Website Design Process for Clients (Start to Finish)

In this video you will see my step by step process for creating a functional website. From the initial stages of speaking with my client to delivering a beautiful website, you will see my start to finish steps in this video. If you are a website designer looking for inspiration on building your own process, I hope this helps!
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0:00 Welcome and FREE Guide
2:07 Discovery Call
5:20 Proposal
6:14 Client Portal + Begin
7:18 Homepage Designs
8:40 Client Feedback
9:53 Interior Page Designs
11:29 Feedback + Hire Copywriter
13:19 Web Development
14:32 Website Walkthrough
15:32 Launch!
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[@tannugupta3293]

I love how you have a client portal with the right questions and process. Honestly love your process

[@Daviddevwy]

Her client really felt stress free all the time, what else a designer wants, while having busy routine at work #devtalks 😢

[@Isaiah48964]

This is really showing me the value of having great customer service. I'll definitely be implementing that

[@phinecode6996]

I love how happy you talk about it. Makes you really passionate about your projects.

[@MeganWeeks]

Haha yes! I love it all! ☺️

[@designjourneyofficial]

Wonderful process Megan! Keep up the good work! 💪🏻💯

[@masoodahmed7669]

Beautifully explained.

[@tianaizhang7343]

Very informative with every step explained so clearly! Thank you so much it's super helpful!

[@mubindidit230]

Wooowww, so much value and on point!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@bena7228]

Such a great video! I appreciate the insight into your process!

[@gloriawidhalm1858]

Thanks for sharing your process and experience! :) really helpful

[@munchkinm6929]

Thank you this was very helpful

[@richardottley4611]

I love the on air sign 🙏🏾😊 very classy

[@Marialeticia_real]

O vídeo que eu estava procurando, parabéns, adorei!

[@aaronharris239]

Thank you. I got great info and ideas from this. Subscribed 😀

[@johnsonphilla7202]

It was very interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@otavioalexandre7575]

Amazing content, thanks for share

[@feliksgoldin5781]

Thank you for this video I thought it was very helpful!

[@kingObinnar]

Great content Megan

[@xavierm8952]

I’m late or maybe just in time. I needed this badly, I just had someone ask for my graphic design services but I haven’t yet added website design to my skill set ❤

[@kingk.2547]

First video i came across enjoyed liked and sub

[@SouthGenius-lq8ic]

Good introduction ❤ u!

[@workers_without_border]

This is so cool! Thanks Megan. One question - when you create 2 or 3 versions of design for landing page, do you also create moodboards for the client so they could pick the mood they want, or, do you let them choose design keywords that represent the mood they want? Which way do you think is more effective if you have tried both? Thanks for the amazing video!

[@blissfullivinghub]

I love this video. I was wondering if you could do a video of your client portal at one point and do a walk through of what you have in there? 🙂

[@MeganWeeks]

Thank you so much Sarah! Yes I can definitely make a video about that. In the meantime, I have this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYWZq4yro89_n6c

[@blissfullivinghub]

@@MeganWeeks That sounds great! Looking forward to see it 🙂

[@MsJOEL29]

I love your video very explanatory. I want to start website design for customers. I have experience and I build an eCommerce website already. I want to find out the pricing.

[@jessloryn]

Hi, Megan! Loooove your content! I just landed my first website design client inquiry and I was wondering, do you have an example of what you put in your web design questionnaire? I'm not really sure where to start

[@sapphostraphouse]

Hi Megan, such great content! Thanks for sharing this. I noticed that you didn't mention UX design. Do you work with a separate UX designer, or do some short preliminary research before you design? Wondering how I can use hard data to back my design decisions.

[@user-mu5nm9zc6m]

Hey! could you comment on if you ad web credit to the bottom of your websites you create for clients and how do you talk about this in the contract?

[@richardottley4611]

Whew 😅.. I love emojis as well.. ❤️😊 thanks Megan for sharing your 10 step web design process.. I really learned a lot about how you do business.. keep up the great work Megan.. I like that you mentioned having the client pay with a deposit at the beginning before you start designing and I like also that you do a work thru video of your design decisions.. cheers 🥂 hip hip hooray 🎉🙌🥳

[@MeganWeeks]

Thank you so much Richard!!

[@niki_99]

Can you talk more about how you utilize the client portal?

[@deipty222]

Hi Megan, For Step 4, what is your design process to come up with homepage (and eventually interiror page) designs? Thanks!

[@_oliviasymone]

How did you create the client portal?

[@sammyvoma]

What tools do you use to make a client portal ?

[@intuitivamkt]

Hi, where do you make the client portal, any other tips about it?

[@withloveanto]

Hello! Love so much the information! Thank you! I have a question, for how long take doing a website? I know that depends a lot of things but maybe an estimate 😊

[@MeganWeeks]

I now offer websites in a week which is a little different service breakdown! But projects like this would take 6-8 weeks!

[@iben1195]

Ma'am, do you take intents? Or do you do one on one mentorship?

