The
Basics:
What You Get with Any Package:
Home
page contains Welcome statement,
selected images or custom graphic, navigation links, copyright
statement if applicable
Personal
Information page containing About statements, bios, links
and contact information. Two additional pages (up to four
pages total).
Intuitive
navigational links (Listing of up to 20 links)
Basic
image editing as necessary: including cropping, resizing,
adjusting brightness/contrast, sharpening, optimization of
file size to provide the best balance between image quality
and download time on an average 56K modem. Digital images
should be scanned at no less than 180 dpi. This basic package
includes scanning and basic image editing for the four pages
included in the package. Please note that Flash animations
and/or sountracks may slow load times dramatically for dial-up
users. Meta tags will be written into the HTML of the main
page---meta tags allow search engines to discover your site
so that your page can be listed in a search. The client must
supply keywords for search, in which MtS will assist.
Site
will be tested for IE7, Firefox, Netscape and Safari browser
compatibility (minor variations in appearance may be evident).
Search
engine submission with Google: one time submission.
Updates
and changes: Two years free site maintenance (text updates
only).After the free site maintenance guarantee has expired,
the site can be updated in several ways; If the client is
comfortable modifying text in WYSIWYG programs such as Dreamweaver,
all text content is plainly laid out for modification by them.
If this is not an option, the client may either hire MtS to
maintain the site on a monthly contract or on a per-job basis.
(Note: Client manipulation of HTML paths and links, image
and/or Flash files is not recommended).
Site
Ownership After completion, the rights to the site will
be wholly owned by the client. If the client decides to use
another designer after the site is built (although we sincerely
hope they stay with us), they will be able to take all desirable
site elements with them.
Viewing
Work in Progress. The client's site will always be viewable
on a secure server on which MtS will be developing the site.
Client input is not only encouraged, it is a must!
Domains.
MtS can suggest domain providers, but we do not provide domains
or register domain names. This is for the client's protection
and ease-of-use.
Text
Content. When requested, MtS will assist the client in
writing text content for the site, but in the end, it is the
client who must provide the content. We strongly urge the
client to have a basic text content formed beforehand to aid
in the layout of the page design.
What
if I want to maintain my own site? Mind to Sight does
not design user-editable websites, but a good alternative
would be to use
joomla.com. This user-friendly design site lets you create
you own sophisticated website for no charge for the first
30 days. When that trial time is up, you can either use their
cloudaccess
hosting site, starting at $4.95/month, or move your site to
the hosting service of your choice. If you feel you can create
a site by yourself, more power to you, but if you need help,
Mind to Sight will aid you for a nominal fee.
