SBI Custom Template Design for "block by block"

I. Basic Package: Custom SBI Template (Look and Feel)

1. Developing the design concept based on your business profile and targeted audience

* I always use the VPP (slogan) as the starting point for the design, so I will need to have that from you too.  (I will also include it into the banner, so people can see what your site is about right away, from any page they enter) - Not sure about VPP please read the Action Guide: day5.

2. Designing the customized Template / L&F to fit the existing SBI template design constraints. The work will consist of: top banner, left navigation (buttons and background) and the site background.

3. Advice on placing and using the images, headings colors, footer and on a better organization of your entry page

* The work will be submitted to your approval.

4. Uploading the customized template (new L&F) for you to the SBI server, giving you the package with the design elements as well.

II. Working on your Transition Template

* Please note that this is a step forward to your site design and it will require using the "upload your own" system. It will consist in customizing the transition template, specificaly for your site. The template will use the SBI navigation bar and buttons (this means that the left and right columns will be 130 pix. wide - the dimension of the SBI "navbar").

*The package is based on the 2 pre-required steps from the package above:

a. Have bought my custom design for your block package and

b. Have bought my transition template

1. Enlarging the top banner designed for blocks building from 725 pix. (the stadndard SBI width) to 750 pix. wide.

2. Enlarging the site layout from 725 pix.(the stadndard SBI width) to 750 pix. wide.

3. Customizing the transition template (based on SBI navigation bar), specifically for your site:

a. Building the custom CSS (Style Sheet) according to your specific design elements (previously done), for: layout, headings, different spots of text.

b. Building the main include files specificaly for your site

b. Building your index.html customized page based on the transition template.

* Creating a more "catchy" designed first page to attract your visitors and encourage them enter your site,

* I can also recommend you a professional SBI! writer to create/edit your first page text making it SBI/Chicago compliant, as well as to (re)create your meta tag description

c. Converting one of your tier 2 pages into the transition template as an example, to help you more easily understand the upload your own system.

4. Uploading everything for you, to the SBI server - via "upload your own":

- the index page, the tier 2 page, all the include files, design elements (images) and the CSS (style-sheet)

5. I will send to you my transition template and the whole package of instructions on how to update your pages and create new ones, plus a lot more.