Design/Develop Custom Website Design

Setup Guide:  Design/Develop Website Design
(Custom Design with Network Solutions® Web Hosting)

Welcome! This guide will teach you how to use Network Solutions® Design/Develop Website Design Services. This guide is for those who purchase Custom Website Design with Web Hosting.

Step 1: Schedule a consultation with our design team after purchasing the Custom Website Design package with Web Hosting. Call 1-888-642-9675 to speak with a Network Solutions Customer Service Consultant.

You may also schedule your consultation online in your Online Account Manager.  Here's how:

1)  Navigate to https://www.networksolutions.com/manage-it/index.jsp and log into your Online Account Manager.
2)  Click on the Design/Develop link located on the Left Hand navigation.
3)  If you have multiple Design/Develop products, select the one you that contains the appointment you want to schedule.
4)  Once on the Design/Develop Service Details page, locate the current time of your appointment and click on the 'Schedule' link.
5)  Select a new time for your Design/Develop consultation and click Save!

Step 2: Prepare for your consultation by considering the purpose of your Website, possible design concepts and other ideas. Consider how you would like your Website to look and the types of information you would like to include.

Most design consultations take about 60 minutes to complete. During this time, you will have the opportunity to speak with your Website Account Manager to explain your ideas and expectations for your Website.

Step 3: Send all Website content within 7 days of your design consultation. Web content can include a company logo, additional Web page text, images or photos.  You will be provided a Design Project Center where you can upload your content. This link will be provided via email and accessible at your Network Solutions® Account Manager.

To log in, visit http://www.networksolutions.com. Click on the 'Manage Account' tab at the top of the homepage. If you've forgotten your log in information, please visit: https://www.networksolutions.com/manage-it/forget-login.jsp.

If you do not have stock photos, we suggest visiting photos.com and noting the stock number of the photos you choose to provide to your account manager.
Please Note: All images should be sent to the Website designer in standard image format (GIF, .JPG, .BMP, .EPS and .TIF).

Step 4:  Choose from two (2) design compositions – a primary design and a secondary design. These designs will be sent to you via email.   You will have three (3) days to make your decision.
Keep your business goals, company image and customer base in mind when choosing a Website design.

Step 5: At this point, you will be allowed to make up to two (2) revisions to site design and page layout.

Step 6: Review your staged Website. You will be sent email confirmation when your Website is ready for review. You can access the site via your Design Project Center either from the link provided in email or through your Network Solutions® Account Manager.

To log in, visit http://www.networksolutions.com. Click on the 'Manage Account' tab at the top of the homepage. If you've forgotten your log in information, please visit: https://www.networksolutions.com/manage-it/forget-login.jsp.

Step 7: Submit your final round of text changes to the Website account manager within 5 days of receiving this email confirmation.

To submit changes, use the revision request form available through your Network Solutions® Account Manager or contact your Website Account Manager.

Please Note: Your Website will be finished and ready for publication within 5-7 days regardless of whether you make any final changes or not. Most  sites are published between 30 and 45 days after design work begins.

Step 8: Congratulations! Your Website is complete and will be made public within 7 days.

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