Website Design

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Our Web Design Process

1. Email Consultation

The client fills out a questionnaire giving CourseVector a basic idea of wants and needs. We collect sample URLs of sites that you like, color options, graphics, and a page outline to get a clear picture of your vision.

2. Estimate Produced

CourseVector supplies a quote to the client for approval. Take your time looking over the quote. If you have any questions or concerns, simply contact the Project Manager assigned to your website. We would be happy to help to explain anything in the quote, add any features you might need, or suggest ways that we can save you money!

3. Quote Approval

Once we have a signed contract, we begin work.

4. Logo Design (if needed)

Branding is incredibly important. If you don’t already have one, or you just need refreshed branding, CourseVector’s graphic design team is happy to include logo design as a part of your website design.

• If you don’t have a logo, we usually start  by asking some questions to get a “feel” for what you want your logo to look like.
• Once the artist is comfortable with the concept, you will be presented with two or three mockups. These mockups are low-quality representations of what the final design will be.
• You must choose/approve the design(s). You are free to choose one of the designs, or, up to two revisions are included in your quote.
• Once your graphic is approved, your design will be finalized and the finished artwork will be forwarded to you and the web designer.

5. Homepage Design

We begin the actual website design with a mockup of the homepage. This is the first page that your customers or clients will see! It sets the tone for the rest of the website.

• The web graphic designer looks at the questionnaire for sample URLs, color options, and your page outline to get a feel for what you want from your website.
• CouseVector provides you with two or three website design mockups. These will not be functional in any way but will show a rough rendering of the home page of your new website.
• You must choose/approve one design. If you are not completely happy with the choices, your quote includes up to 3 revisions (if needed).  Once you chose a web design, we will move on to the website creation phase.

6. Website Creation

We will make the concept reality during this phase of the project. This includes setting up WordPress, creating and configuring  the basic template, and installing the plug-ins and themes necessary to make the website functional. We should need little input at this point. However, if we need information from you, your Project Manager will be in touch.

7. Website Customization

We know that each customer has special needs for their site. During the customization phase, we will tweak the website to make it fit your expectations. This phase of the project will be specific to each client, and it will be outlined in detail in the quote.

8. Website Population

If you already had a website, we will take the content from the old site and plug it into the new site. There should be little input needed at this point. However, if we need information from you, your Project Manage will be in touch.

If this is a brand new website, we will need you to supply the content for the website. You do not need to be a world-class writer; you just need to be an expert in your field. We have experienced copywriters on staff who happily take your expert knowledge and turn it into something that your clients can easily understand.

You also have the option to populate the site yourself.

9. Final Approval

During final website approval, you will be asked to look over the content. Once we have your approval, the site can go live.

10. Consider CourseVector for Hosting, Maintenance, and SEO

CourseVector is proud to offer affordable hosting options to our web site design clients. We offer 24/7 monitoring, state-of-the art security features, and painless maintenance plans to maximize your up-time and your ROI and reduce your stress.

Now that you have a website your website needs to grow and adapt to your business or organization and stay relevant to your audience. A Website Update Plan is a great way to keep your website current, bring in new leads, and more!

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Why We Use WordPress for our Website Design Platform

What is WordPress? WordPress is the leading content management system employed by more companies than any other web development software. Take a moment and check out some of the major companies using WordPress. You will be surprised!

CourseVector and WordPress Website Design Just Go Together

95% of our websites are built in WordPress, and almost all are custom templates. As a matter of fact, we are so efficient at creating WordPress templates, that, in most instances, we can provide custom WordPress website designs for the same or less than you would pay for a quality template.

Whether you are an experienced web designer, a beginner or somewhere in between, many business owners have found themselves questioning “Why use WordPress?”  Today there are still some small businesses that do not have a website.  However, due to the growing priority of online marketing, a business website is vital for your company to succeed.

Maybe you heard about WordPress through a colleague or friend but have some unanswered questions.  If you are asking yourself “Why WordPress”?  Or “How can WordPress help me”?  Let us explain more.

Website Design Cost Savings

When designing a website, companies that use web developers generally spend large amounts of money to get their site up and running. Whereas business owners that opt to use WordPress will find that it is entirely free to use.  This means, free to download, free to install, and free to modify.  With WordPress software, users can create any websites such as business sites or personal blogs.  There are no specifications or limitations when it comes to the type of site you need.

Quick Installation

Unlike other CMS platforms, WordPress does not require users to search for, install, configure or troubleshoot add-ons for essential functions such as comments and RSS feeds. WordPress quickly ensures users are ready to go live without a bunch of extra add-ons or time.

Continuous Support with Help Just a Click Away

WordPress is considered open source; this means anyone can use and modify the software to fit their individual needs.  Additionally, users are not affected by commercial restrictions.  WordPress users can use any hosting company or package of their choice. 

The WordPress software was ultimately developed by many contributors from a large community. With a large community comes a large support group from users around the world.

In addition to the WordPress’ online support group, CourseVector offers a complete WordPress Tutorial Library to help our clients manage their WordPress sites. And if more training is required, CourseVector’s live one-on-one training using your website is second to none.

Easy to Update

Once WordPress sites are live, website owners will need to properly maintain them.  Whether you are adding content, updating old content or deleting specific content, WordPress makes this process simple and easy to do without knowing any coding. If you can use a word processor, you can use WordPress.

WordPress Plugins

Additionally, WordPress plugins are available to customize your site further. Plugins are added software that can be installed on your site to increase the functionality.  Whether you want to include added security, a checkout system, social media integration, or improve your SEO, WordPress plugins can cover just about anything.

Use WordPress For SEO

With Google as the default search app, the amount of traffic originated from Google search results will only continue to grow proving how important Search engine optimization (SEO) is.  WordPress is equipped with built-in SEO features and can be expanded through further plugins.

Proper SEO is a must-have for any site.  Search engine optimization (SEO) includes creative and technical elements that create website traffic, improve rankings and increase awareness in search engines.

Security

Hackers have become a significant threat to the web targetting a wide variety of sites.  Whether hackers aim to steal confidential customer information or damage a website, their presences can negatively impact the reputation of a website.

With WordPress’ sizeable open source community and constant testing, WordPress has proven particularly proficient at staying a step ahead of hackers and their online threats. No platform is 100% secure, but WordPress is pretty close.

Mobile Responsiveness

With the increased use of smartphones across the world, it is imperative that your website is designed for mobile use in mind. WordPress was one of the first CMS platforms to ensure sites were ready for mobile use.

Custom HTML sites use to require a separate site for mobile devices.  However, with the use of WordPress most themes can scale automatically for cell phones or tablets ensuring your website looks great on any device.

Easy Website Conversions

Are you currently not using WordPress? CourseVector’s affordable website design services include website conversions. Most non WordPress websites can be converted to WordPress at very minimal cost. The WordPress site looks almost identical to the original but has all the added benefits of a WordPress Content Management System. If desired, design updates during conversion are just as easy.