Development

Stage 1 - Planning

The degree of success of your web site depends on proper planning, not only on our behalf but also on yours. It makes no sense to waste valuable time and money by rushing to get your site online, just to have a web presence. A good site will maintain and increase customer loyalty, a bad site will push your customers to your competitors.

Before we meet, we ask you to assess your needs, objectives, and preferences up front, so we can accurately pinpoint what direction you want your online business to take. We will send you a questionnaire which will help provide us with an insight as to what you you wish to accomplish.

Stage 2 - Meeting / Working Together

Our first meeting is one of the most important meetings we will have. It is our time to get to know you, to listen to what you would like to accomplish, and to get a feel for how you would like your company's image relayed on the Internet. (It is imperative at this stage that ALL decision making participants are available.) During this meeting we will ask you questions and conduct a mini survey. It is our way of defining your concept, needs, and financial capability. We also encourage you to ask us many questions. We know that in the Internet world there are many different client needs and demands. If at the end of the meeting our services and fees are agreeable and you decide to proceed we will proceed with Stage 2:

• Development of HTML first page mock-up designs. (Corporate logos and graphics will be included if provided by the client.)

• Budget / Schedule created.

Stage 3 - Development

The development stage is a combination of many aspects. This is the stage where we begin working on your site and when your input and approvals are most important. At the end of Stage 3 the client will be presented with the first two proto-type pages on how the site is scheduled to look and function. The development of the site occurs in three areas:

   Structural Development

• Content Gathering - client to assist AMB Solutions by supply necessary content.

• Navigational Flow Chart and site structure created

• HTML programming and java scripting

• Search Engine Optimization

   Graphical Development

• Art production in Photoshop

• Image conversion to .gif and .jpg

• Search Engine Optimization - alt tags

   Technical Development

• Domain Name Registration / Modification - obtained and approved by client.

• Outsourced backend implementation - appropriate affiliate companies contacted as needed.

• Search Engine Optimization - determination of (meta tag) search terms and copy to use to describe your site to search engines.

• Conduct an Internet based analysis of your competitor's web site and related industry sites.

Stage 4 - Mass Production / Proofing

Mass production is the stage when everything gets put together into one complete package, better known as your web site. This is the stage when we dig in and mass produce the pages of information your customers are dying to read.

Proofing is probably one of the least exciting, yet most important elements in making a site presentable. If you've ever been to a web site with broken links, graphic images that don't appear or spelling mistakes, you know what we're talking about. By the time the proofing stage is over your web site will be squeaky clean and ready for Stage 5, the release stage.

Stage 5 - Hosting / Testing / Final Review / Launch

This is the stage when we help you determine your web hosting needs and provide you with options. Also, before your site goes live to the public we do one final test. This is the stage when you, the client, have a chance to make any final changes before the site goes live.

Launching has to be the most exciting step of all the steps. It is the day when all the hard work put in by everyone gets seen by your customers, and when you begin actively conducting business on the internet. But the word launch doesn't mean that development is over. For a site to keep its momentum it needs to constantly be updated. The moment your site becomes static is the moment your customers will click on your competitors page.  We encourage and applaud continuous development on your site, whether it is done by your staff or ours. Remember, change and speed are the only constant elements of the Internet and imperative to maintaining your customers!