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Common Web Development Process

Web development is a really tricky process. Generally the process starts from defining what needs to be done in your website to coding and design. Industry standard methodology should be followed in order to guarantee a quality web system. Here's an outline of a general Web development process usually maintained by reputable Web programmers.

Definition of the purpose of a website. It is very important to be aware of how a website will operate and who the target audiences are to ensure return on investment. In the end of this stage together client and QC must have a lucid comprehension of the project's scope. They ought to certainly see what functionalities and features the final solution will have.

Design Prototype creation. The color themes, typography and imagery are designed during the design stage. The thoughts about navigation and structure of a website are reflected throughout this stage. Web programmers outline the map of the site as it's crucial.

Enhancement of layout, navigation and flow of a particular design based on client inputs. By this point a web developer has the ready design. It's iteratively precise, processed and tested informally. Aspects including the exact typeface of body labels and texts, sizes of images and color schemes and palettes are chosen. Usually, the website pages are split into page classes yet not designed.

Full Web solution Development This is where the codes, database (if any), graphics, content and HTML are set up in the local server. And then they are thoroughly tested both as a whole unit and individually. One must be sure that the website is functioning flawlessly and loading at maximum speed.

UI/UX Testing. User friendliness of a web system is essential; hence, testing in a production environment must be done. Through this phase we test whether all planned features and functionalities are met. It is important to include the customer in this stage. To ensure the website features fit the audiences' expectations all feedbacks have to be considered.

Implementation of the website. This process involves HTML developing of the website. The website is placed to the client web hosting server and configured.

Promotion of the website. As soon as the website is ready, one can start promoting it. It's essential for a site to be known to the public. There are many ways to market the site. It can involve creation of business models or using certain marketing techniques.

Although the Web development process outlined here won’t guarantee flawless work in all circumstances, it can function as a guide when looking at a number of web development issues.

Michael Moffett

Michael is a web developer from an offshore company which offers web application development services.