| 20 Questions a Designer Should
Ask You BEFORE Designing Your Website |
| 1. |
What is your business
and how are you expecting a web site to advance it? |
| 2. |
What message would
you like your web site to convey? |
| 3. |
Who is the primary
audience for your web site? |
| 4. |
Is the site an
informational site or an avenue for Internet-based marketing
or revenue? |
| 5. |
What subjects,
in order of priority, do you want to cover on your web site? |
| 6. |
Do you know the
difference between and online e-mail service (i.e. AOL) and
the Web? |
| 7. |
Will you require
dial-up access, DSL, Cable connection and web hosting? |
| 8. |
Is the site to
be hosted in-house or with another provider? |
| 9. |
Do you have a registered
domain name? |
| 10. |
Are your source
materials in electronic form? |
| 11. |
Does your site
require advanced functionality, such as a database or e-commerce? |
| 12. |
Is the web site
to be designed from scratch, or is it a makeover of an existing
web site? |
| 13. |
When would you
like your web site up and running? |
| 14. |
What look and feel
would you like for your web site? |
| 15. |
What URLs have
you visited and liked/disliked? |
| 16. |
Are there any collateral
marketing materials (brochures, publications, corporate identity
programs, or posters) that the web site should be consistent
with? |
| 17. |
Do you need a new
logo or new collateral marketing materials and media to be consistent
with your new web site? |
| 18. |
Do you have the
staff to respond to e-mail? |
| 19. |
Do you plan to
have in-house site maintenance? |
| 20. |
How do you plan
to direct traffic to your site? |
