Website Design Process for Clients (Start to Finish)

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In this video you will see my step by step process for creating a functional website. From the initial stages of speaking with my client to delivering a beautiful website, you will see my start to finish steps in this video. If you are a website designer looking for inspiration on building your own process, I hope this helps!
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0:00 Welcome and FREE Guide
2:07 Discovery Call
5:20 Proposal
6:14 Client Portal + Begin
7:18 Homepage Designs
8:40 Client Feedback
9:53 Interior Page Designs
11:29 Feedback + Hire Copywriter
13:19 Web Development
14:32 Website Walkthrough
15:32 Launch!
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@designjourneyofficial 7 күн бұрын

Wonderful process Megan! Keep up the good work! 💪🏻💯

@Isaiah48964 11 ай бұрын

This is really showing me the value of having great customer service. I'll definitely be implementing that

@tianaizhang7343 11 ай бұрын

Very informative with every step explained so clearly! Thank you so much it's super helpful!

@tannugupta3293 Жыл бұрын

I love how you have a client portal with the right questions and process. Honestly love your process

@Daviddevwy Ай бұрын

Her client really felt stress free all the time, what else a designer wants, while having busy routine at work #devtalks 😢

@gloriawidhalm1858 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your process and experience! :) really helpful

@mubindidit230 Жыл бұрын

Wooowww, so much value and on point!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@phinecode6996 9 ай бұрын

I love how happy you talk about it. Makes you really passionate about your projects.

@MeganWeeks 9 ай бұрын

Haha yes! I love it all! ☺️

@masoodahmed7669 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully explained.

@Marialeticia_real Ай бұрын

O vídeo que eu estava procurando, parabéns, adorei!

@richardottley4611 Жыл бұрын

I love the on air sign 🙏🏾😊 very classy

@johnsonphilla7202 5 ай бұрын

It was very interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

@munchkinm6929 Жыл бұрын

Thank you this was very helpful

@xavierm8952 Ай бұрын

I’m late or maybe just in time. I needed this badly, I just had someone ask for my graphic design services but I haven’t yet added website design to my skill set ❤

@feliksgoldin5781 20 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video I thought it was very helpful!

@aaronharris239 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I got great info and ideas from this. Subscribed 😀

@otavioalexandre7575 8 ай бұрын

Amazing content, thanks for share

@kingObinnar 3 ай бұрын

Great content Megan

@workers_without_border 5 ай бұрын

This is so cool! Thanks Megan. One question - when you create 2 or 3 versions of design for landing page, do you also create moodboards for the client so they could pick the mood they want, or, do you let them choose design keywords that represent the mood they want? Which way do you think is more effective if you have tried both? Thanks for the amazing video!

@kingk.2547 3 ай бұрын

First video i came across enjoyed liked and sub

@MsJOEL29 Жыл бұрын

I love your video very explanatory. I want to start website design for customers. I have experience and I build an eCommerce website already. I want to find out the pricing.

@jessloryn Ай бұрын

Hi, Megan! Loooove your content! I just landed my first website design client inquiry and I was wondering, do you have an example of what you put in your web design questionnaire? I'm not really sure where to start

@SouthGenius-lq8ic 7 ай бұрын

Good introduction ❤ u!

@blissfullivinghub Жыл бұрын

I love this video. I was wondering if you could do a video of your client portal at one point and do a walk through of what you have in there? 🙂

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sarah! Yes I can definitely make a video about that. In the meantime, I have this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jbpmrbym09CwmXk.html

@blissfullivinghub Жыл бұрын

@@MeganWeeks That sounds great! Looking forward to see it 🙂

@sapphostraphouse Жыл бұрын

Hi Megan, such great content! Thanks for sharing this. I noticed that you didn't mention UX design. Do you work with a separate UX designer, or do some short preliminary research before you design? Wondering how I can use hard data to back my design decisions.