[@wgm247]

Can I ask which client portal software you use pls 😊

[@charminesesay5217]

I cant lie Websites can long to do but I think once you get around it is much fun.

[@josephinejasmine.designs]

Hi Megan, how do you make note of all the things they mention during the discovery call? Do you take notes by hand or on your computer? I wonder how to do it so to not get distracted or seem like not paying attention to what they are saying.

[@fko2794]

Hi Megan, i have a question, you said that you can give them some proposal in two days. For exemple, if you had to design the microsoft website, how many time would you take ? is it something that can be done in two days? I am bigenner, i am asking cause i was trying to build the design of microsoft website on figma to get used to this CMS. And it take me so so much time jsut for the home page (without animation ). And when you re designing an E commerce website, is it really take you two days ? You have to do different template for each customers right, did you give the same template for different client one time (with just different logo and color) or you really try to avoid that?

[@nightlane131]

What about the sales call, where you pitch them?

[@HaifengZhu-pn3uq]

Do you have web design course (not with web development)? I am interested to join your course, however, I see it also includes content on developing websites with Divi, I never use that Theme, so I am asking whether you offer design course with sole web design

[@d.o.nmuzic3802]

🙏🏾🔥

[@designlifewithvictory]

I love this video, will you be kind to let me know the client portal you use? I really learnt a lot. Thank you

[@MeganWeeks]

Yes! I use dubsado’s client portal right now!

[@klaudiawos94]

Hi Megan. I loved the video, it's very helpful to see how other designers run their businesses. Can I ask what type of questions do you ask you client when asking them do give you feedback on design?

[@MeganWeeks]

Thank you so much! Yes I ask things like, “are there any format changes you would like to see?” “How do you feel about the color palette choices?” “Would you like to see different imagery?” Things like that! I always like to tell them this is when I want to hear all thoughts and feelings about it because it’s easier to edit now than later.

[@klaudiawos94]

@@MeganWeeks Hi Megan! Thank you for your response and for sharing those helpful questions. I appreciate it! I was wondering, do you have any videos that go over the branding and web design process step by step? I think it would be really helpful to see how you approach these processes to make my own process as smooth as possible. Also, do you happen to have any templates for sale that includes your processes and questionnaires for web design and branding? That would be a great resource to have!

[@PrivateOnly007]

What software do you use to custom-design your client's websites?

[@MarioGZito]

You did not mention anything about keyword researchs and SEO configuration, what I believe is also fundamental. Could you share how you deal with this part of a project once I suppose it belongs to some of the steps you so nicely presented in your ebook?

[@Tarquin00029]

Hi Megan, Great video! I enjoyed it. I have a quick question about how you launch the client’s website? Do you build it under your account, then transfer it over? What is the process involved in that? Regards, Ash

[@theRealJonSherman]

same

[@greatmovemichigan]

Do you pay the copywriter as part of your fee or does the client pay them separately?

[@yehudiee]

How did you build a client portal?

[@alazar8977]

I loved your video, but could you make some kind of vlog when you are doing a real project?

[@briannacaikens]

Hi Megan! Thank you so much for this video! Question: What questions do you ask to find out exactly what pages they need besides the typical (Home, About, Services/Products/Packages, Contact?) Thanks so much for all you do! Love your videos

[@briannacaikens]

Hi Megan 💜 Just following up on this. 🥺

[@Vicky-xf9zs]

Hi! I’m starting on this and i have the same question, can you help me? Thanks 😁

[@Numetko]

Hi Megan, thanks for sharing the helpful content. I was wondering when you start designing your clients website, do you just put Lorem Ipsum text on it as a place holder or do you ask your client to write up the copy for each page and then have your copy writer rework it after?

[@MeganWeeks]

Thank you for watching!! I usually write headers for each section but put lorem ipaum text in paragraphs until copywriter writes them!

[@detricegaines1889]

Great videos Megan. I have a question. Does the client have to have an adobe Creative Cloud account to communicate on Adobe XD?

[@MeganWeeks]

No they do not need to have an Adobe XD account to leave notes :)

[@detricegaines1889]

@@MeganWeeks excellent!! Thanks so much

[@richardottley4611]

Hope Leo is doing well 🐱🐾🧶

[@freddiecastagna4137]

Do you use their wordpress account and therefore their subcription features to build the site?

[@digidotindia]

WordPress does not charge any fees.

[@codeAlongwith]

What about your clients photos?

[@arearningtech3623]

How much minimum do we charge for a web redesign?

[@audreysopoco]

Heyy if you don’t mind me asking, how and how much do you pay your copywriter and web developer? Are their rates included in the web design package?

[@MeganWeeks]

I include the rates in my Web design package and I pay them directly. That way my clients aren’t having to pay separate people. My web developer lives in India so his rates are more affordable for me.

[@storygod101]

so how much do you charge from web design to fully developped website?

[@beforemiroafter1265]

What if the client doesn't provide the required feedback on time?

