Website
Design Outline and Questionaire for:
An early
objective of collaborative website
development is centered on two components:
1) Acquainting you with the development process and
gathering a comprehensive body of information - i.e. - specifications and text of your
site.
2) Provide
you with a cost quote and a design sample of how your site will
look.
We usually accomplish this with 2 meetings.
The first to collect information and answer your questions about the process
The second to present design drafts and to
acquire feedback on work completed to date.
Note: Meetings can be
conducted via the Internet with a series of e-mails.
We find electronic communication to be more thoughtful, so we
encourage everyone involved in the project to have access to the web and e-mail.
The first meeting:
To acquaint you
and ourselves with each other and to present an explanation and/or demonstration of
several aspects of the Internet including some of your competitor's sites. We aim to discuss features of the Internet and
opportunities which may help your business income. Our goal is to demonstrate some
Internet concepts first hand, so feel free to ask as many questions as you like.
Will LoudVox be
responsible for:
Creating the textual information
on behalf of your site? (yes or no).
Creating the graphical information
on behalf of your site? (yes or no).
Obtaining a URL for the Client as:
1st
choice: www.
.com or org, 2nd choice: www.
.com or org
Announcing number
of pages with the top 10 Internet directories. (yes or no)
Hosting the site on our NT server.
(yes or no)
Hosting fees are $15 per month (due
quarterly in advance) for up to 10 megabytes of storage.
Providing digital photography (yes or no)
Company legal name/Billing address/Contact person/Telephone number:
The second meeting:
This will be the
most important meeting of your project. We ask that all persons involved in the project be
present. The development agreement is usually completed at this stage, which includes a
retainer fee equal to 20% of the estimated or fixed cost of the project.
The collecting of a
good deal of information will occur before substantial site development. Generally
speaking, it's possible to collect most of this information during our initial meeting
with you, however, it's common for clients to check with their staff or partners regarding
issues and to get back to us with direction. Clear
communication of elements presented here is critical, so we encourage you to ask ANY
questions you have.
We can't stress
enough the importance of sharing with us all the necessary information at this stage. This
provides us with the foundation on which to efficiently build your site. There are simply
too many parameters and variables involved in projects of this type to proceed confidently
without accurate information from the start. Without accurate information there WILL be missed opportunity and potential
misunderstandings.
Information to
gather:
The completion date
of the project.
The budget or not
to exceed cost:
Who else needs to
understand what is being developed?
Purpose
What is the purpose
of the site?
What is it expected
to achieve?
What's the goal of the communication?
What is it that you would like to accomplish with this web site?
Who is it that you're currently talking to? Established clients,
prospects, the industry?
Optional Questions:
What is your companies overriding purpose or prime directive?
Do you feel that your company’s present image/brand
exemplifies its directive?
How do people that either buy your products or use your services
perceive you?
How would you like them to perceive you?
What do you want the target audience to do with the information
you’ll provide?
Describe the feelings your business conveys to your customers
that move them to a buying decision:
How do you facilitate the feelings with your current practices?
Content
What content is the
site expected to deliver?
How frequently does
this content change?
Design Questions
Describe a general
"feel" or image you wish to convey with the site.
Do you have example
of the style you'd like to mimic?
What identifying
graphics, existing logos, colors, music or artwork need to be incorporated into the site?
Are there standards
for using these? (i.e. can we use the logos on the International site?)
How much latitude
do we have in how these materials are employed?
Is this site an
extension of an existing identity defined elsewhere?
Do you have example
sites, layouts or print material?
Description of the audience (optional)
Who is your best
customer?
How are they
expected to interact with the site?
What hopes or fears
exist in your target customer?
Describe the people you want to communicate with - your target
audience.
·
Who are they?
·
Where are they?
·
What do they have in common?
Other
Which of these
interactive functions are we to include in the site:
Message board(s)
Guest registration
Survey(s)
Form(s)
Visitor analysis
logs or counter
Calendar
Community
Information
Local or industry
News
Storefront
Hover buttons
Animations
Streaming audio
Photographs
Other
Links to other www.addresses - like?
E-mail forwarding
addresses?
Will we be training
you, or your staff?
Is there existing
copy or text?
Is the text in
digital form?
Will we be
converting images from print to digital?
Will we be creating
original digital images/pictures.
Do you want to
learn how to update your pages yourself?
Following the second meeting, LoudVox will take
the information gathered and generate a design concept.
The Next Step:
Following the
completion of this questionnaire, LoudVox will take the information and generate a
detailed accounting of the elements of the site and generate a price quote.
If you choose to
proceed with the website project, the development agreement is usually completed at this
stage, which includes a retainer fee equal to 25% of the estimated or fixed cost of the
project. Checks should be made out to YPWeb.com,
the web development subsidiary of LoudVox.com.
The Second Meeting:
When some of the
information has been gathered and with provisional approval, the following should be
presented at the 2nd meeting, which can be via email:
A review of the
design concept reflecting the "feel" of the site.
A schematic or site
map of the "pages" contained in the site, and the major links between the pages.
Completion of Website:
Once the website is
completed and meets with your approval, you will receive a final invoice for the balance
(75%) of the project. Checks should be made
out to YPWeb.com, the web development subsidiary of
LoudVox.com.
Thank you for considering LoudVox Productions for
your website project!