Project Timeline

How we'll build it

The project is broken into phases. Each phase builds on the previous one. You'll be able to review progress at each stage.

Phase 1: Marketing Site

Project setup and configuration

Header, footer, navigation

Home page with hero section

Services/Trips page

Gallery page

About page

FAQ page

Contact page with form

Temporary "Book Now" redirects to FareHarbor

Deploy to staging URL

SEO setup (meta tags, schema)

Phase 2: Admin & Database

Database setup

Admin login/authentication

Trip management (add/edit trips)

Gallery management

Waiver system setup

Waiver template creation

Phase 3: Booking System

Stripe payment integration

Availability calendar in admin

Public booking calendar

Trip selection UI

Guest info form

Checkout with deposits

Booking confirmation page

Email confirmations

Automated waiver delivery

Admin booking list

Phase 4: Polish & Launch

Content migration from current site

Image optimization

End-to-end testing

Mobile responsiveness check

Performance audit

Training on admin panel

Switch payments to live mode

DNS cutover to production

Cancel old services

Review Site

Each phase will go live at the staging URL for your review:

whitefishlakecharters.nevinstech.com

You'll have time to review each phase and provide feedback. Comments should be within the scope of that phase. Once you approve a phase, we move to the next one.

How We Work

Staging first

Everything gets built and tested at the staging URL before touching your live site.

Your current site stays live

Squarespace and FareHarbor keep running until we're ready to switch.

You review each phase

You'll see progress at the staging URL and can give feedback before we move on.

Training included

Before launch, you'll get walked through the admin panel so you can manage everything yourself.

Questions about the process?

Your feedback will be saved automatically