- What is the purpose and what are the goals for
your site? Do you want to provide information,
sell products, provide services.
- Do you need to register a Domain Name? (www.yourname.com)
If so, we can help you to check availability and register
your domain for you.
- Do you need hosting? We will host your site
during design and development and help you to find
the most reasonable hosting solution once your site
is read for prime time.
- Content. Collect brochures, catalogs, employee
bios and all other written material from which content
can be drawn or synthesized. If you need new content
or if you wish to have your current content edited
and/or revised, we have an experienced writer who
can provide these services.
- Graphic design elements. Collect graphics,
photos, your company logo, etc. If you are missing
any of the design elements required for your site,
we can provide graphic design and off-line publishing
services. We can design your logo and all of your
hardcopy promotional materials.
- Decide what components you want for your site.
Shopping Cart, Site-Map, Guestbook, Links to
Related Sites, Sound or Music, Animation, Autoresponders,
Password Protection, Forums, Chat, Database, Newsletters,
Training, etc.
- Do some research on the www. Using various
search engines, do a number of searches using keywords
that someone might use to find sites like yours. Write
down the keywords and keyword phrases that returned
the most relevant sites. Review the offerings and
content of the sites that you find. Your site offering
should meet or exceed the offerings of your highest-ranking
competitors. We will conduct this same research.
- Complete
our client survey. Meet with a C&G team
member to complete a survey which will allow us to
understand your goals, objectives and web site requirements.
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Respect Your Audience
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Is your content
accurate and concise? |
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Is information flow clear and is
navigation intuitive? |
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Does design complement and reinforce
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Does response time respect your audience's
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