Web design & development process
We generally approach our website design & developments in a few key phases:
- Website Brief — We meet with the decision-makers of your business to discuss the requirements for your website in more detail i.e. vision, strategies, goals and objectives; target market; required look and feel; calls to action, review sites you like and rough out a navigation/site map. There is no need to bring anything to this session. We will extract all the information we require from you, and provide you with a handy checklist of items to supply us with via email after the session.
- The Design -We will either send you a list of themes to choose from prior to the build day, or if we are preparing a custom design, we will supply you with some design concepts to approve.
- The Build — We will schedule full ‘days’ to work on the website and depending on the size, scope and duration, ideally when key decision-makers are available to provide feedback online as we build your website real time. This saves on lots of back and forth! It’s like watching an experienced chef whip up a gourmet meal in the kitchen while you salivate. The process of building a website will include styling the theme to suit your branding, creating the menu structure as agreed on in your site map during the brief, uploading your supplied content, images and videos, and adding in any other functionality agreed on in the brief i.e. contact forms, ecommerce functionality, integration with Mailchimp or other 3rd party systems etc.
- Optimising The Site — After your build is complete, we will complete a variety of items as outlined on your estimate including ensuring Google Analytics & Google Webmaster Tools are correctly set up on your site, submitting the site map to Google so it indexes quickly and will be updated as you make updates to the site, and conducting some keyword research and optimising the website pages.
- Go Live — Immediately prior to going live we will make sure the site is good to go with full testing and quality checks on different browsers to ensure compliance and functionality. We will also make the site live on our hosting server, or on your preferred host.
- Training & Handover — We will arrange a one-on-one training and handover session to show yo the ropes of your new website! Some people prefer to do this before the site goes live, others prefer it after. The choice is up to you!
How long does it take to build a website?
Whilst we can provide rough guidelines on how long a site will take to build based on previous experience, the client will generally dictate the speed at which a website is built, depending on how long they take to provide approvals for different stages of the development, and also how long the content takes to collate and supply (which the client generally sources and writes, unless we are contracted otherwise).
The duration of any given website design and development project will also dependent on the size of the project i.e. it’s level of customisation and complexity, and also our current production schedule.
But be assured that if you have a deadline to make, we can make it happen!
Choose your Web package
One-page Website (theme option)
From $1900 + GST
1 hour briefing session
Install WordPress
Install and configure chosen theme
Setup landing page
Configure x1 online enquiry form (any additional forms will be configured by client)
x1 round of client feedback
Golive: Backup and migrate to live server
Enable search engine optimisation (SEO) for search engines
Connect to Google Analytics
Submit new sitemap to Google
Starter Website (theme option)
From $4500 + GST
1-hour briefing session
Mockup chosen theme with client colours/brand/imaging
Install WordPress
Install and configure chosen theme based on approved mockups
Setup Home page + subpage template
Populating up to 7 pages of content (including About, Contact, stockists etc)
Configure x1 online enquiry form (any additional forms will be configured by client)
x1 round of client feedback
Golive: Backup and migrate to live server
Enable search engine optimisation (SEO) for search engines
Connect to Google Analytics
Submit new sitemap to Google
1-hour website training & handover session
Starter Website (Custom design option)
From $7500 + GST
1-hour briefing session
Custom Design of x3 key page templates and up to 8 ‘modules’ or content blocks.
Install WordPress
Install and configure chosen theme based on approved mockups
Setup Home page + subpage template
Populating up to 7 pages of content (including About, Contact, Services etc)
Configure x1 online enquiry form (any additional forms will be configured by client)
x1 round of client feedback
Golive: Backup and migrate to live server
Enable search engine optimisation (SEO) for search engines
Connect to Google Analytics
Submit new sitemap to Google
1-hour website training & handover session
Custom Package
From $POA + GST
Do you have a large amount of content to be migrated?
Are you looking for premium design?
Need bespoke functionality?
Need to integrate with other systems?
Require Copywriting?
Have SEO which needs to be migrated?
TERMS - You will need to own a domain to place the website live on. Purchase one from us at thecreativecollective.com.au/domains. - You will need a host. If using our hosting, we will place the development on the hosting+maintenance package at $49.90 per month once going live (or $499 per annum) depending on final functionality required. See thecreativecollective.com.au/hosting for all plans and options. You can arrange your own hosting if preferred, however we cannot be responsible for any ongoing site maintenance, security of downtime of your site if you arrange your own hosting. - We do not offer email hosting so you will need to organise this separately. - 30-day warranty on the site - this covers any bugs or system glitches that arise that are not caused by human error. - If you require support thereafter we have support/maintenance packages as follows: thecreativecollective.com.au/support-maintenance/ IMPORTANT: - Client has to provide all content before the job commences (wording, images, videos, examples of websites they like etc, domain and hosting information before the job begins) - Client must be contactable in person, via phone, Skype/Google Meet or similar during the full day to give approvals/ provide input at different stages of the project - TCC works to best practise methods and checks your site on most devices. Whilst we will ensure it's responsive on popular devices, it cannot be checked on every type of smartphone available and results may differ slightly from device to device. - If the scope changes, or hours exceed this, you may incur additional fees at $140 + GST per hour. - A new website or refreshed website requires ongoing SEO to give it the best chance of showing up on Google searches. See our SEO packages on our website.
