Web Development Process Guide to Creating a Website

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Web Development Process Guide to Creating a
Website
What are the steps for the web development
process? Whether you are a web developer, web
designer, or none, in this article, we will skip
the usual never-ending debate of website
development being different from website
design. In this blog post, well explore the
process of developing a website, including its
key stages, and find out what team you need to
leverage successful web page development. Web
Development Process Research and Discovery
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At this stage of the web development process, the
initial research efforts in the project
definition and some general consultations are
vital for clarity. These could be in the form of
a project discovery session where lots of
questions and clarifications are made. Your needs
as a client must be well understood by the
development team. Planning Planning is the stage
of choosing the technology stack and software
development methodology, defining the
deliverables, and estimating the timeline and
resources to complete the project. Other
sensitive decisions include creating the content
structure and sitemap, wireframing, planning the
layout, including UI and UX design. You should
consider that deciding on a sitemap during the
planning stage is fundamental for the whole
project. It involves organizing the structure of
the website, how many pages and functions will be
connected based on their importance, and what
content and functionality must be rolled out with
the first release. The planning stage takes place
with an adequate report to you and your timely
feedback or direct engagement in the
process. Design After the creation of a sitemap,
developing wireframes, and planning a roadmap,
its time to lay hands on the website design.
This is where the creative UI designers come in,
working by the approval of the client and the
needs of the project. The wireframes are
transformed into typography, color graphics,
animations, buttons, menus, and much more. There
has to be a form of branding that relates to the
purpose of the site. The blend of colors chosen
for a website surely drives the user experience.
Color can trigger different emotions, hence a
creative way of combining it can be very
effective in the design. Implementation Once the
design is approved by all project stakeholders,
the next point of call is the development of the
website itself, which is a major task. There is
also a parallel task of content writing. Content
Writing Eventually, content is king. It is the
essence of communication as it relates to the
user interface of the website. It is the process
of adding calls-to-actions and other information
related to the company, product, or service to
the website. Content writing demands creative
headlines, texts, and so on. Due to the
importance of this task, it is a good practice to
prepare all the website content just before or
during the development. Frontend Development
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This is the development of the client-side part
of the website to interact with the users. The
designs initially made in the early stages are
transformed into special animations and effects.
Functions are subsequently integrated based on
the choice of technologies and tools. Backend
Development This is the flip side of frontend
development. Backend development services are
essential for enabling the interaction of
user-side and server-side, interfacing the whole
website. It is more like the engine room. The
code at the backend is responsible for the
server-side, database, integration of business
logic, and so on, depending on the purpose of the
website. Testing and Deployment Lastly, depending
on the use of the website, your development team
may need to include some fine-tuning details.
This is to optimize its functionality and
performance. This final touch might include
plugin installations, on-page Search Engine
Optimization, and page speed optimization. It
takes more than just coding to build your
presence online or create a web application. The
web development process consists of many
essential phases to follow in order to come up
with any type of effective website.
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developers, analysts, project managers, and QA
engineers that can ensure a successful website or
web application development. Our business
approach and project management methodologies
enable us to timely deliver full-cycle
development projects with further technical
support. Contact us today for your websites and
web applications.
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