Creating a Website with High FX Media

Here’s an outline describing the process for working on a website with Kurt at High FX Media.

What’s Needed for Your WordPress Website?

1. A domain name – an address like HighFXMedia.com, Google.com or JoesPizza.com.
2. A web hosting account – a service that allows you to store your website files and makes yoursite available 24 hours a day. If you need a webhost, try: HostGator.
3. WordPress – creates the files you need for your website.
4. WordPress theme – provides the colors, some graphics and page layouts for your website.

Design of Your Website

Your theme provides the basic design of your site, but we need to define:

1. The pages you’ll want on your site.
2. The content you want on each page.
3. Where images, video, audio and text will be positioned on your pages.
4. If you want any changes to the theme colors, graphics, fonts, font sizes or layout.

Content of Your Website

You’ll need to provide the content for your site, unless otherwise specified:

1. Logo – do you have a logo? If not, a basic text logo can be created.
2. Images – we’ll need high resolution images for an image slider; other images can be lower resolution (smaller). You will need to provide any images.
3. Videos – the best way to use videos is to store them on YouTube, Vimeo or another video hosting site. By doing it this way you don’t need to purchase a video player. You will need to provide any videos.
4. Audio – audio clips can be hosted on your site without purchasing a player. You will need to provide audio files.
5. Text – the text for each page must be provided. Writing your content is not included.

Building Your Website

High FX Media will need your login and password to your web hosting account. Once I have it I can begin to set up your site. This includes:

1. Installing WordPress.
2. Installing my recommended plugins.
3. Installing and configuring your theme.
4. Adding pages.
5. Adding your content to the pages.
6. Configuring or laying out the home page.
7. Modifying the CSS and HTML to get what we want within reason.

As the site is built, I’ll ask you for your feedback and make modifications as needed based upon our initial agreement. The basic installation and setup does not include custom modifications to your theme, premium or complex plugin setup or other customizations.

Pricing Your Website

Website development is not a fixed price process. However, I do offer a fixed price basic WordPress installation. Most people want modifications as soon as they see their site the first time. This is normal. If you purchased the basic site installation and set up for a fixed price, modifications are limited. I want satisfied customers and revisions are expected. However, endless modifications or changes are not included. I’ll make modifications or changes, within reason, until you are satisfied.

Most website development is done at an hourly rate. Modifications beyond a basic installation will be billed at an hourly rate.

Paying for Your Website

Normally 50% upfront payable via PayPal and 50% when the site is completed.

If you’re ready to get started, just contact me.