Website Services

The first order of business is to sit down with you and create a detailed set of design and technical specifications. These specifications serve as a roadmap for the rest of the web design process. We get to know your business and the scope of the project to ensure the plan for the website or application is right for you. These are the blueprints to our house.

Wireframes are your first chance to visualize your website. They are the skeleton.  They give us a visual representation of the overall layout. This would be the foundation. Once basic structure is completed and approved, we’ll proceed with the site mockups. These add color and a bit more detail to the initial wireframes, giving us a stronger visual representation of the final product.  This is where graphics, depth and visual elements come into play. This is choosing finishes for your house.

Now we can see the basic layout for the site. Based on the goals for your business and your website or application, we will begin to create content for the pages. Keyword rich content will be created unique to each page. We’re putting up the walls.

Its’s time to choose a CMS, or content management system, to build your website upon. WordPress is a very user-friendly platform which provides various functions to run a business. WordPress is an excellent option in many instances, but it will not work for all applications. We also use Laravel and other php languages. Some will require even more custom development. At FirstLink, we have worked with many platforms to create the exact environment our clients need. This ability think outside the box is our specialty.

Now that our writers, designers, and developers have finished their work, our Quality Assurance team will get to work testing your site’s performance and reliability. We use industry-leading tools to benchmark your site for loading, responsiveness, and speed, while also ensuring that it works reliably on all web browsers and mobile devices.  In the house construction business, this would be the inspection process. Once we’re sure that your site, or application, is ready to be released to the public, we’ll deploy it on your public domain. The launch process ensures that you have a working map on your site and your domain (website address) loads your new site when your website visitors access it.

Then, we’ll shift into a monthly support process. During that time, we’ll create monthly backups of your site, update scripts and plugins to maintain security and reliability, and perform layout and content updates at your request. The house is ready for sale.

The next step is to ensure your website is safe from potential threats online and marketing your site.  FirstLink can help with both of these ongoing concerns.  Whether you need to be prepared for audits or ensure the wrong people never get their hands on your data, you can trust our cybersecurity consultants with your most important concerns. You can speak with one of our IT pros to see what’s best for your website and company anytime.

There is an array of marketing options with FirstLink Technology. While your website comes SEO compatible, the online world is an ever-changing landscape and SEO updates are always a necessary part of maintaining relevance and reputation on the internet. We also offer email marketing, SEM, blogging, social media marketing and more. Call to find out what we have available to suite your needs.