@richardottley4611 Жыл бұрын

Whew 😅.. I love emojis as well.. ❤️😊 thanks Megan for sharing your 10 step web design process.. I really learned a lot about how you do business.. keep up the great work Megan.. I like that you mentioned having the client pay with a deposit at the beginning before you start designing and I like also that you do a work thru video of your design decisions.. cheers 🥂 hip hip hooray 🎉🙌🥳

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Richard!!

@user-mu5nm9zc6m Жыл бұрын

Hey! could you comment on if you ad web credit to the bottom of your websites you create for clients and how do you talk about this in the contract?

@deipty222 3 ай бұрын

Hi Megan, For Step 4, what is your design process to come up with homepage (and eventually interiror page) designs? Thanks!

@MarioGZito 5 ай бұрын

You did not mention anything about keyword researchs and SEO configuration, what I believe is also fundamental. Could you share how you deal with this part of a project once I suppose it belongs to some of the steps you so nicely presented in your ebook?

@niki_99 4 ай бұрын

Can you talk more about how you utilize the client portal?

@josephinejasmine.designs 3 күн бұрын

Hi Megan, how do you make note of all the things they mention during the discovery call? Do you take notes by hand or on your computer? I wonder how to do it so to not get distracted or seem like not paying attention to what they are saying.

@withloveanto Жыл бұрын

Hello! Love so much the information! Thank you! I have a question, for how long take doing a website? I know that depends a lot of things but maybe an estimate 😊

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

I now offer websites in a week which is a little different service breakdown! But projects like this would take 6-8 weeks!

@HaifengZhu-pn3uq Жыл бұрын

Do you have web design course (not with web development)? I am interested to join your course, however, I see it also includes content on developing websites with Divi, I never use that Theme, so I am asking whether you offer design course with sole web design

@fko2794 3 ай бұрын

Hi Megan, i have a question, you said that you can give them some proposal in two days. For exemple, if you had to design the microsoft website, how many time would you take ? is it something that can be done in two days? I am bigenner, i am asking cause i was trying to build the design of microsoft website on figma to get used to this CMS. And it take me so so much time jsut for the home page (without animation ). And when you re designing an E commerce website, is it really take you two days ? You have to do different template for each customers right, did you give the same template for different client one time (with just different logo and color) or you really try to avoid that?

@iben1195 Жыл бұрын

Ma'am, do you take intents? Or do you do one on one mentorship?

@intuitivamkt 5 ай бұрын

Hi, where do you make the client portal, any other tips about it?

@klaudiawos94 Жыл бұрын

Hi Megan. I loved the video, it's very helpful to see how other designers run their businesses. Can I ask what type of questions do you ask you client when asking them do give you feedback on design?

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes I ask things like, “are there any format changes you would like to see?” “How do you feel about the color palette choices?” “Would you like to see different imagery?” Things like that! I always like to tell them this is when I want to hear all thoughts and feelings about it because it’s easier to edit now than later.

@klaudiawos94 Жыл бұрын

@@MeganWeeks Hi Megan! Thank you for your response and for sharing those helpful questions. I appreciate it! I was wondering, do you have any videos that go over the branding and web design process step by step? I think it would be really helpful to see how you approach these processes to make my own process as smooth as possible. Also, do you happen to have any templates for sale that includes your processes and questionnaires for web design and branding? That would be a great resource to have!

@sammyvoma 11 ай бұрын

What tools do you use to make a client portal ?

@wgm247 5 ай бұрын

Can I ask which client portal software you use pls 😊

@designlifewithvictory Жыл бұрын

I love this video, will you be kind to let me know the client portal you use? I really learnt a lot. Thank you

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

Yes! I use dubsado’s client portal right now!

@Tarquin00029 7 ай бұрын

Hi Megan, Great video! I enjoyed it. I have a quick question about how you launch the client’s website? Do you build it under your account, then transfer it over? What is the process involved in that? Regards, Ash

@theRealJonSherman 4 ай бұрын

same

@charminesesay5217 Жыл бұрын

I cant lie Websites can long to do but I think once you get around it is much fun.

