Business Catalyst Solutions for Business Owners

1. Take all those ideas, thoughts, brainstorming, etc swimming around in your head and just write it down on paper. It doesn’t have to be organized, just write it down. If you try to organize it while you write, you’ll become frustrated. Once you have it on a paper, then you can organize it. Most of the time, this is in the form of “I want my users to….”, because at the end of the day, you want the people coming to your website to do something, right?
2. Work with a company, friend, consultant, etc that can take that document and convert it into real requirements, wireframes, etc. It’s the equivalent to going to an architect with your house plans scratched on a piece of notebook paper and asking them to convert it into blueprints (so the construction team knows how to build it). MAKE SURE THIS PERSON/COMPANY HAS HELPED OTHER PEOPLE WITH WEB PROJECTS THAT HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSFUL. If you’re asking, yes, SimpleFlame help you (and we have some pretty successful sites under our belt).

You wouldn’t go to a home builder and ask them to just start building with no plan. Don’t treat your web business idea the same way.

Design:

Art/creative direction is an important part in every web project. SimpleFlame provides agency quality design for all of its projects without egos and large price tags.

• Brand Identity. We understand that your project requires a professional and credible look and feel. First impressions count. As more and more companies saturate the market, standing out within a crowd gets more and more difficult every day.
• Usability and Interface Design. Our designers have a lot of experience when it comes to usability, accessibility, and interface layout. Websites with e-commerce, social networking functions, and interactive content require intuitive logic and simplicity for all users. On top of it all, we are Business Catalyst experts and know exactly how to maximize the platform’s functionality along with your designs. Feel free to review our work through our online portfolio.

Business Catalyst Integration:

Once all of your design concepts are complete, you need a team of professional developers that know exactly how to execute and make your website come to life. You shouldn't have to worry about the latest programming techniques or exactly how the Business Catalyst platform works.

• Cuts (Interface templates). Every development project starts with converting graphical concepts into interface templates. This initial phase is critical as it sets the foundation for your web project. This is a make it or break it phase. If you are not a web programming guru, why worry about it? SimpleFlame takes coding to the next level by taking into account web 2.0 best practices, W3C standards, and SEO-ready syntax. Learn more about cuts and interface templates.
• Design Integration. Once interface templates are completed, the Business Catalyst integration phase begins. We consider setting up Business Catalyst with interface code a breeze. It's what we do. Many of our clients come to us after several unsuccessful attempts. If you want your project done quickly, professionally, and on-time the first time, you've come to the right place. Learn more about Business Catalyst integration.

Training:

Although Business Catalyst has great email support and an online knowledge database, many of our clients require additional levels of custom support. We can quickly set up training sessions through video conference calls at anytime that directly help you manage your custom website. There are many advanced features and techniques that we use as professionals and we give you the opportunity to learn these by asking our SimpleFlame experts.