One-week website design process and template bundle
For web designers looking for an alternative, calmer and more spacious approach to running a web design business.
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Create for incredible clients
Create website packages and designs that support your dream clients’ needs and visions. Wow your clients with your professional web design processes and templates. Help your clients hit their website and business goals – and enjoy the aligned referrals that endlessly flow in because your clients can’t stop raving about how fabulous you are!
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Generate a sustainable income
Create for just one client at a time, beaming all your creativity and focus on that special project, while still hitting your revenue goals. Bring every website project in on time and on budget – meaning more dollars in your pocket and less time behind your screen.
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Have more time for you
Long drawn-out custom web design projects that take weeks to complete are a thing of the past! Allow more ease and spaciousness into your life with a scalable business model that supports you to stick to predictable and consistent timelines. Create a business that is gentle on your nervous system and nurturing for your health.
Create websites in just one week – with calm and ease
The one-week web design process and templates have revolutionised my clients’ satisfaction, my income, how I feel in my business, and my health, happiness and lifestyle.
I’ve been perfecting this business model for 5+ years and now, my proven process and all my editable, professionally designed document templates are available to you.
This step-by-step system will guide you and your clients all the way from first enquiry to post project check-in with clarity and ease.
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Web design project schedule
Get an insider’s look into the entire one-week web design process with this detailed project schedule
Learn the web design workflow and exact steps I take through-out, when to do each step and why this process works.
Phases covered in the schedule include: sales, onboarding, preparation and mock-up week, website build week, website review, website handover and post-project follow up.
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Email templates
Clearly and confidently communicate with your client, using these web design email templates
These are the exact emails I use in the one-week website design process. Use these templates to keep your project on budget and on time and get the best outcomes for your client and you.
Email templates include: book a discovery call, sending out the website proposal, sending out the website contract and invoice, sending out the welcome pack and starter kit, booking a check in call, website content and final payment reminder + schedule confirmation, website mock-up and visual direction, paying for the website, website review / feedback, website handover email, submitting site map to Google Search, one-week check in, one-month check in, three-month check in.
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Website proposal template
Consider this the perfect follow up document after your sales call.
Whip it up in a matter of minutes and get it across to your potential client while they are still excited.
Wow prospective clients with your professional process and communication skills. Clearly communicate the scope of a one-week website project to your client. Share more about your design studio and how you can help your client achieve their goals.
Plus receive a bonus copy of the exact questions I ask my clients during the initial sales call.
Website proposal template pages include: Cover page, Table of contents, Thank you note, Goals, Package inclusions and exclusions, Pricing and schedule, Important things to know about a one-week website (defining the scope and boundaries), Next steps, Working together (setting the expectations of how you work), About the studio, Studio values, Past client results
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Key dates calendar
Give your clients a clear visual of what happens when.
The website project key dates calendar clearly outlines when and what tasks your client and you are responsible for during the website build week.
You could also add this calendar to the welcome guide to give your client a visual of the key dates and timeline.
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Website welcome guide template
Onboard your clients swiftly, easily and professionally.
Clearly communicate expectations with your client, what they need to prepare to get the best result for their website, outline key dates and help your clients confidently complete their tasks to ensure they get everything to you on time so you can deliver on your promises.
Pair the welcome guide with the Website Starter Kit and email templates and you have a full web design client onboarding process which takes out all the guesswork and leaves you and your client feeling confident going into the website project.
Welcome guide template pages include: Cover page, Table of contents, Welcome note, Goals, Working together (setting the expectations of how you work), Project timeline, Key dates for your calendar, Preparing your website content, An overview of what’s inside the Website Starter Kit, Important notes for keeping the project on schedule, a handy checklist for the client to prepare all their content
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Website starter kit
Ensure you’re asking for all the right things from your client, from the very beginning, with these helpful content planners and questionnaires.
These are the exact documents I send to my clients to gather all the content and information needed for their website project.
Give your clients a structured format to follow to help them write copy that is going to get them results. Save yourself a whole heap of time by eliminating any ‘back and forth’ because of missing content and information.
Documents inside the website starter kit include: Content Planner (using my best selling one-week website – Desert Dream – as an example), Image Checklist (again, using Desert Dream as an example), Branding Questionnaire, Technical Questionnaire and SEO Workbook
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Website handover template
Off-board your client and handover their website in a way that leaves your client feeling confident and empowered.
Clearly communicate the terms of your support period and how you can be contacted to respect your personal downtime and keep support queries to business hours only.
Provide your client with next steps and create pathways of opportunities to reach back out to your client in the future for feedback, testimonials and additional projects.
Website handover template pages include: Cover page, Table of contents, How to publish their website, Launching tips and tricks, Valued feedback (with a link to your survey), a handy launch checklist, Training and support options, Next steps / suggestions for your clients website.
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Kind words from our one-week website clients
"Honestly the best customer service experience, ever. Your communication was 10/10, and the whole process was so organised and easy to navigate. I felt 100% confident in what was happening the whole way through. The videos to explain everything are excellent. And, of course, I’m so happy with the design handed over at the end.”
Bec Shann, Think Big Live Simply – permaculture designer, NSW, Australia
The website in a week process and templates could be a great option for you if:
You’re just starting out and your confidence isn’t high – you want to grow your business in a way that feels safe while building your confidence.