@PrivateOnly007 3 ай бұрын

What software do you use to custom-design your client's websites?

@nightlane131 8 ай бұрын

What about the sales call, where you pitch them?

@briannacaikens Жыл бұрын

Hi Megan! Thank you so much for this video! Question: What questions do you ask to find out exactly what pages they need besides the typical (Home, About, Services/Products/Packages, Contact?) Thanks so much for all you do! Love your videos

@briannacaikens Жыл бұрын

Hi Megan 💜 Just following up on this. 🥺

@Vicky-xf9zs 7 ай бұрын

Hi! I’m starting on this and i have the same question, can you help me? Thanks 😁

@greatmovemichigan 6 ай бұрын

Do you pay the copywriter as part of your fee or does the client pay them separately?

@_oliviasymone 8 ай бұрын

How did you create the client portal?

@alazar8977 Жыл бұрын

I loved your video, but could you make some kind of vlog when you are doing a real project?

@Numetko Жыл бұрын

Hi Megan, thanks for sharing the helpful content. I was wondering when you start designing your clients website, do you just put Lorem Ipsum text on it as a place holder or do you ask your client to write up the copy for each page and then have your copy writer rework it after?

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!! I usually write headers for each section but put lorem ipaum text in paragraphs until copywriter writes them!

@detricegaines1889 Жыл бұрын

Great videos Megan. I have a question. Does the client have to have an adobe Creative Cloud account to communicate on Adobe XD?

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

No they do not need to have an Adobe XD account to leave notes :)

@detricegaines1889 Жыл бұрын

@@MeganWeeks excellent!! Thanks so much

@d.o.nmuzic3802 Жыл бұрын

🙏🏾🔥

@yehudiee 8 ай бұрын

How did you build a client portal?

@storygod101 2 ай бұрын

so how much do you charge from web design to fully developped website?

@freddiecastagna4137 Жыл бұрын

Do you use their wordpress account and therefore their subcription features to build the site?

@digidotindia 9 ай бұрын

WordPress does not charge any fees.

@audreysopoco Жыл бұрын

Heyy if you don’t mind me asking, how and how much do you pay your copywriter and web developer? Are their rates included in the web design package?

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

I include the rates in my Web design package and I pay them directly. That way my clients aren’t having to pay separate people. My web developer lives in India so his rates are more affordable for me.

@MGallear9 Жыл бұрын

10-12 weeks, how much would you charge for something like that? I ask this because I'm having a hard time determining a price for my clients. Do you have a set rate per hour and base it off of that? Any advice would be great, loving the channel. Subbed!.

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

hi! sorry for the delay. the pricing depends on a lot of things. the industry, the pages, what type of site, etc. typically I range my website pricing between $4500 - $6000.

@chloevanryn 11 ай бұрын

@@MeganWeeks Thank you for this answer! I love love love your videos but currently doing similar to what you're doing for $500 total because I'm re-starting my portfolio and I've had a hard time trying to find information on how I should price it once I start doing non-portfolio designs. ❤

@rashean 9 ай бұрын

did it work out for you?@@chloevanryn

@arearningtech3623 7 ай бұрын

How much minimum do we charge for a web redesign?

@advanced-developers 11 ай бұрын

after developmemt do you do technical SEO before delivery.?

@MeganWeeks 11 ай бұрын

I do offer that as part of my package yes and my copywriter includes this in her delivery! So meta titles, descriptions, etc.

@codeAlongwith 7 ай бұрын

What about your clients photos?

@beforemiroafter1265 8 ай бұрын

What if the client doesn't provide the required feedback on time?

@wafa6796 8 ай бұрын

Do i need to learn how to code in order to start building websites ???😮

@MeganWeeks 7 ай бұрын

nope! visual builders are awesome too!

