So you want a web site...

Here are a few questions before starting!

GOALS
What do I want my site to do for me? Possible answers include:
– inform people of my services, products or art
– sell my services, products or art (in this case, do I have credit card capability?)
– gather information about visitors


INTERNET ACCESS
– Do I already have a domain name?
– Do I have hosting for my web site? How much space do I have allotted for it?
– Do I know my hosting username and password?


COPY
– Will I be giving all the text to the designer?
– Do I need a copywriter or editor for the text?
– Is there some copy (e.g. trademarks) that are essential?


LOGO
– Is the logo already made? Do you have it in a digital format for the designer?
– Do you want the designer to come up with a logo for your site?


DESIGN
– Do I prefer serifed (tailed) or san serif (no tails) fonts?
– Do I prefer cursive or script fonts or graphic, block-y fonts?
– Are there colors I need, like, dislike?
– What sites – any! – do I admire and why?
– Are there sites I dislike?
– Are there sites in the designer’s portfolio that
I like and why?
– Do I have a specific idea of how I want the site to look?
– If my site was candy, what would it be?