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Building a strategic, functional, accessible, and beautiful website is a highly detailed process. Even in this age of AI and demanding expectations, it takes time. At Mangrove, we work with organizations who care deeply about their missions and communities. We take the time required to build a site that reflects the work of those organizations, serves their audiences, meets accessibility standards, and stands the test of time. Most of our sites are still in use years and years after launch. In this article, we break down a few key factors that influence how long a site can take to build.

Once your website project gets underway, it’s natural to start thinking about launch day. But building a website is a detailed process that takes time. So why not use that time to your advantage? The period between project kickoff and the day you go live offers a chance to connect with your community, build momentum, and share the “why” behind your new site. Here, we explore how the pre-launch phase can become one of the most strategic parts of your multi-month website journey

The most successful design projects happen with clear communication and collaboration between the design team and the client. At Mangrove, our clients play an integral role in how successful a project is by providing guiding information during discovery sessions and helpful feedback all along the way. The processes we use help us to clearly understand our client’s goals and vision. We know these can be unfamiliar, for new clients especially, so we put together a helpful set of practical tactics and insights on how to get and give effective feedback.

At Mangrove, building websites is a collaborative process. Our team does a lot, but the client and other industry professionals also play an essential role. Knowing what’s involved on the technical side of your site going live will help you prepare for a successful launch.

We are increasingly aware that online privacy is an illusion in many cases. After a stream of privacy investigations, publicized data breaches, and insider leaks, trust is plummeting and it appears that most efforts from governments and Tech Giants to deliver change have fallen short. The issues involved in online privacy are complicated, and placing responsibility for protecting personal data solely on the individual web visitor is unrealistic and misplaced. The one thing most of us can agree upon is that personal data must be protected. So, as an organization with a website, where does that responsibility land?