This is always the first step towards building and deploying your website. Without it, none of us would know what we're doing. The founders of Ravian have over 10 years experience as Internet entrepreneurs. Not only have we worked with hundreds of clients as their web developers and consultants but we have also founded, owned and operated a handful of businesses. With a team of staff specializing in Internet services, IT transition, web development, project management, systems administration, programming services and training services we lead your plans toward realities... Ravian has over 10 years of experience building websites that work. We put that experience to work for you. Our services include web design, web programming, content management systems, stock market portals, and strategic planning and the most Important of all consulting. We will analyze your specific needs and outline a strategy for meeting your goals within your timeline and your budget. We also evaluate your site in critical areas such as website usability, functionality, message consistency, search engine optimization tactics, keyword analysis and ranking. All these issues are essential to ensuring your online efforts are being maximized. Based upon the Web site audit, we will make recommendations on how you can improve your site's visibility and ultimately, its return on investment.

How it works?
During an initial consultation we will find out about your business and where you would like to go with it. Based on what you tell us we will provide you with some recommendations for achieving your business goals online, explain how the development process works, and let you decided the next step or ask more questions. This will not be a sales presentation, we will however provide you with the information you need to make a decision about your internet strategy. If you choose to go further we would be happy to help make that happen.

What we do.
We take pride in our consultation services to determine what is required to place your company on the web with positive results. Our strong point is the ability to create sites that are unique to the individual and pleasing to the visitors.

Our consultation can include:

. Determining Project Life Cycle
. Site structure and navigation
. Helping to determine your target audience
. Choosing the Right Content

What you should do.

The first thing you need to do is to get together with us to determine your needs and goals. We can do this in person, over the phone, or over the internet using our web conference system. This Consultation typically lasts one to two hours, depending on how much you want out of your website. It's helpful if you and your staff brainstorm before the consultation. You probably already have things that you know you want from the website. However, try to also think of things that frustrate you in your business. We're not saying that a website can solve all your business problems but we can't try unless we know about them.

Some examples are :

. Excessive phone calls from customers with questions.
. Expensive printing and postage for catalogs, newsletters and etc
. Infrequent or ineffective communication with customers on new products or company news
. Quotation for Proposed Website Development

Please remember as consultants, we are able to offer your company or organization an objective outside perspective that may prove to be extremely valuable.

After our consultation, we send you a quotation with the following information:

. Web design and development costs
. Web hosting costs
. Domain registration costs
. Costs for any additional features or services you need
. Website Market Analysis…