Planning Your Website

Let's get started! By filling out this questionnaire, you are laying the foundation for your web site. It will help you define your goals for the site, and guide us in the right direction on style and design.

Upon completion, we will contact you to discuss finalized design plans and offer you a quote. From there, we'll send you a contract to sign — and you’ll be on your way to your new or improved web site!

Please don’t feel like you need to answer every question before you send it in! You can start by answering the ones you are most clear about, and we can work on the other questions together.

Contact

Name

Company Name

Email

Current web address, if any:

Goals

What is the mission or purpose of your company?

What is the purpose of your web site? What do you intend for it to accomplish?

Do you have a tagline? If so, what is it?

Once at your website, are you looking for people to : (check as many as apply)

Target Audience

Who is your target audience? (Age, gender, interests, location)

Who is your competion?

Design

The visual metaphors, graphic design and color scheme of your web site will communicate volumes to the visitor about you and your business. An effective website uses a different, visual grammar that shows, not tells.

What "image" would you like your website to portray? (Check as many as apply)

What "style" would you like your website to portray? (Check as many as apply)

Do you have a color scheme already in mind? If so, what is it?

Do you have any existing graphics or promotional materials?

Yes

No

Do you have any existing logo?

Yes

No

Do you have photos you wish to add to the website?

Yes

No

Content

Do you have an outline for the content of your site?

Yes

No

Is the content written?

Yes

No

It's in the process

I need help with content writing

If your site outline is done, how many sections do you have, and about how many pages in each section?

What are some key words someone might type into a search engine to find you?

Functionality

What special functions will you need for your web site? (check as many as apply)

Finalization

When would you like you website to be launched?

Have you registered a domain name?

Yes

No

If so, what is it?

Do you plan to maintain and update your own site?

Yes

No

Would you like us to do that for you?

Yes

No

Please list a few web sites that appeal to the same target audience or community, or that communicate an image or style that is similar to what you want.

Please list some of your competitor’s web sites, if you know of any.
Let us know what you like and don’t like about some of these sites.

Please note here if there is any other information you would like to share or discuss regarding your new website design...

Questions or Comments:

Thank you for filling out this questionnaire! We will contact you shortly with a cost estimate and to finalize our plans for your new web site.

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