Website Construction - Basic Information Planning Guide

URL (Domain Name) - List a name you own, or versions of names you like.

www.____________________________._______

Other ___________________________________________________________________________________

Sample Sites - List the URL to those sites and any features you like.
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Name the Primary Objectives of Your Website - What do you want the website to do for you? List in order of importance with the most important as number one.

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Primary Categories or Topics for your Website - This should be from 4 to 7 maximum. What do you want your visitors to get from your website or be able to do with your website?

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Site Specs - Is there anything specific you want in your design?

• Navigation Location - Top (With the header) Left Hand (Most common)
  Other __________________________________________________________________
• Width 750 pixels of working area is a safe standard. (Yahoo.com is about 760 pix.)
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Navigation Bar Tabs - 8 Max - These are links/buttons to the main pages or core topics of your website.

1. Home - This takes people back to the home page and should be part of every good site.
2. About _______________ - Many people use About Us, but you can use a term you like.
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7. Contact - This will link to a page with any of your contact information.
8. Links - List of website you work with or affiliate agreements with.

Fonts and Text Info - List desired fonts or links to websites that are using the font. Two core website fonts are Tahoma and Verdana. Arial and Times New Roman are popular as well.

Core Font: _________________________________________________

Key Content
Each of the following numbers will be a core page on your site. Please outline the key points you want on the included on the specific pages.

1. Home Page

a. ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________

a. ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________

a. ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________

a. ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________

5. ______________________________

a. ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ______________________________

a. ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. Contact

a. Email address(s) ______________________________________________________________ b. Mailing Address - P.O. Box or Business ____________________________________________ c. Business Contact #, Fax # _______________________________________________________

8. Links

a. ____________________________________________________________________________ b. ____________________________________________________________________________ c. ____________________________________________________________________________

If someone were to try and find you on the internet or in the Yellow Pages, what would by the most frequently used terms or phrases? This can be a long list so use a new sheet if needed.
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Optional Information
Any information you can list here will help us create a relevant site that works fantastic for you.

Creating Customer Loyalty - List 12 or more "Help Topics" that you feel would be useful and helpful to your customers if a small article were written on the topic. This can be a variety of themes: Things they should know or you wish they knew about your business or about ordering from your business, how to get the most out of your products, how to avoid common mistakes customers make, how to choose a good business or provider in your profession, etc.

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