This is the continuation and final installement of How the Design process works. You can view the other two installments by going to How the Design process works or by going to How the Design process works part II of III.

After the wire frames have been approved, you should receive a 2-3 different deisgn comps (depending on the agreement and company) which take into account the information that you provided to your design company at the first meeting. Generally a design company will design one comp at a time, to ensure that they direction they are taking design is on the right path. If it's not, then the second and third design should be much closer, as they can take your feedback and apply it heavily to any other designs they deliver.

What do you do if all 2 or 3 designs is no where close to what you wanted? This all depends on your agreement, and the company you've hired. As long as the discovery process was well done, and the design company listened to your requirements, the designs that come out of this process should be close to what you are looking for.

After you receive the comps, you'll have to make any changes to the layout or structure prior to moving forward. After your changes are finalized, all of your content, photos, logos, videos etc should be in the hands of your designers. The quicker you provide the content to the design company, the quicker the turn around will be.

After the finalized product is delivered, you'll have to make any final adjustments, and then take steps push your new website live!

If you are new to the web development world, the good news is your design company will generally do this for you, or help you do it, if you want some involvement yourself.

My next posting will talk about what web hosting is, what it's used for, and why you need it!