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(THIS PAGE IS INTENDED FOR YOU TO PRINT AND ADD NOTES)
When looking at how best to structure your site, we will work with you to try to bring your vision to life. Before we meet and discuss your requirements, we would encourage you to have a think about a few basic principles. The more you mull these options over, the better equipped we will both be working together.
There are some questions below which should help your thinking. Some of these will have a bearing on your costs. Some of the questions are relatively complex, others are really straightforward. All are worthy of some degree of thought.......
From the layout below, you will see we suggest you print this page and make some hand-written notes on it !
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What shape of page do you envisage ? A basic block, columns, or a combination ? How and where do you want to use your logo ? Do you want to link your site to other existing sites ? (These are called hyperlinks).
Your notes here.
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What colour, size and type of font do you use in business correspondence at the moment ? This is important, and your website should be an extension of your existing style, not a diversion from it. If you have a navy blue logo and use the same colour font on your letterhead, designing your web pages in black and green would make no sense...
Your notes here.
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Background colours are important. White is a popular choice but obviously is not the only option. Again, some thought around this will help us experiment with options to get just the right solution for you.
Your notes here.
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What is your website really designed for ? Are people going to be able to buy online ? Are you looking to tempt them to contact you so you can develop a relationship or do you want end to end sales functionality and no further discussion ?
Your notes here.
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How many pages do you want ? We envisage most people wanting 3-6 pages, (everybody has the choice) our standard package includes up to 8. You will want a "home" page for sure. Most will want a "contact us" page and some an "about us" or "What we do" page. Others can be dedicated to product rages, photographs or "gallery" pages or specific project pages. Our free month 2 update (see the "Costs" page) will deal with early feedback and make minor adjustments to the site without any cost to you.
Your notes here.
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How often does the website need to change ? Some clients will require regular updates when new products are introduced, News items posted or new functions are required. Others will need a static site that might only need to be changed once every year or two.
Your notes here.
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Finally, and this is quite a key one, do you want your own www name, or do you want a page that runs from our site as an extension ? Examples of both we have designed are www.gwcobras.com which is separately hosted and obviously has it's own name, and www.fast4wd.net/log-a-heads.htm which doesn't. Don't worry about the implications of this, just decide your preferences. We will discuss and make all the suitable arrangements with you either way, and will guide you on an appropriate (.com,.co.uk, .net, .biz, .org) suffix depending on cost implications and your preferences. For information, we use one single supplier for domain names and hosting services and since 2005 have found this to be 100% reliable.
Your notes here.
So, that's quite a list but getting you thinking about these key things ahead of our meeting will help you make the very best use of us, and the very best use of your site. We look forward to seeing you.. Please now go to the contact us page and let's get the ball rolling !
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