Please answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible to ensure we have the most accurate information to aid us in the development of your website. Please only include relevant information that you wish to include on your website.
Tell us about your company / organisation.
1) What is the name of your company / organisation?
2) What does your company / organisation do?
3) Why is the website needed?
4) Do you have a logo & company branding or do you need this developed also?
5) What are the primary objectives and goals (long-term and short-term) for the site?
Site Functionality
1) Will your site be selling merchandise, informational, point of reference, other? Please explain.
2) What sort of features would you like to see on your site? Give examples.(ie: contact form, gallery, subscribe to newsletter, social media, etc…)
3) Would you like a single page design or content spread over multiple linked pages?
Site Content
1) If re-designing a previous website, what needs to be changed & what stays the same?
2) List the sections & features that should be included
3) What content will be needed for your site?(ie: about section, team members, contact, merchandise, services, etc…)
4) Do you have photos available or require us to obtain clipart?
5) Do you have a slogan or tagline to be used?
6) What should the site communicate?
7) Will you be providing your own copy or do you require some copywriting assistance?(We do offer copywriting as an additional service if you’re interested)
Target Audience
1) Who is the target audience? What are the age ranges and interests of potential site visitors?
2) How will your visitors use the Web site?
3) What are the key reasons users may have for visiting the site?
4) What should visitors of the site come away with?
References & Examples
1) What are some examples of other websites you like? Please provide links.
2) What is it about the website example(s) you like most & would like to see incorporated onto your own site?
3) Are there any other design examples you can provide reference to that you would like to see on your site?File formats accepted (up to 1mb): jpg, jpeg, png, gif, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx
Design
1) What are your desired website colours?(Click here for ideas. We just need the hex code. ie: #ff4000)
2) Describe the mood of your site. (ie: classy, modern, funky, vibrant)
3) How do you want visitors to navigate your site?(ie: sidebar, topbar, footer, hamburger menu)
4) What do you want people to first see when they first land on your homepage?(ie: movie, banner, rotating image banner, content-oriented)
5) Do you want key elements to be animated & which elements?(ie: bounce in, slide in, fade in effects)
6) Will your site be content rich or image rich or both?
e-Commerce
1) Will you be selling on your site?If 'NO' skip this section Yes No Maybe Later
2) What will you be selling? (ie: Retail, Wholesale, Products, Services?)
3) How large do you expect your online shop to be? Large Medium Small Starting small but will grow
4) Please list your product categories / sub-categories.
Marketing
1) Why should your customers shop with you instead of the competition?
2) What’s unique about your products / services & why would customers come to you?
3) Do you have any promotional materials you would like on your site?(ie: videos, imagery, advertisements, etc…)
4) Do you have any social media accounts or are you interested in setting any up? If you have any, please list them here with links to the respective page(s).
5) What keywords might visitors use when searching for you on search engines?
Website Administration / Access
1) Will other individuals or groups need administrative access to your site? Yes No Maybe Later
2) What level of administrative access should be granted and to whom & what roles will be required?
3) Are you comfortable with full access to the back-end of your site or would you prefer limited access to make general changes to avoid confusion? Yes, full access No, limited access Require training
4) Will your site be public or private or will certain pages be private or require password entry? Full Site Password Protected No Password Protection Password Protected Areas
5) If controlled / password access is required, please give details about the nature of this requirement and what will be accessible?
6) Will be there any other administrative contacts available for your site in case we can’t reach you? If so, please give a detailed brief of who they are & what their respective roles are & contact details.
Site Structure
1) What main navigation menu categories will be included on your site? Please provide a detailed outline of the navigation menu to be laid out with respect to its categories and subcategories. (see examples below)
2) If your site requires multiple navigation menus, please provide a detailed outline of how you wish each navigation menu to be laid out and which pages / categories are associated with each menu.
3) An example of a navigation menu layout in writing would be:Home / Services (Marketing, SEO, Web Design, eCommerce) / Contact
4) Below is a visual example of a navigation menu for reference.
Communication
1) What are your preferred methods of communication? (ie: email, facebook, etc)
2) Would you be open to other collaborative communication avenues?(We utilise some convenient new online technology that will help simplify the process and make it easier for us to collaborate. You would need a Google account but we would be happy to set one up for you as part of your design package. Some of the main apps we currently use are: Google Drive, Google Docs, Dropbox and Trello.) Yes No Need more information Other
3) What do these collaborative tools do?
Google Drive allows us to share files, documents and other resources with one another effortlessly.
Google Docs allows us to create word documents, share with one another and add notations.
Dropbox is an online file sharing utility.
Trello is a team collaborative tool designed to allow users to create tasks, allocate team members, set deadlines and more.
Please include any other details you may wish to share that haven't already been covered here.
