1. Research and analysis

What is the purpose of the website?
What type of website/app will it be – informational, commercial, product, or service-based
What is your target audience?
What do you expect the look and feel to be?

2. Planning and strategy

Deciding on the content structure, wire-frame (schematics and rough designs), choosing the technology stack and software development methodology are important decisions to take before website creation.

Creating a sitemap and estimating timelines are also essential parts of the Planning phase.

3. Designing and Wireframing

The layout involves designing a rough sketch, which may be graphical, to get a feel of the design of the website. The purpose of the layout is to present an information structure, enabling a visual tour of the content and base features for your clients.

The wireframe designed in the last stage is transformed into buttons, tabs, menus, dashboards, colour themes, typography, and graphics to create a base layout of the website.

4. Code and development

Front-end The web designs made in the early stages are transformed into interactive elements on the web page. Web designers integrate components and functions to the website skeleton, using web frameworks and development tools.

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, are used by the web designer to create a user-friendly site. For a majority of web apps, Bootstrap and Foundation are preferred for front-end development using HTML and CSS.

For JavaScript, several front-end frameworks are available in the market. (Read our blog on the best front-end frameworks for web development for more information.)
Back-end This phase involves developing the actual features of the web app. While the front-end designs the visual elements, dealing with the user side, the back-end codes instructions to make each element perform the necessary functions.

Back-end encompasses the process of creating databases, writing the application logic, and integrating server and client-side functions. Developers use several technologies and programming languages in this stage.

5. Testing

After the website is developed, a set of rigorous tests are conducted to eliminate any bugs in the system, checking the functionality, usability, compatibility, and performance of the web app.

Project consistency is important to have a well-functioning site that provides a seamless user experience. Testing the working of all features on all devices and platforms is also crucial.