Sometimes knowing where to begin on a website can feel overwhelming – you’re not sure where to begin, what information you need to have on there, and you’re not sure where to start with putting all of that information together into a cohesive finished product.
But with a little bit of homework you can easily get off to a good start and ensure the website you end up with is exactly what you want and need. I know, I know – no one likes homework. Not in school, not in college, and certainly not at work. Homework is, however, essential!
Here are 5 items to think about and get you feeling more comfortable with what you want/need from your new website (bonus points if you write all your answers down and bring them with you for your initial meeting with us!):
- Audience – Who is your audience? What reason(s) do customers have for visiting the site (informational purposes, online shopping, making reservations, etc)?
- Your current site – (If you have a website already) What do you like about it and why? What do you dislike about it?
- Your new site – Do you have a specific look or feel in mind? Color preferences? What images do you have available (your logo, stock photos, candids, etc)? What specific features do you want your site to have?
- Content – What pages need to be on the site and what information needs to go on those pages? Do you have information already written up or do you need to take a bit of time writing up what you want those pages to have on it? If you want to post news or blog posts, do you already have a few items written that can be added during the building process (no one likes an empty page)?
- Deadline – The all-important question: what is your deadline for this project?
Use the above to help give you a rough outline of what you’re looking for and you’ll be ahead of the game when it comes time to get that new website going.
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