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Planning
Your Web Site
WEB-PATHS
knows that it's worthwhile to come prepared
to a first meeting with your web site developer.
With substantive information on the topics listed
below, your developer will be able to:
- Identify
resources to build the site
- Suggest
enhancements
- Assess
its potential cost
Use
the following as a guide to communicate your
site's scope and requirements:
- Site
Purpose
- Will
the site be informational?... professional?... educational? ... promotional?
... eCommerce?
- Is the
site geared to a specific audience or internal to the organization (intranet)?
- Design
- Are there
organizational requirements for the site's 'look and feel' such as logos,
color schemes and typefaces? Alternatively ...
- Are you
free to select design features? Search the web for a design and function
that appeals to you. Bookmark those sites.
Content
- Is there
instructional, informational or promotional material that describes
your organization?
- Is there
a particular writing style, keywords, or common terminology used within
your industry or organization?
- Are there
activities that will keep users at your site?
- Will
your site be drawing information from a database?
- Are there
businesses or organizations you would like to link to?
- How frequently
will site contents change?
Information
Architecture and Search Criteria
- Does
your organization have existing categories of information it uses as
a frame of reference?
- Resources
- Are there
writers, graphic designers, marketing professionals, programmers or
network support staff who will handle aspects of site development and
maintenance?
Budgetary
Considerations
- The cost
of development will vary depending upon your wish list. An attractive
site can be achieved through standard design elements such as HTML,
typography, and images. Functionality such as JavaScripting, multimedia
and search/database integration can add significantly to the cost.
Contact
Person
- Who will
communicate with the web site developer? Several mock-ups of the site
may need to be created to assure your satisfaction. Your developer's
time will be put to best use by communicating with one individual who
speaks for the group.
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