From first call to launch

Discovery

I talk through your goals, your customers, and what you need the site to accomplish. I ask the right questions: pages needed, features required, content you have ready, any specific design preferences, so I'm building what your business needs, not guessing.

• Project brief and confirmed scope
• Feature list with priorities
• Formal quote and timeline
• Your time: ~1 hour for a call or questionnaire

Design

Before any code gets written, I design the full site in wireframes and then high-fidelity mockups. You see exactly what you're getting and approve it before I build. Revisions are included until you're satisfied, and I won't start development without your sign-off.

• Wireframes for all pages
• High-fidelity visual mockups
• Brand colors and typography applied
• Unlimited revisions until approved
• Client approval checkpoint before build begins

Development

The site gets built from scratch in clean HTML, CSS, and PHP. No templates, no page builders, no plugin stacks. Every line is written by hand for your project specifically. You get access to a staging link so you can follow along as it comes together.

• Fully responsive build (desktop, tablet, mobile)
• All pages and features from scope
• Contact form with spam protection
• Third-party integration setup (if applicable)
• Staging link access throughout

Review

You get a staging link and I work through any changes with you. Text edits, image swaps, layout adjustments; everything in the original scope gets handled here. New pages or features outside the agreed scope get a quick conversation about timeline and cost before anything changes.

• Revision rounds on the live staging build
• Bug fixes and cross-browser checks
• Content polish and final copy pass
• Final client sign-off

Launch

Once you approve the staging build, I configure your domain, set up security and encryption, and push the site live. Everything gets rechecked in production before I hand off. The site is yours, running under your name on your domain.

• Domain and DNS configuration
• SSL certificate setup
• Production deployment and final QA
• Full site handoff (files, credentials, any CMS access)
• 30-day post-launch support window

Timelines above assume content is ready on kickoff. Projects where copy or images need to be sourced or written typically run 1–2 weeks longer.