Project Initiation (Week 1)

Project brief

Signed contract

Initial deposit

Discovery and Planning (Weeks 1-2)

Sitemap

User personas

Functional requirements document

Design (Weeks 3-5)

Mood board

Wireframes

Design mockups (desktop and mobile)

Style guide

Content (Weeks 4-6)

Content strategy document

SEO keyword research

Draft copy for key pages

Images and media assets

Development (Weeks 6-9)

Development environment setup

Front-end code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Back-end functionality

Content Management System (CMS) integration

Testing and Quality Assurance (Week 10)

Cross-browser testing report

Mobile responsiveness check

Functionality testing results

Performance optimization report

Launch Preparation (Week 11)

Website backup

Deployment checklist

User training materials

Analytics setup

Launch and Post-Launch (Week 12)

Live website

Post-launch bug fixes

Final invoice

Handover document