Web Design &
Development
Our Web Design And Development Process
Having a website can be a powerful tool – especially when used correctly. Choosing the type of message is one piece of the puzzle; creating that message is another.
Here are some questions to ask:
Who is my target market?
What device will they be using to access my website?
Which environment will my target market be in?
What type of emotional message do they want to receive?
What is the call to action?
Once you have answered these questions, we’ll begin our process of designing and developing your website.
What is Web Design and Development, and why do you need a Web Design Developer?
An excellent website is the foundation of your online presence. Making a great first impression is a combination of website design and an exceptional user experience. Web Design and Development is where we put together a plan to create the appearance, layout, and content of your perfect website to the world wide web.
A Web Design Developer builds you a custom website design that is easy to use, aesthetically pleasing and suits your user group. When focusing on appearance, the developer chooses (or helps you choose) which colours, fonts, and images to use in your website. They also design the best layout for your business. The layout determines how the information is structured and organized. A Web Design Developer can even create the content to put on your web pages.
WebsiteToon can create custom designs for our clients. Whether you need help in the creative process or want unique and innovative applications, we can help you. From E-Commerce sites to Social Networking sites, we can design, create, and optimize for you.
We’ve designed websites for nonprofits and significant franchises around the world. Some of the franchisees we have done work for include: Jimmy the Greek, Mr. Greek, DipnDip, and more.
- Set Your Goal: It is essential to be crystal clear on what you want your website to do. Is it an online store? Portfolio? Resume website? Your website should have one main goal and every piece of the website directs or aligns with that one purpose.
- Choose Your Website Builder: A Website Builder is a content management system (CMS) that you use to build your website. There are a lot of options to choose from WordPress, Wix, Squarespace. We’ll help you pick the right tool to reach your goals.
- Refine Your Layout: It takes milliseconds for visitors to form an opinion about your website. We make it count and create a visual structure that keeps visitors on the page.
- Claim Your Domain Name: Your domain name is your address on the internet. A wisely chosen domain name helps search engines (Google, Bing), and customers know what your website is about by just the name.
- Gather Your Content: We create and gather the materials for your website, like images, videos, and text. We can use your original content or develop branded content for you.
- Add the Right Pages: Every business is unique; therefore, every website will be unique. Most websites have a home page, product page, about us page, and contact page. It is important to have the right pages that best serve your business.
- Put Usability First: User experience (UX) is essential. You want visitors to spend time on your website, read the information and engage with your business.
- Do Your SEO: Once you have a beautiful website with exciting content, you need people to find your website. We will make sure your website has the right keywords and excellent SEO ranking.
- Pick the Right Apps: Sometimes you need a web application developed or updated. The term ‘application’ is applied when you have a website with functionalities and features that most websites do not have. We offer Advanced User Management System, Back-End Features, CMS (Content Management System Upgrades), Plugin Development, Browser Scripts Added, Server Side Scripts Added, Integration with Other Software.
- Make It Accessible: In some countries and cities, your website must comply with specific compliance standards. For instance: in Ontario, websites with a certain number of employees must be AODA Compliant. AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act) compliance means that the website will have to abide by specific standards. In particular, it has to allow individuals who have disabilities to access and read the content through unique means. The consequences of not abiding by certain compliance or regulations can be very detrimental. Our website agency has experience in executing compliance in many large organizations such as hospitals.
- Engage with Visitors: We will add tools that will help convert your visitors to customers.
- Optimize for Mobile: We can make your website mobile-friendly. Mobile-friendly means that your website will have content (text/images) that changes when you use a different screen size. For instance, your website’s appearance will change when you switch from a desktop (medium-size screen) to a smartphone (small-size screen).
- Ask for Feedback: We are here to create a website you love. We are interested in what you think of your website and always welcome feedback!
- Publish Your Website: Congrats! You now have a live website. We will be here to regularly update your website as you update and grow as a business.
Why choose WebsiteToon to be your Web Design Developer
WebsiteToon’s Team of Website Developers will help you reach your digital goals in the Greater Toronto Area. We have completed projects for Fortune 100 Companies and many well-known Canadian brands. We are a digital marketing agency and consulting agency rolled into one. We focus on helping your business build and grow through web design and development.