Website questionnaire

In order for us to be able to give you a quote and time line for your project, please fill out the following information.
Don't worry if you can't answer all the questions - just try to give us a good idea of what the project is about.


Name (required)

Email address (required)

Skype

Telephone

Brief description of what the website will be about.

What should the site communicate?

What are the key reasons users may have for visiting the site?

What are you offering via the website for visitors?

What should visitors of the site come away with?

What are the primary objectives and goals (long-term and short-term) for the site?

A brief description of what your business will be offering on the web:
Do you provide:

Products (online sales)
Services
Information

Have you started trading yet?
Offline

Yes, how long have you been trading for?
No, when do you plan to start?
Online
Yes, how long have you been trading for?
No, when do you plan to start?

Describe the target market for your web site:
Consumers
Businesses
Researchers
Students
General public
Specific target audience (please give more info below)
Describe them in as much detail as possible:
Who is the audience? What are the age ranges and interests of potential site visitors?

How do you (or will you) promote your business?
Online networking - Facebook, Twitter, Youtube etc...
Referrals
Printed directory listings e.g. Yellow Pages or trade directories
Magazine/newspaper advertising
Direct mail
Telesales
Email
Search engine and directory listings
Search engine advertising e.g. Google Adwords or Overture
Advertising/referrals from other web sites
Your own web site
Anything else?

Do you already have a business web site or web presence?
Yes – please write the address(es) :
 
No - no website as yet
If you have any ideas for domain names please state them below

Do you have a graphic identity for your business? E.g. logo, stationery, brochures, etc.
Yes, already set up.
Not now, but will have in the future
Not now, but could you help with that?
No plans

The key to a successful web site is in the content. What content do you want in your site?
List the features that need to be included in your website.

E-commerce (online sales)
CMS - Content Management System (the ability for you or your staff to add, edit and delete website pages, text and graphics)
Forum - Message board or discussion forum
Booking system
Custom application programming
Blog
FAQ's
Newletter signup and mailing facility
Directory
List of products or services
Product or service catalogue including details for each item
Ordering facility
Payment facility
Booking facility
Information about the business – it’s history and structure
Client list
Testimonials
Case studies
Project portfolio
Helpful hints or trade secrets
Articles
User guides
Contact forms
Enquiry form
How to find us instructions and/or map (googlemaps)
News updates
Press releases
Links to other relevant web sites
A directory of businesses
Search facility
Downloadable files (white papers, forms etc...)
Ebooks
Chat room
Streaming Music or video
Games
Password protected pages for clients/members only
Third party advertising
Anything else?

How confident are you (or your staff) about working with computers and the Internet?
Not very, e.g. you would want to outsource everything to do with building and maintaining your web site.
Medium, e.g. you might organise your own domain name, email and hosting, but would want a web site built and maintained for you.
Fairly confident, e.g. you would be happy to maintain a web site if you had a straightforward facility for doing so.
Very confident, e.g. you would be happy to build and maintain your own web site if you have the time.

Do you have the following resources:
Copy writing / text for the website?

Yes
No, but I will supply
No, I need your help with this

Photography?
Yes
No, but I will supply
No, I need your help with this

Graphic design / illustration?
Yes
No, but I will supply
No, I need your help with this

Do you have a deadline for getting the site online?
Yes, date:
No, preferred time scale: 

Other comments

Thanks for your time - we will get back to you as soon as we can with a quote and proposed time line.