Offering Web Services to Small Businesses

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Planning and Execution ๐Ÿ”—

To accomodate an agile-like working cycle, with feedback and iteration, we employee a multi-phase approach. The typical order of phases/deliverables is like this:

  1. Agree to initial set of features
  2. Provide initial design of MVP
  3. Build MVP to initial design spec (accomodating any changes)
  4. Build new features one by one with a review period after each feature

Ownership Model ๐Ÿ”—

It’s important to determine who will be responsible for managing separate services that are required to create and operate a website. For example:

  • Domain Name
  • Web Servers
  • Email Servers

We find that ownership is best broken down by expertise and financial logistics. For example, ownership of an ecommerce store would fall to the small business owner while ownership of the web servers would fall to the web services provider. This allows the web service provider to focus on what they do well.

South Shore Adventures Apostle Islands Kayak Tours ๐Ÿ”—

South Shore Adventures approached us about a website for their Apostle Islands Kayak Tour business. Kayak Tour companies operating in waters and parks governed by the National Parks Service require the business to have a website. We worked with the owner to design, develop, and deliver a website that met their criteria and helped them with their online presence https://southshoreadventures.com/tours.html.