Web Form

In order for your website to be visible on the Internet, it needs to be “hosted” on a web server. The websites we create can be hosted with another service provider, or with us. Hosting with us will guarantee that all technical requirements for your project will be met, and we will be able to monitor performance and security of your website at all times. Should any issues arise, we will be able to quickly resolve them without a third party involvement. If you decide to host your website elsewhere, here are the technical requirements: Linux, PHP4, Apache, MySQL, SSH access. Additional requirements may be needed, depending on particulars of your project. If you already have a website hosted elsewhere, and intend to transfer it to our hosting service, we will need access details for your website, access details for your domain name. This transfer will have to be coordinated with you and previous provider, to make sure no information is damaged or lost.

In this section we would like to find out more about your design preferences. The sites you list below will help us when developing general look and feel for your website.

It is a usual practice to place the company logo on a website. You might have one already, or you might want to have one designed at this time. It is important to understand that website graphics are quite different from print graphics. Print graphics require much higher quality. Any photographs for printing need to be in high resolution, and illustrations need to be in “vector” format, which enables resizing without any loss in quality. If you need the logo just for the website, it will be a part of your website design. However, if you need it for other purposes, it will be a separate project, which should be finalized before the website work begins.

Websites usually contain graphic (photographs, illustrations) and written content. Before the website development project starts, you will need to gather and provide us with all the content you wish to have placed on the website. This will also help us to come up with the best structure and the ways to organize your content.

Most websites exist to showcase and/or sell products and/or services, help the owner communicate with the client or membership base, and provide information about the company or organization, or a certain topic. In this section we will cover the most common website features. If the features you have in mind are not covered, you will have an opportunity to add them at the end of the form. If any of the sections is not applicable to your project, leave them blank.

Content Management System (CMS) enables you to add / edit / delete and organize pages on your website. If your website has e-commerce functionality, the display and management of products is covered later in this questionnaire. Please let us know which of the following content management features you would like on your website.

This covers any product display functionality, whether or not the products are being sold through the website (some businesses use websites for display only). The standard way of displaying products is by grouping them into product categories / subcategories. Each product can have variants, options, sale price and pictures. Additionally, products can have multiple prices (e.g. wholesale / retail). If your site will have a shopping cart, it can calculate shipping charges and accept payments.

User management usually means visitors can create an account connected to the site, which gives them access to “restricted” content, store their preferences, see wholesale prices, use certain features reserved only for registered users, etc. If you have a need for such a system, please describe it in detail in the area below. Describe which information will be needed to create an account, which credentials will be required to log into an account, will the administrator intervention be required before an account becomes active, what benefits will a registered user have, are there multiple user levels / groups, etc.

Mailing list functionality allows visitors to your website to sign up for a newsletter. The website administrator can also add emails to the list, and sort them into groups. Mailings can be composed and sent to particular group(s) or the entire list. As part of this setup we will create one email template which can be used for creating new messages.

For a website to be successful, it is important to clearly identify the target market segment. Sometimes a web project might require adhering to specific accessibility and security guidelines and laws. While we will create your website in a way that is usable by large majority of people using relatively modern technologies and tools, there could be a need for additional accessibility and security considerations. If this is the case, please provide the details below.

At this time the most relevant search engine and industry standard setter is Google. This is why your website will be optimized according to current Google guidelines. Please list below up to five key phrases / keywords for which you think your website will be relevant. In other words, which words or phrases should a person type in a search engine to find your website.

We covered the most common website features in this form. However, if you require any other functionality for your website, please describe it in detail here. Please provide as much information, data samples, existing website examples etc. as you can.

The success of any project depends on clearly established goals and reasonable / measurable expectations. Your responses to these five questions are crucial in accurate assessment of your needs. Please include as many details of your expectations as possible, including concrete numbers and time line (pertaining to the website after its launching).