Web design and development in Ohio

Start with the person who will update the site. WordPress suits a team that publishes often and wants to edit most pages itself. Its choice of plugins gives you ways to add features, though someone needs to keep the software updated for security. We also build custom sites in Next.js when the brief calls for a custom build.

A hosted builder such as Wix, Squarespace or Webflow suits a small site that an owner wants to run alone. It gives you less control over code and speed, and a later move to another platform can mean rebuilding the site. That trade-off is worth discussing before you put all your content into a builder.

A headless setup pairs a custom front end with a separate editor. It suits a site that needs speed alongside substantial editing, but adds components to host and maintain. Tell us who publishes content and how often. We recommend WordPress or a custom Next.js site after understanding how your team works.

US guidance says the ADA covers the goods and services that businesses open to the public offer on the web, and identifies WCAG as helpful guidance. We use that guidance when planning the site’s pages and set up a clear heading structure as part of the build. We also set up page titles, descriptions, an XML sitemap and structured data, so those elements are addressed during the project instead of being left for fixes after launch.

Bring what you have and note anything still to arrange.

• A goal for the site, such as quote requests, and the person who handles each enquiry.
• A ranked list of services or products to guide the home page and navigation.
• Your logo in SVG, AI or EPS format, plus brand colours and fonts.
• Real photos of your team, premises and finished work, or a plan to arrange them.
• Sites you like and dislike, with a short reason for each choice.
• Account details for your domain, hosting, email, analytics and Search Console, or the name of the person who holds them.

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  Approving only on desktop

  Review every page on a phone too, where visitors will read and use the site.

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  Leaving content until the end

  Use real headings and paragraphs in the design, so their length is accounted for in the layout.

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  Choosing a platform too early

  Decide who will make updates and how often before selecting the editing setup.

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  Putting accounts in an agency’s name

  Hold the domain and hosting accounts in your business’s name and grant access for the work.