The Website Design Process: 7 Steps From Brief to Launch
The web design process has seven steps: brief, plan, content, design, build, test and launch. Here is what happens in each, what you need to provide, and where projects usually stall.
Redesign & Planning
Planning a new site, a redesign or a platform move without losing search traffic: checklists, redirect maps and the steps in order.
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Website Redesign vs Refresh vs Rebuild: How to Choose
A refresh changes how a site looks, a redesign changes how it works, and a rebuild changes what it is built on. Five questions tell you which one your site needs.
Website Redesign SEO Checklist (With a 301 Redirect Map)
Redesigns lose rankings for a handful of predictable reasons. This checklist covers each one, from the page inventory before you start to the first four weeks after launch, with a redirect map you can copy.
Website Migration Checklist: Move Platforms Without Losing Traffic
A step-by-step website migration checklist for moving to a new platform, host or domain, covering what to record before, what to test on staging, and what to watch for four weeks after.