| Web Designing for Clients --- Ask this questions first ! | | | | registration services or has it been already subscribed |
| If you are a web designer and have just landed that | | | | and registered. If the domain is already registered, |
| plum web designing contract, to design an attractive | | | | than are the registrant details correct with the |
| website for a client, than you would have already | | | | registry. |
| started preparing yourself to deliver on the deal, but | | | | 9. Final Approval |
| before you start web designing, ask the following | | | | After the website design is complete who will |
| questions to your client. | | | | provide the final approval on the web design |
| Asking these questions and getting proper answers | | | | contract? If it is someone else than people on the |
| for them will help you immensely as a web designer | | | | team, than make sure that he understands the web |
| in understanding the client, his business and his | | | | designning concepts well and is kept upto date of the |
| sensibilities. Also it will help you a lot in selecting the | | | | web designing progress. |
| suitable structure and colors for your web designing | | | | 10. Data Format |
| contract. It will give you a precise understanding of | | | | The data which is to be provided by the client is it in |
| what needs to be done. You can either ask this | | | | electronic format or does the web designer need to |
| questions to the client, face to face or you can send | | | | type all the content. If it is in electronic format than |
| the questions to client and receive the answers by | | | | does the designer need to handle file conversions |
| email. While at first it may seem a bit odd to ask | | | | 11. Design or Resdesign |
| questions regarding web designing, but it definetely | | | | Has the website got to be designed from a scratch |
| helps in the long run. | | | | or is it to be modified or just redesigned. If it is to be |
| 1. Business | | | | modified, than what additions is the clinet looking to |
| What business is the client in, and what type of | | | | make to the existing web design. |
| website will suplement the clients business. | | | | 12. Client Preferences |
| 2. Purpose | | | | What are the client preferences regarding the look |
| The client already has a business, and probably it is | | | | and feel of the website. If possible, the web designer |
| running well right now, without a web design. Than | | | | should show a few samples to clients and give them |
| what is the purpose of having a website. | | | | references of the previous websites designed by the |
| 3. Business Growth | | | | web designer. |
| How does the client expect the website to help | | | | 13. Color Preferences |
| them achieve growth in business. What message is | | | | Does the client like any particular color? The color to |
| the website supposed to give? | | | | be used on the website is to be matched with the |
| 4. Target Audience | | | | colors of the existing stationery or marketing |
| Who is the target audience of the clients website. Is | | | | material. |
| it a B2B or a B2C website. What is the age group of | | | | 14. Design Preferences |
| the audience. What is geographical location of the | | | | Is flash to be used ? or only HTML website will |
| audience. | | | | suffice. |
| 5. Primary Goal | | | | 15. Credit Link |
| What is the primary goal of a website? Is it an | | | | Can the web designer provide a link to his website |
| information site, revenue generating website, | | | | crediting that the client website is designed by him. |
| ecommerce website or inquiry generating website? | | | | 16. Maintenance |
| 6. Uniqueness | | | | Who is going to care of maintaining the website, the |
| What is the USP of the client that the web design | | | | client will do it in house or the web designer has to |
| will offer to potential customers. | | | | do it. Whoever takes the charge of maintaining the |
| 7. Web Knowledge | | | | website should make sure that the conetnt on the |
| What is the depth of the clients knowledge of | | | | website is relevant, good and fresh. Do remember to |
| internet and world wide web. The answer to this | | | | update the website atleast once in a week. |
| question will be an indicator to the understanding the | | | | That should be all. If you ask the above 16 questions |
| client possess about the overall working and web | | | | to your web designing client before starting to design |
| designing. | | | | a website, and get all your answers you will |
| 8. Web Hosting & Domain | | | | definetely design a fabolous website. |
| Does the client need web hosting and domain | | | | |