[@advanced-developers]

after developmemt do you do technical SEO before delivery.?

[@MeganWeeks]

I do offer that as part of my package yes and my copywriter includes this in her delivery! So meta titles, descriptions, etc.

[@gwldeniz]

what does she use to design ?

[@Leadslide]

what do you use for a client portal?

[@MeganWeeks]

I use Dubsado! I have a course on this coming soon 😊

[@wafa6796]

Do i need to learn how to code in order to start building websites ???😮

[@MeganWeeks]

nope! visual builders are awesome too!

[@user-iz5kx4oz2m]

Hiii, the link for the free web design guide is the wrong one-when I click it, it takes me to a logo design course instead

[@MeganWeeks]

Sorry about that! It should work now: view.flodesk.com/pages/6333c1377a59217f2325625c

[@MGallear9]

10-12 weeks, how much would you charge for something like that? I ask this because I'm having a hard time determining a price for my clients. Do you have a set rate per hour and base it off of that? Any advice would be great, loving the channel. Subbed!.

[@MeganWeeks]

hi! sorry for the delay. the pricing depends on a lot of things. the industry, the pages, what type of site, etc. typically I range my website pricing between $4500 - $6000.

[@chloevanryn]

@@MeganWeeks Thank you for this answer! I love love love your videos but currently doing similar to what you're doing for $500 total because I'm re-starting my portfolio and I've had a hard time trying to find information on how I should price it once I start doing non-portfolio designs. ❤

[@rashean]

did it work out for you?@@chloevanryn

[@learnwithnorwebs]

How do you create your client portal?

[@MeganWeeks]

I use Dubsado now and just launched a course all about this (you can use code DubsadoVIP for a discount) ☺meganweeksdesignco.thinkific.com/

[@anli7816]

How much do you charge tho

[@TheMorningLoft]

Random question, why don't you design straight in Showit?

[@MeganWeeks]

Because I like to make sure the user experience and the flow of the site is perfect before making it functional. Editing the site mockup is much easier than editing links, buttons, sections, etc directly on the site.

[@samantha.almonte]

Invest in your business to elevate it! I design modern websites.

[@TheSunriseGames]

Video is called 'design process", but there's 99% shit talking about nothing keep it up, your content is SO useful

[@KaylaSaeng]

“For clients” slow ass

[@plantifulalexandra]

But do you charge your clients for the copywriter who needs to get paid? Content us the hardest... my clients usually write it themselves but it often takes ages. I like to design off the copy so the client isn't restricted in any way and in my opinion the design should be designed around the copy, not the other way round - as the content is what's most important. Thinking about a solution... maybe I offer them to design with notes so I know what copy needs to be in there and it helps them to finish the copy when having a design structure.

[@jbvatuone]

I just subscribed. Bummer that your contract template is no longer available.

[@MeganWeeks]

yay! thanks for being here. oh it totally is available, I am sorry for the confusion, here is the link: meganweeksdesignco.com/shop/

[@pediatricsurvivalswim7696]

Do you have an email to inquire about your services?

[@MeganWeeks]

yes feel free to email here [e-mail]

[@Deanna.G]

My only concern with the pricing question - you haven’t even had the chance to educate them on the value of what you do - maybe they don’t realize all they get for what you offer, or the potential ROI value to them. ♥️

[@MeganWeeks]

Very good point!! Maybe adding in a note about what’s included in your packages so they understand the value? I think that’s a solid point. I found I was spending time on discovery calls and would spend the whole call getting to know them/ telling them my process, but then as soon as they heard pricing it wouldn’t work so it wasn’t super time efficient for me and them… You definitely have me thinking of how to approach it differently though. Thanks for the insight!

[@Deanna.G]

I’m so glad it helped! I have a coach that is constantly telling me to stay OUT of my clients wallets but it’s SOOOO hard! I usually try to give 3 options - one that almost anyone could afford (but is VERY basic), one middle that is kind of my sweet spot - and one that is ALLLLL the bells and whistles. 9 times out of 10 they go for the middle 🎉 One thing I’m really excited to implement is using adobe xd- I never would have thought to use it since I tend to customize themes using blocks, but I realized how easy it was for me to translate a site from XD to the page builder PLUS being able to see the site all at once is exciting! I also had NO clue about task boards - I’ve learned so much from you!!! ♥️

[@MeganWeeks]

@@Deanna.G I definitely love Adobe XD, let me know if you use it. Aw thank you I am so glad!!

[@andriavdesign]

Just chiming in here because I agree with both of you! Spending time getting to know the potential client, writing a proposal and then they aren’t willing to invest or simply don’t have the budget takes up a lot of time. BUT finding a solution that works with both the designer and client is key!

[@curious_i_am]

weed and breed!

[@advanced-developers]

U R Cut8

[@Rio-by1eh]

Adobe XD - is dead on arrival…FIGMA - is where it’s at. Wordpress ? That’s 1995 …you’re not a designer you are a technician a reminder