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Here is a helpful checklist when planning your web design project
Proper planning is the key to assurring your website design process goes as smoothly as possible. This is your opportunity to assess your goals for the website, and create a plan to achieve those goals. Below is a checklist of topics you will need to consider. This checklist is applicable for any size business (from a home-based business to a large corperation) and any size market (from Greensboro / High Point to New York).
Checklist for launching a new website
- Do you have a URL (i.e. www.yourcompany.com)?
- Do you have a hosting provider for the URL?
- Do you have exisiting marketing materials and copy you could use for your website?
- Do you have a website structure developed?
- The easiest way to achieve this is to create an outline of the structure you would like for your website.
- Do you have all the content for your website?
- Do you have your company information written out (About Us, Contact Info, Team, PR, etc.)?
- Do you need a database or e-Commerce developed for your website?
- Do you want/need photographic elements on your website?
- What are your marketing goals for this website?
- Search Engine Marketing
- Online Marketing
- Off-line Marketing
- Who is your target audience?
- Are you planning on optimizing your website for search engines?
- When do you want to launch the website?
- What is your budget for the website launch?
- How often do you anticipate making updates to your website?
Checklist for planning an e-Commerce website
- Is your current website running on UNIX server, Windows server, or Other Type?
- Do you currently have a merchant account?
- How many products do you anticipate selling?
- Do you have/need images for your products?...if yes what format are they?
- Do they need to be scanned?...or are they in web ready format?
- Do you need to track orders?
- Do you need to be able to update certain parts of your website on your own?
- What countries would you be selling products and services in?
- Do you want to create a client name and e-mail database?
- What are your marketing goals?
Marketing Checklist for New and Existing Websites
- What business are you in?
- What are your business goals?
- What are your marketing goals?
- Search Engine Marketing
- Paid Inclusion
- Pay-Per-Click Search Engines
- Search Engine Optimization
- Online Marketing
- Link Exchange
- Banner Advertising
- Off-line Marketing
- Who is your target market?
- Have you performed research to find out who your target market is?
- How many new products and services are you planning for the next 12 months?
- Where do you imagine your potential customers finding out about your products and services (i.e. Web, tradeshows, print, radio, television, etc.)
- Do you have any current marketing materials (brochures, datasheets, white papers)?
Following the suggestions of these checklists will ensure your next web design project goes smoothly. If you are interested in receiving a quote for any new web design projects you are researching simply fill out our Quote Request Form. |
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