Web design and development in Tennessee

Start with the work your team wants to manage. A hosted builder such as Wix, Squarespace or Webflow suits a small site you want to run yourself. You give up some control over code and speed, and moving away later can mean rebuilding. An adapted template can also suit a simple site with a tight brief, provided its layouts are reworked around your actual content. A custom design fits when your brand, audience or content needs something more specific.

A custom-coded Next.js site suits a business that wants fast pages, tight security and freedom from template limits, with a developer handling structural changes. A headless setup adds a separate content editor to a custom front end; it suits heavy editing needs, though there are more parts to host and maintain. We recommend WordPress or a custom Next.js site after learning how your team works, so the editing and maintenance demands are clear before you choose.

US Department of Justice guidance says ADA Title III covers the goods and services that businesses open to the public offer on the web, and identifies WCAG as helpful guidance. For your build, we agree an accessibility target in the brief and set up a clear heading structure on the pages. The agreed target gives your team a basis for reviewing the content and page designs as the project develops.

Gather these items to make the first discussion more useful.

• Your services or products, ordered by business priority.
• Your goal for the site and the person responsible for each type of enquiry.
• Case studies, testimonials and client logos you have permission to show.
• Domain, hosting, email and analytics login details, or the names of the people who hold them.
• Sites you like and dislike, with a short reason for each choice.
• Real photos of your team, premises and finished work.

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  Leaving content until the end

  use real headings and paragraphs in the layouts, since their length changes how a page fits together.

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  Reviewing only on a large screen

  check every page on a phone before approving the design.

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  Putting accounts in someone else's name

  hold the domain and hosting accounts in your business name and grant access to the people doing the work.

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  Copying every old or competitor page

  choose clear service pages your visitors can scan and your team can keep current.