If you put these measures in place early enough in the conception of your web project, you will dramatically increase your chances of success. If you work in a team, you have even more chance of reaching a common denominator more quickly. Hiring an external web developer means your ideas couldn’t possibly be presented any better. They will also be able to tell you which features are feasible, which pose problems, and what can be done to increase the website’s usability. Drafts on paper are also the best way to present your ideas to website customer and investors.
The path to achieving your fully-optimized website doesn’t necessarily have to involve both types of drafts we’ve mentioned. You could find that a wireframe is sufficient: for example, if you’re just planning on making an existing website interactive, completing a mock-up is a bit unnecessary since the design is already there, for the most part. The situation is similar when it comes to expanding web applications. If you have hired a graphic designer to create the design and want to give them as much freedom as possible, a wireframe is also the best way to visualize how the finished product will look at the finish line.
When it comes down to presenting your own ideas for the graphic elements, you can’t go wrong with a mock-up. The more detailed the wireframe draft is, the easier it is to create a preliminary design template. A multi-part, interactive mock-up including site and link structure usually requires more effort and higher costs. Having said that, it may mean in certain cases that code-based prototypes are no longer needed.