Building a web site is a sequence of steps that go from initial planning and preparation, through to design, construction and release.

1. Contact Us
2. Site Planning
3. Domain Registration And Hosting
4. Internet Access
5. Collect Your Content
6. Get The Content To Us
7. Site Development
8. Payment
9. Site Launch
10. Refer clients to the website
11. Web Site Marketing
12. Ongoing Maintenance

Web Design Checklist

Listed below are the basic information requirements that you should collect before the development of the website can begin. I can work with you to fine tune the web site model, however I can provide consulting services if you aren't sure where to start, or if you don't feel confident with your own skills.

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Corporate Information:		Competitor Web Sites
	Business cards		URL:_________________________
	Company stationery		URL:_________________________
	Company history or profile		URL:_________________________
	Profiles of employees and management		URL:_________________________
	Company objectives, goals, mission, themes, etc.		URL:_________________________
	Company slogan		URL:_________________________
	Recent press releases	Sites you would like to link to:
	Articles written about company		URL:_________________________
	Portfolio of completed work/projects		URL:_________________________
	Client testimonials		URL:_________________________
	Contact information (address, phone, fax, email address, business hours, driving directions, etc.)		URL:_________________________ URL:_________________________
	Employment/hiring information		URL:_________________________
	Key Employee/Management Bios		URL:_________________________
Product & Service Information:		Keywords and Keyword Phrases Relating to Your Business:
	Descriptions of products and services		_______________ _______________
	Hot products/special services		_______________ _______________
	Pricing sheets		_______________ _______________
	Descriptions of products to be sold on the web		_______________ _______________
	Advertisements about company in Newspapers and Magazines		_______________ _______________
	Special promotions	Other Helpful Preparation Tips:
	Special events		Spend at least 10-20 hours surfing the Internet for web sites related to your business.
	Product catalogs		Bookmark all web sites that you like.
	Samples of existing marketing and sales materials		Take notes about the web sites that you like and what you like about them.
Media and Images:			Think of at least 5 different domain names for your web site. Example "Corporate.com"
	Company logo (original graphics in digital format if possible)		Content is KING. Make sure that you have enough typed text for the web site. "A web page can eat up to 2 pages of typed text" electronic
	Photos of products and services		Think about what you want to accomplish with your web site and write it down in detail.
	Images related to industry		Have more than enough pictures on 4x6 or higher photo paper ready to go(digital format preferred)
	Photos of business		Have a color scheme planned before starting the construction of the web site. Example, Corporate colors or our graphic department will assist.
	Photos of principals and management		Explain in detail the nature of your business.
	Photos of employees and staff		Plan on putting your domain on every piece of advertising that your company has; "business cards, letter head, yelllow pages, etc..."
	Video clips		Explain in detail who is your target audience?
	Sound clips		Do you need to split certain tasks into time units?
	Downloadable PDFs?		What is your time frame (deadline)?
Website layouts that you liked:			Title fonts preferences?
URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________			On your approval we load website to your ISP, or, we can arrange hosting.
Website features that you liked:
URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________ URL:______________________________

 

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