@user-iz5kx4oz2m Жыл бұрын

Hiii, the link for the free web design guide is the wrong one-when I click it, it takes me to a logo design course instead

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that! It should work now: view.flodesk.com/pages/6333c1377a59217f2325625c

@richardottley4611 Жыл бұрын

Hope Leo is doing well 🐱🐾🧶

@Leadslide 10 ай бұрын

what do you use for a client portal?

@MeganWeeks 10 ай бұрын

I use Dubsado! I have a course on this coming soon 😊

@gwldeniz Жыл бұрын

what does she use to design ?

@learnwithnorwebs 7 ай бұрын

How do you create your client portal?

@MeganWeeks 7 ай бұрын

I use Dubsado now and just launched a course all about this (you can use code DubsadoVIP for a discount) ☺meganweeksdesignco.thinkific.com/

@TheMorningLoft 8 ай бұрын

Random question, why don't you design straight in Showit?

@MeganWeeks 7 ай бұрын

Because I like to make sure the user experience and the flow of the site is perfect before making it functional. Editing the site mockup is much easier than editing links, buttons, sections, etc directly on the site.

@plantifulalexandra 5 ай бұрын

But do you charge your clients for the copywriter who needs to get paid? Content us the hardest... my clients usually write it themselves but it often takes ages. I like to design off the copy so the client isn't restricted in any way and in my opinion the design should be designed around the copy, not the other way round - as the content is what's most important. Thinking about a solution... maybe I offer them to design with notes so I know what copy needs to be in there and it helps them to finish the copy when having a design structure.

@jbvatuone Жыл бұрын

I just subscribed. Bummer that your contract template is no longer available.

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

yay! thanks for being here. oh it totally is available, I am sorry for the confusion, here is the link: meganweeksdesignco.com/shop/

@anli7816 10 ай бұрын

How much do you charge tho

@TheSunriseGames Жыл бұрын

Video is called 'design process", but there's 99% shit talking about nothing keep it up, your content is SO useful

@KaylaSaeng 15 күн бұрын

“For clients” slow ass

@pediatricsurvivalswim7696 3 ай бұрын

Do you have an email to inquire about your services?

@MeganWeeks 3 ай бұрын

yes feel free to email here hello@meganweeksdesignco.com

@samantha.almonte 8 ай бұрын

Invest in your business to elevate it! I design modern websites.

@Deanna.G Жыл бұрын

My only concern with the pricing question - you haven’t even had the chance to educate them on the value of what you do - maybe they don’t realize all they get for what you offer, or the potential ROI value to them. ♥️

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

Very good point!! Maybe adding in a note about what’s included in your packages so they understand the value? I think that’s a solid point. I found I was spending time on discovery calls and would spend the whole call getting to know them/ telling them my process, but then as soon as they heard pricing it wouldn’t work so it wasn’t super time efficient for me and them… You definitely have me thinking of how to approach it differently though. Thanks for the insight!

@Deanna.G Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it helped! I have a coach that is constantly telling me to stay OUT of my clients wallets but it’s SOOOO hard! I usually try to give 3 options - one that almost anyone could afford (but is VERY basic), one middle that is kind of my sweet spot - and one that is ALLLLL the bells and whistles. 9 times out of 10 they go for the middle 🎉 One thing I’m really excited to implement is using adobe xd- I never would have thought to use it since I tend to customize themes using blocks, but I realized how easy it was for me to translate a site from XD to the page builder PLUS being able to see the site all at once is exciting! I also had NO clue about task boards - I’ve learned so much from you!!! ♥️

@MeganWeeks Жыл бұрын

@@Deanna.G I definitely love Adobe XD, let me know if you use it. Aw thank you I am so glad!!

@andriavdesign Жыл бұрын

Just chiming in here because I agree with both of you! Spending time getting to know the potential client, writing a proposal and then they aren’t willing to invest or simply don’t have the budget takes up a lot of time. BUT finding a solution that works with both the designer and client is key!