So, what is your website development process

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How do you go about starting new project, from design to deployment.

Let’s say for the sake of discussion that you are building a small business website.

How do you decide what stack you are going to use, maybe static site generator, plain HTML and CSS with or without frameworks etc.

Let’s get it started.
I am curious.

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Cristina Ruth • Nov 20 '19

It all depends on the business and the user who is going to use it. Start there.

A few questions:

Are they technically savvy that they are able to update a static site code?
Would they have the $$$ to hire somebody else to manage their site, fix bugs, add features in the future? How easy would it be for them to hire someone with that tech stack?
What kind of documentation would they need to help them understand how to update their site content, add pages, etc?

Start with needs and requirements and let those dictate which technologies you’d choose.

Good luck! 🙂

Cristina Ruth • Nov 20 '19

A couple more:

What kind of content would they need on their site?
How often would they need to update their site?
What kind of functionalities do they need on the site? I.e. Banners, contact form, maps, but buttons, etc.

Jan Kosutnik • Nov 20 '19

We are talking about a erosion control products, the main goal would be to showcase the products/solutions. Mainly static content with little updates to the content.
But I wish to stay away from Wordpress and Visual Composer and related stuff.
What I am looking for is to go with Static site generator or with Bootstrap, haven’t decided yet and it’s giving me headaches ☺️.
Less is more, so no need to build a skyscraper if the house is good enough.

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