You’re highly sensitive, neurodivergent or recovering from burnout – long, drawn-out projects with loads of screen time probably don’t suit your nervous system so traditional website design processes and business models don’t work.
You’re struggling to set boundaries with clients – this results in scope creep, budget and timeline blowouts, leaving you feeling resentful and burnt out.
You’re spending too much time quoting for custom projects with little return.
The current economy makes it difficult to sell profitable custom projects but your don’t want to sacrifice on quality.
You struggle to get the right information from clients at the right time – leaving you frustrated and stressed and causing projects to drag on.
You’re balancing a day job while starting a design business on the side – you need a sustainable, profitable business model that doesn’t consume all your time.
You have trauma from past projects – these experiences have made you second-guess yourself and your capabilities.
You’ve been working long hours with inadequate pay – despite putting in super long hours, you’re still only just scraping by financially.
The one-week website model changed my business – and health.
Hello there! I’m Alana – an Australian Squarespace web designer, with a passion for minimalist business practices and simple, kind living.
At the time of starting my web design business, I was recovering from burnout and couldn’t work more than five hours a day. While I loved everything about web design, it wasn’t feasible for me to grow a profitable business doing custom designed website projects, when my work hours were limited… and in a way that was gentle on my nervous system and nurturing to my health.
As a web designer, you know that custom website design projects are often not gentle on our systems or conducive to our wellbeing. Pouring hours into quoting, keeping up with multiple client requests and projects, juggling timelines and scope, writing lines of code (and all the rest!) – all while having to stay in your creative flow, does not often create a calm working environment.
And that’s how I discovered the one-week website model
Four years on, with 70+ one-week websites under my belt, I’d say I’ve ‘cracked the code’. I’ve spent this time not just perfecting the process, but creating everything that goes alongside it (hello ease-filled and editable templates!).
I now share what I’ve learnt with other web designers so you too can start scaling your business, earning more money, having more time for you, feel creatively fulfilled and care for your health, all while getting fantastic results and raving reviews from your clients.
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Kind words from our one-week website clients
"This was truly a pleasurable experience. Your proposal was incredibly thoughtful and made me feel very clear that you would be a great fit for this project. You set a beautiful example of what it looks like to run a business with kindness and professional boundaries.”
Abby Erker, Materra Method – Exercise Specialist, Missouri, United States
Proven web design process
The one-week website design process and document templates – created specifically for web designers – have been crafted and refined over many years. You don’t have to write your own content or second-guess your process. You can simply follow these templates, plug in your business and client details and you’re good to go – all the while knowing that you’re using a tried and tested process that works!
Professionally designed templates
All the document templates are professionally designed and editable so you can change them up, brand them as your own and impress your clients with your professional design process. Project schedule, calendar, workbooks, planners, checklists and email scripts – they’re all here for you.
Perfect for
New website designers or experienced pros – all the client document templates you need to sell, onboard, deliver, review and handover the website to your client with ease. One-week websites might just be the perfect addition to your suite of offerings.
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Kind words from our one-week website clients
"I felt supported the entire time and clear about every step of the process. The entire process was really organised and communication was outstanding. I love that you have thought of every little thing and had lots of helpful hints, articles and videos to cover everything.”
Marcella Jane, Sunday Muse Studio – photographer, Albury, NSW, Australia
Since starting my business in 2019, the one-week web design process has allowed me the freedom and flexibility to:
Heal from burnout, while building a business gently and calmly in a way that felt safe and gentle on my nervous system.
Finally save money while also investing back into my business to create more products and offerings.
Spend 18 months travelling through Asia – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka and hiking in the Himalayas.
Campervan my way through Germany, Italy, Croatia and France.
And now I live a digital nomad lifestyle, between a little island in Thailand and Brisbane, Australia.
All while working minimal hours and still earning a sustainable income. None of which, I believe, could have been possible for me if I was running a traditional web design business.
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Clients I’ve worked with
The one-week website model has provided me with so many amazing opportunities to design websites for dreamy, aligned clients from all around the world – from activists, coaches, conservation organisations and permaculture designers to eco-conscious photographers, interior designers and health and wellness practitioners. Here’s just a small snapshot of some of those clients.
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Kind words from our one-week website clients
"I highly value how organised and streamlined the entire process was. The content planners are so helpful in organising my messaging and have become the backbone of my offerings. My website broadcasts to the world in a way that captures me and the essence of my work.”
Nicole Lee – Qigong teacher, Bass Coast, Victoria, Australia
Get started today
Get started today
Monthly payment plan
3 payments of $480 aud (+gst)
Roughly $320 usd
Includes:
Web design project schedule
14 useful email templates
Sales call questionnaire
Website proposal template
Key dates calendar
Website welcome guide template
Website starter kit with content planner, image checklist, questionnaires and SEO workbook
Website handover template
Instant access via our learning library
One time payment
1 payment of $1,350 aud (+gst)
Roughly $900 usd
Includes:
Web design project schedule
14 useful email templates
Sales call questionnaire
Website proposal template
Key dates calendar
Website welcome guide template
Website starter kit with content planner, image checklist, questionnaires and SEO workbook
Website handover template
Instant access via our learning library
Please note that the one-week website design process does not include any guidance via email or direct message. If you feel you’ll need additional support, once enrolled, you can purchase a 45-minute chat with me at anytime and use this call to bring along questions and to ask me anything about the process.
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