Web design and development in Miami

WordPress suits a team that publishes often and wants to edit most of the site itself. Its choice of plugins gives you ways to add features, although someone must keep them updated for security. Before choosing it, consider who will take responsibility for publishing and maintenance.

A custom-coded site in Next.js suits a design with needs beyond template limits, especially when fast pages and tight security are priorities. It gives you more design freedom, with a developer handling structural changes. That distinction is useful if your team expects to change the layout frequently, rather than mainly updating page content.

A hosted builder such as Wix, Squarespace or Webflow suits a small site you want to run alone. You give up some control over code and speed, and moving away later can mean a rebuild. We recommend WordPress or Next.js after learning how your team works and who needs to make changes.

US guidance says the ADA covers the web services offered by businesses open to the public and points to WCAG as helpful guidance. We set an accessibility target in your brief and use it to guide the desktop and mobile page designs. Agreeing that target at the start gives you and the design team a shared reference when reviewing the structure and content of each page, before the build begins.

A little preparation gives the first conversation a useful focus.

• Rank the services or products you want to feature, so the navigation can reflect your priorities.
• Choose examples of sites you like and dislike, with a short reason for each choice.
• Find the account details for your domain, hosting, email, analytics and Search Console, or identify who holds them.
• Gather real photos of your team, premises and completed work.
• Put case studies, permitted client logos, testimonials and relevant credentials in one folder.

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  Choosing a platform too early

  Decide who will update the site and how often before selecting the system.

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  Putting accounts in an agency’s name

  Hold the domain and hosting accounts yourself, then grant access to the people doing the work.

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  Reviewing only on a large screen

  Check every page on a phone, where visitors need to read and act comfortably.

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  Leaving search checks until after launch

  Check page titles, the sitemap and any indexing block before the site goes live.