Sometimes being straight forward is needed in this crazy world of information, were everyone is an expert. I decided to write a blog to those individuals who might need help with a website, new or old, and just aren’t sure which direction to turn on a company that matches and meets their specific needs.
Market*TING in specific is a company that is wired for “SMALL BUSINESSES.” This is not the federal term for small businesses because those number can be anywhere from 50 people to 1,000 people. The average size company I am working with probably has 4-5 individuals, so first thing to note is NOT ALL SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE SAME.
I prefer the opportunity to work with one person on these web projects (input of course is appreciated), but the biggest thing that helps make the directives and decisions the easiest is having a technical representative from the company, even if that person is not technical. That helps us with delivering the information to the right person.
Market*TING’s process for websites is as follows:
1.) Sending a general website questionnaire to client that gives us basic information on what is it you are trying to accomplish, who is the audience, what are some colors that are important. Who are some websites that you really like (or parts of the site) what are some website that you really not like.)
2.) We then start mock-ups based on information provided and directives and inspiration from client and design team. Mock-up can be helped with a pre-built template idea, but could also be built from scratch.
3.) All information updates, and check offs for approval will be shared on www.basecamp.com our online Project management system. It is all cloud based so can be viewed, and downloaded anywhere.
4.) The last steps really come in the meat of the work, which can take anywhere from 1 month on a very fast track projects, to an entire year depending on the scope of the project, and how responsive people might be once updates happen and once items are turned in.
Things to think about when building a website go beyond just the website (of course). Super important items to consider include: photos (real or stock), video, fonts, number of pages, functionality, should it be responsive design? Do I need eCommerce? This is just a few items to consider. If you need to process this more, or maybe talk to someone that might help you decide more on what your process might look like, we’d love to speak with you. Give us a call at: 317.847.3904 Ask for Ryan. Market*TING – Giving Companies Great Ideas.
Market*TING is a Central Indiana Marketing and Communications firm that services the greater Indianapolis area, but also surrounding areas in Fishers, Noblesville, Westfield, Carmel, Zionsville, Whitestown, Avon, Brownsburg, Muncie, Columbus, and also regionally here in the Midwest. We provide Logo Design and development services, Branding, Website design and development, social media and marketing strategy. We hope to work with firms who need a strategic marketing consultant with all the resources of the big box full service agency,but the ability to focus on growing the relationship, and taking on projects no matter big or small.