The “One Week” part of One Week Websites is in reference to the week I build your site, show you how to use, and hand it off to you. This doesn’t account for the prep work involved on your end.

Exploration phase

During our initial call, we’ll explore what your needs are, whether a One-Week Website is a good fit, and if you have a need for any add-on services.

Onboarding phase

If we decide to work together, you’ll schedule a few important Zoom calls, sign an agreement, and pay your deposit. Once you do, we’ll get to work.

Compilation phase

Once you’ve paid your deposit, you’ll receive a content planner that guides you through the process. Your part of the process typically spans three weeks.

Build-out & hand-off phase

On the fourth week, I’ll build your site, walk you through it, and hand it off.

You’ll receive a few tutorials that will show you how to make basic updates and changes to your site, e.g. duplicating blog posts and sales pages, reusing sections, etc.

Support phase

You will also receive email support* for 30 days.

*Note that this support is for troubleshooting issues and not for making substantive changes to your site. Should you want substantive changes, that would require a separate investment.

First, know that we’re going to chat about branding during our initial call - before you sign your agreement or put down a deposit - so that (1) there won’t be any surprises, and (2) we can schedule your project accordingly.

You will also receive a welcome guide that walks you through your project’s branding needs.

If you already have a brand style guide, we’ll look at it during our initial call and determine whether it will work for your project.

Your branding guide

Professional branding is important! It reflects your professionalism and vibe, and if it looks DIY or sloppy or non-cohesive, it’s going to repel potential clients (and hurt my reputation as your designer!).

And so, all clients are expected to provide a branding guide created by a design professional.*

Your branding guide will include your branding colors, logo and logo variations, and font pairings.

*Note that Fiverr, your teen daughter, and free Canva templates do not qualify as reputable professionals.

Also note that while I’m not a brand stylist, I’m good with the basics (typography, color, and plain text logos). And because good branding is a critical component of a successful web design project, I build my basic branding package into your project’s total cost.

Images

You’ll also need to provide me with high-quality, professionally shot and edited images and/or on-brand stock photos.

I’ll provide you with a guide for planning your photoshoot (if you have one scheduled). I’ll also provide you with a few pointers for selecting on-brand stock photos.

And as mentioned, I offer on-brand stock photo curation as an add-on, should you need it.

In short, no. I’m not a copywriter. But, it’s not like I’m not going to throw you to the wolves!

The Content Planner you’ll receive will walk you through the exact copy I’ll need from you to make your site look like the demo. I’ll also offer you an AI resource that you can use to help you generate copy (100% optional!).

A lot of people struggle with messaging and writing copy, but the resources I’ll provide should help tremendously.

Finally, if you are so inclined, you can outsource copywriting to a pro.