mostly the same.
The usual order
- A conversation about the goal, scope and timing. What the site should achieve, who it is for, which pages or functions it needs and when you need it.
- Materials. You provide texts, photos, a logo and any access you already have. A list is in what to prepare before a website.
- Layout and structure. We agree on the pages, what is on each one and how they link together, and you approve it before I build. If you work with a designer, I build from their layout.
- Development. I build the site and, where it makes sense, show you a working version along the way rather than only at the end.
- Testing together. We go through the site on a computer and on a phone, check the forms and the texts, and I fix what we find.
- Launch. The site goes live on your domain. The steps are in the website launch checklist.
- Support. After launch you can ask for fixes and changes. What to expect is described in website after launch.
What I need from you
- One contact person who can make decisions.
- Texts and photos within the agreed time.
- Feedback gathered into one message, not several people sending comments separately.
- Access to your domain and hosting, or an account through which we can set them up.
Where projects usually slow down
- Texts and photos arrive late.
- The scope grows during the work (“while you are at it, add...”).
- Feedback comes in pieces or contradicts itself.
- Access to the domain is missing.
None of this is a disaster, but each of them moves the date.
How long it takes
It depends on the scope. A presentation site with a few pages is a different job from an e-shop or a booking system. I can give a realistic timeline only once we agree what is included and when the materials will be ready. Be careful with a date that is promised before anyone has asked what you need.
If you have a project in mind, write to me and describe it in a few sentences, or see website development in Bratislava.