The Truth About Web Projects: A Candid Look at Web Design & Development Contracts and Their Fine Print

The Truth About Web Site Projects
Everything you should know about web site design and development projects before you hire that vendor!
Think you know everything there is to know about web site design and development projects? Think again! After many years of managing web site projects of all shapes, sizes and budgets, it has become clear to us most clients do not understand all that goes into the design and development of even the most simplest of web sites.
Important topics to be covered
In this… Show more extensive and intensive 3-hour workshop, you will learn all the “secretsâ€* and details that will help you to avoid “web site hostageâ€* pitfalls and common mistakes which will spare you from project nightmares and save you valuable time, energy and precious budget dollars.
Attendees will learn a great detail about the many important aspects,activities and challenges surrounding most any web project, including but not limited to:
Different types of web vendors (which one works best for your needs)
How to vet your web vendor’s experience
Different types of web sites
How web site projects are commonly priced
Hosting strategies
Avoiding hostage web site situations
“Band aidâ€* and phased approaches
The reality of project plans
Avoiding the never-ending web site projects
The web RFP: your best tool for web drama prevention
The web agreement
What is development? What is design? How are these activities managed and integrated?
Don’t forget marketing and social media!
Project roles and web budgets
Planning for a successful launch
... and much more!
Who should attend?
Anyone or any organization, company or small business contemplating either launching a new web site and/or revamping an existing web site will find this session to be an *absolute must* as they begin what can often be a confusing, challenging journey into web site design and development waters.
Specific professionals who will gain the most benefit from this seminar include:
Marketing and brand managers
Public Relations (PR) professionals
Business development folks in the web and digital marketing arenas
Interactive agency managers or staff
Senior executives, business owners and proprietors
Web design and development professionals
Consultants and web strategists
Value
This exclusive, one-of-a-kind session seeks to address the gray area most individuals fall into during a web site project of any size as well as to provide real-value, real-world knowledge attendees can apply immediately to prevent project disasters and avoid a mismatch in vendor-client expectations.
About presenter Mayra Ruiz-McPherson
Mayra Ruiz-McPherson is the presenter for this highly-informative session. She has managed countless web site projects for national brands, small business and non-profits. In her many years of direct, hands-on involvement and leadership of web projects, Mayra realized most individuals, no matter how savvy or well intended, are critically uninformed about various key aspects of the web design and web development process. This seminar seeks to help those in the process of commencing a web project avoid common pitfalls and web vendor misconceptions.
For more information about Mayra, please visit www.ruizmcpherson.com or view her LinkedIn profile here . If you're on Twitter, Mayra can be found here and here .
Northern Virginia seminar location
The seminar is taking place on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 9 am – 12 pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Arlington Courthouse Plaza (1333 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, Virginia, USA 22201).
Contact information
For more information, please contact Daniel Osorio at daniel [@] ruizmcpherson.com .
Refund Policy
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Ruiz McPherson Communications (RMC) does not currently offer a refund policy. However, if you are not able to attend a class which you have signed up and paid for, RMC will allow for the allocated funds to be placed towards another one of our upcoming or future classes. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Daniel Osorio at daniel@ruizmcpherson.com for more information and/or clarification.

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