If you're looking at changing your website or having a new one, a few questions will help you focus on what you want from your website. Here are some guideline questions to help you:
About your website
Who are you targeting? Youths? Mothers? Businesses?
What is the purpose of your site?
» Bring in New Clients/Customers?
» eCommerce?
» Educational, training or instructional?
» Extend marketing reach?
» Informative?
» Starting internet presence?
About Your Business
What is the nature of your business?
How long have you been in business?
Do you have a logo? Do you need a logo or redesign?
Do you have existing material for your product/idea? (i.e. brochures, CDs, video, flyers)
The Look and Feel
If you need a redesign, let us know what you don't like about your current site, and what you would like to change.
Do you have any existing artwork or corporate colour schemes that you want incorporated into your site?
If you want pictures, how many will you need? Will you need us to take digital pictures?
Are there any websites you'd like us to follow or any web sites that you like?
Do you intend to maintain the web site yourself?
Layout - What pages and features do you need?
Some ideas for pages...
» Homepage (you will need this one)
» About Us
» Catalogue of Products
» Clients - a list of your clients
» Company Profile
» Contact Us
» Links Area (for exchanging links with other similar sites)
» Products Area
» Recent Projects Area
» References/Resume/Portfolio
» Services
» Support Area
» Store/Online Shopping/Order Taking
» Samples
» Testimonials
Are there any other features you would like on your site?
Animations, Bulletin Board or Forum, Chat Room, Counter/Traffic Meter, Files for Download, Flash Development, Forms, Guest book, Live Web Cast, Password, Protected Area, Rollover Buttons, Shopping Cart, Video/Audio Streaming, Virtual Tours.