Website development is not different from other developments. You need to have an elaborate plan before developing the site. The plan should include all that you will need and how you are going to achieve that goal. Web development cycle outlines the plan and how to achieve it. This process can be repeated over and over again in developing different websites.

Pre alpha stage is the first step of the entire development cycle. This stage involves agreement between the client and the web developer. They come up with the elaborate plan of the web to be developed. An armature of the website may be developed which includes sketching the design, writing the code blocks, coming up with keywords and drafting short stories on the content to be published on the website. This step is followed by alpha stage where the initial sketches of the website are developed. If you are not developing the website on your own, it is important to be showed several sketch designs from which you can choose the design you prefer.

As a developer, always follow the client’s instructions and choice to finish developing the web on time. The client has to approve the sketch before subsequent development stages can be worked on. This stage is known to take a lot of time because the provider and the client have to agree on a specific layout. If the client requires some changes to the layout, the developer has to start all over again until the customer is satisfied by the final draft. Once the client is satisfied with the design, you can proceed to input codes needed for the website. If you do not have enough expertise on this particular stage, you can outsource the programming part to experienced programmer because it is necessary to ensure that everything is input as it should be.

At this stage, you will need to look for web hosting applications to host your website. Depending on the site you are developing, you can have one host or more and switch them as you wish especially when you would like one domain to be tied to several different web addresses. Switch host application allows you to switch from one to another host file repeatedly until you get what you are looking for. As you switch from one environment to another, the host DNS cache is flushed automatically solving problems that may be associated with these different environments.

Everyone working on the development of a certain website will have to review his or her work to make sure that everything is in order. You can then proceed to test the website on several browsers and other applications that maybe used for the same purpose. Testing should be done as close to the real world as possible. This will prevent compatibility problems that may arise. It is thus important to test in either the real world or a medium close to it. Once you have made sure everything is Okay, you can avail the website to potential clients by advertising or marketing it.