The Process

During the design process I will work closely with you to design a web site that will suit the needs of your church and congregation. We will examine how simple or elaborate your site should be. Generally, the steps from beginning to end are outlined as follows:

1. Using the contact form you may submit a description of your site. This will give me a sense
   of the size of the site you need as well as the functionality. We will then review your request together and discuss the goals of your project.
   

   Based on this discussion, I will draw up a proposal and provide a quote for the cost of the project.

2. When the proposal is accepted I will present a contract for the work, a formality, which will
   make our collaboration run smoothly. At the same time I will provide you with the payment
   schedule along with an invoice for 50% of the total cost. Work on your website will begin
   once payment is received and cleared.

   At this time I will send you a questionnaire about your church to obtain many of the details that will become a part of your website.

3. One week after receiving your completed questionnaire I will present two rough drafts of
   the design and organization of your site for your comments. After receiving your comments
   and decision on the drafts, work on the entire site will move ahead.

   It will be during this period that you will continue to provide the text and photographs for the pages as needed. The text will be added and formatted on the pages and any other features that you requested, such as contact forms, will be developed. We can use stock photography for your site for a small extra charge if you are unable to provide photos.

4. Upon completion of this stage, the site will be uploaded into a directory on my server on the
   web where we can test the functionality, ease of use, and ensure that is it working in all
   browsers (such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc).
   
   
5. An invoice will be submitted to you and upon payment of the balance, the site will be
   uploaded to a hosting server of your choice. Joyce Design provides hosting services at very
   reasonable rates.

Designing a web site can take from 2 to 6 weeks depending on the scope and complexity of the project. The process is speeded up if you have all of your text and photos ready before design begins.

I invite you to send me a description of your website needs. It is important to note that a web site is often the front door or window to your church. It is my pleasure to provide you with a "front door" that you can be proud of and that will draw new congregants inside and current congregants together.