The Home Page: Your Website’s Foundation

There are a lot of steps that go into designing a website from start to finish. The client needs to feel confident that they can step aside and let the web team do all the work, but there also needs to be enough feedback from the client so the designer knows what they want from the design, content, features, and layout. Once the designer has a direction to go in, the entire process starts with the home page.

Some people may think each web page is created separately and simply linked together to make one site. While each page is unique, the home page sets the stage for the rest of the pages. The home page is where the main navigation is built, the photo slideshow that will appear on every page is placed, the footer that remains uniform on each page is made, and the banner with the logo, contact information, and social media icons is created. Like building a house, you can make changes to the foundation when that is the only part that is built. Once the foundation is finalized, the rest of the house is built on top of it. However, to fix a crack or add on to a foundation after the walls are put up would require rebuilding the entire house, which wouldn’t make much sense.

The home page of your website will create the basis for which every other page of the website flows from. It is important to get the colors, navigation, layout, header, footer, and other home page design elements just right before building the rest of the pages. Beyond Custom Websites knows the importance of a perfect home page design to the rest of the pages. That’s why we get approval from our customers at each stage of the process including the home page so our service to you flows well and we complete your website in a short amount of time.

Beyond Custom Websites brings together web designers and developers, graphic designers, copywriters, and small business experts to deliver you a custom website for your business. We also offer search engine optimization, free updates and changes, customer support, and mobile websites, keeping the customer involved and updated throughout the design process and anytime in the future. BCW makes sure the homepage is created to your specifications, making tweaks and changes to it before completing other pages of the site until it is exactly the way you want it. Our websites are dynamic and unique for each small business and our team creates long lasting relationships with our customers. Visit our website to find out more about what we can do for your business.