Getting Started Worksheet

Your New Website

Ideas to Get you Started

Get started by filling out this survey form. This form is to help you (and your team) to generate ideas and thoughts about what you want for your website. You can fill it out online and submit it electronically to me, or you can just print this page blank and use it as a template to start brainstorming. Or just use it as a guide and contact me.

Your name:
Your phone number:
Your email address:
Company Name:
   
Tell me a little about your company. What do you do? What are you trying to do?
What is your biggest challenge in the years ahead as it relates to a website or internet functionality?
Who is your target audience? What action or actions would you like them to take after visiting your website?
Are you looking for me to redesign an existing website, consult with you about a website, or develop a brand new site?
What sort of "look and feel" are you seeking? Describe an emotion that your site should evoke from its visitors? (i.e. cool, slick, fun, stoic, informative, etc).
Have you already registered a domain name (or domain names?)
What is your budget? (I'm not asking so I can get you to spend all of it - I want to give you as much value as you can afford).
   
Below, check the functions that you think you are interested in having on your website.
Very Common Features
 
Somewhat Common
 
Not-So-Common
Email Access (@domain.com)   Business Blog (Web-log)   E-books
FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)   Special Offers   Classified Ads
Articles   Contests and Freebies   Custom Calculators
Manuals or How-To's   Surveys, Questionnaires, or Online Polls   Streaming Media (Audio or Video)
Downloadable or Printable Forms   Discussion Boards or Forums   Flash Presentations (Demos or Marketing)
Customer Feedback   Newsletter or Mailing List   Games
Company History and/or Brief Owner Bio   Membership Area   RSS Feeds (News feed)
Events Calendar   Product Catalog (Showcase)  
Directions / Map   Shopping Cart (E-Commerce)  
Photo Gallery   Search Feature