- Approvals
Phase 2 – Development
- Setup development site
- Wireframe development & testing (a stripped down version of the key pages)
- Create pages (HTML, CSS, etc.)
- Additional programming, database development, as needed
Phase 3 – Testing & Proofing
- Cross-browser compatibility (Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Explorer, etc.)
- Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, Macintosh)
- Proofreading
- Link testing, verification
- Submit to search engines
- Launch
With your goals in hand, your content gathered, a sitemap and the background re-
search handled, the process moves to the design phase. If you have some artistic flair, you
might start from scratch. A graphics program is imperative when designing your site.
Many use Photoshop® to lay out the pages, others prefer Fireworks®. They’re similar
programs, each with its individual plusses and minuses. If you don’t have Photoshop®
and shelling out a load of dough to buy a copy isn’t your idea of a good time, consider an
open-source solution. Gimp is an open-source, or free, image editor that works much like
Photoshop®. Partner Gimp with Inkscape, another open-source application, and you’ve