After you initially contact SAS Designs about a design package, the following steps will be followed:

1. Consultation and Cost Estimate

We will discuss the look and direction you would like to go to determine the type of website you need and how much graphic design will be required. At this time, we will provide you with hosting options and direct you to where you need to register your domain name. Based on your requirements, we will provide you with a timeframe in which your final website will be launched and provide a cost estimate. In a few days after the initial consultation, a contract will be emailed or mailed to you with a detailed description of the work to be performed and includes the terms of service agreement.

2. Client Survey

To assist us in the design of your website, we ask that you consider a few of these items highlighted below to simplify the process.

• Provide up to five websites that you like and point out the elements you like from each one.
• Provide up to five websites that are your least favorite and point out the elements you didn't like from each one.
• Do you already have a company logo or other branded material that needs to go on the site?
• What features do you want on your website? Is this a simple, straightfoward informative website? Or do you require a message boards, blog area, or a field to subscribe to newsletter options?
• What keywords would you use to describe the subjects included in your website? These will be used for META tags to help search engines in classifying your website and improving your rank in the search engines.

3. Visual Design and Layout

When a design of the website is agreed upon, we will give the client two opportunities to make revisions to either the layout or graphics used in the site. Based on feedback, we will make the necessary layout changes to the design and the graphics. At this stage the changes will be finalized and made web ready.

4. Website Building and Testing

We will build the website and place it either in the saswebdesigns.com website, or under your own domain name if your web hosting services are activated at that time, for viewing. During this phase you will have the chance to test all the features of you site for proper functionality of the navigation.

5. Website Launch

Once the web hosting services are activated, your site will be moved to the permanent web host under your domain name and you will be able to access all links through your own website's navigation structure. Meta tags with keywords and page descriptions, page titles, and live copy will be incorporated into your site design to allow cataloging by search engines.

6. Troubleshooting

Once the website is live, any changes to page formatting or copy will be made for a period of one month.

7. Search Engine Submission

After the launch and troubleshooting, we will submit your website to several search engines that do not charge for listings. To improve search engine rankings you can forward your website to be added to your friends and client's webpage links.

8. Updates and Site Maintenance

We will provide monthly text only updates to websites free of charge for the duration as specified in your web package agreements. If you do not want to use our maintenance services, we can burn a copy of your website and mail it to you so you can use with your current web software. If the client requires ongoing site updates, these are billed at a rate as show in the price list or your agreement.

If you have any questions or require more information about our web maintenance, please contact us.