Website Development Case Studies
Sunshine Coast Council
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Hear from our Web Customers
We engaged the Creative Collective for a website refresh on our tired online presence. The team were professional, clear, technically proficient, helpful and also provided timely guidance on how to get the most out of our project. I will be using their services again and thoroughly recommend engaging the Creative Collective team for your website / marketing needs.
Jeremy Harmon – New Leaf Migration
“What a journey, and what a sensational result! Have spent some time this evening navigating through the back end of the site, making updates, additions and edits – very happy with the usability post handover. Congratulations on your creation and the teamwork that has brought about this better than expected result for our new brand and website.”
Cherbourg Council – Website
“I want to thank you for the stunning website and all of your care and professionalism. I am simply blown away by how organised efficient, skilled and kind all of your team are. I couldn’t be happier with the decision to contract The Creative collective to build our company website. Over the years of running my business I have hired other companies and not had good results. The Creative Collective excelled in every aspect from start to finish and the results are beautiful. A huge congratulations to all of your team and a massive thank you to Gina Novoa whose project management has been flawless. I am beyond impressed. Thank you :)”
Tina Moore – Director of TMP Dance Studios
TMP Dance Studios
We have been working with Allan from the Creative Collective for around 3 years now and have never had a moments doubt that we are with the right team for us. Quick to respond to support emails and come back with a time table to sort the issue if it cannot be resolved immediately. We are very happy with the consistent uptime and response time of our website. We highly recommend Creative Collective.
Sandra Petty – Yumba Bimbi
I’m a small business owner and have been working with The Creative Collective for over 18 months now. Over this time, with there expert advice on all things marketing, they’ve helped grow my business from humble beginnings to something to be proud of. I hate think we’re I’d be without Kat and her team of tech heads! 100% recommendation for any business new or old!
Valkyrie Functional Fitness
I’d like to take the time to pass on a big thank you to Tamara, Arvind & Alan.This process has been seamless and very enjoyable. Your organisation & communication has been impeccable, and this has made the journey pleasant. I have no hesitation in working with you again and will certainly be passing along recommendations wherever possible.
Stuart Kruger – Helpa
Thank very much Arvind, you’ve been a delight to work with and appreciate your advice and patience as we worked through it all. I was very excited last night to be adding all the lovely colourful artworks!
Tiffany Jones Fine Art
“What a crew, friendly and smart, just like my wife easy to get along with and get the job done so professionally. Thank you all.”
Bernie Duffy
“Would like to thank you again for our website everyone who has seen it have been saying how good it looks. Kind Regards, Alice.”
Studio Phoenix
“If the concept wasn’t enough, the marketing has blown me away. I’ve received an enormous amount of positive feedback from all genders, young and old who all comment on the name/design The Creative Collective came up with for me. I love driving around in my Brew Captain branded vehicle and handing out the professionally designed marketing items. This is my first time in business for myself and everything from start to finish was very simple, and easy working with these guys. It was a real pleasure and we’ll continue to use them as the business grows from a one man show to hopefully a full franchise.”
Brew Captain
“I am so thrilled with what this company can do in a day. It has been such a breeze working with them and they have made everything really easy and simple. I have unsuccessfully tried previously to get my websites up and running and I finally have a stunning website and branding. Couldn’t recommend you guys enough! 10/10!”
Cosmetic Tattooing
“Could not recommend this amazing company enough. I have had all of my branding + my website done by the team at Creative Collective and am so happy and impressed by the attention to detail, professionalism, patience (I am extremely fussy) and care shown by each and every staff member I dealt with. 1 year on I am still constantly receiving compliments from my clients on my beautiful logo and website. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the team at Creative Collective I am so happy with everything you have done for me and my business. Special shout out to Bronte who continues to go above and beyond!”
Brows of a Feather
“I always felt like i was in good hands with Kat and the other members of the team that helped me. Kat is expert at coming up with fabulous ideas and was really helpful in bring about the vision I had in a grounded and innovative way. Thanks Kat!”
Jacqui Spencer – Wisdom Frontier
Recently I needed something done quickly as I was about to launch a campaign to my 3000 subscribers. It was a technical issue on my website and I need a developer to understand what I needed done pronto. Anyway Mel and Arvind delivered quickly and on time. Well done guys!
Rob Stanley-Turner – Box Commercial
“The bounce rate of our website is down to 7% since January this year. Since March 1 it is even better: 1.6%. A great testimony to your work on redesigning the pages. Well done!”
