New Client Questionnaire

Your name:

Your email: (Please type this carefully, as it is the only way I can contact you.)

Name of Your Business/Organization:

1. What is the primary purpose of the site? Is it to be generally an informational brochure about your business, or primarily a store to sell products?
   
   
2. Do you need me to set up an online store for your products? Select One Yes No (if "No", skip to #3 below)
   
   If yes, do you have a merchant account for accepting credit cards or do you want to use Paypal's cart to accept credit card and paypal payments? Select One Yes No Paypal
   
   If you have a merchant account, who is it with (i.e., authorize.net, Payflow, etc.)?
   
   Do you need to be able to add/edit/delete products and categories yourself? Select One Yes No I'm not sure
   
   How many products do you think you will have in the store ?
   
   Do you have a shopping cart that you specifically want to use or do you want recommendations? Not applicable Yes Need a Recommendation
   
   If you answered yes, what cart do you want to use?
   
   
3. Have you already registered your domain name (www.mywebsite.com)? Select One Yes No
   
   If you have registered your domain name, what is it?
   
   What company is it registered with?
   
   Have you signed up for hosting? Select One Yes No
   
   I recommend the following hosts:
   
   
   
   If you have signed up for hosting, what company is it with (i.e., Bluehost, Hostmonster, Hostgator, etc)?
   
   Please note that there are certain hosting companies that I am not willing to work with - Yahoo, Earthlink, and Hostway, among others. They charge too much, are incredibly difficult to work with, and have terrible technical support. Switching hosts is too easy to stay with a bad one.
   
   
4. Do you need to be able to edit the content of your non-store pages yourself? Select One Yes No Not Sure
   
5. Do you need a blog? Select One Yes No
   
6. Do you have a logo you want to use? Select One Yes No
   
   If not, do you need logo creation as part of your package? Select One Yes No *
   
   I typically refer logo design to a colleague who specializes in brand identity design.
   
7. What pages do you need (Home, About, Contact, etc.)? Please note that I need a complete list in order to give you a quote.
   
   
   
8. Are you going to need any Flash? Select One Yes No I don't know
   
9. Do you already have your content written and any needed photography? Select One Yes No Some
10. Do you need a recommendation for someone to help you write your content, do copy writing, or blog for you? Select One Yes No
    
11. Do you have sample web sites that are in the style you want yours to be? Please list them below. Feel free to share any notes about what you like about them.
    
    
    
12. Do you have any printed materials (brochures, stationery, etc) that you want to match? Select One Yes No
    
    If "Yes", do you have the artwork that was used for them? Select One Yes No No, but I can get them.
    
    Do you have permission from their designer to use the graphics for a web site? Select One Yes No Note Sure
    
13. What is your budget for this project?
    
    Please attempt to answer this question if at all possible. I will never inflate a quote just to spend all of your budget. My sites tend to run between $800 - $2000. There are some projects that can run less, but they are more the exception than the rule. I am not accepting pro bono projects or any barter arrangements at this time.
    
14. When will you be ready to get started on this project? *
    
    I HAVE AVAILABLE BOOKINGS IN AUGUST 2010!
    
    *By this date ALL of your text should be written, all necessary photography should be ready, any artwork you will be providing should be available, etc. Please do not request a start date that is before you can be ready with your materials. Delaying a project past your start date will result in additional fees or may result in your project being postponed until my next unbooked time period.
15. When do you need the site to go live? **
    
    ** Please allow at LEAST 2-3 weeks between when you will be ready to start and when you need the site to go live. Your site can usually be ready well before then, but unless you are prepared to pay a rush fee, I cannot promise a quicker turnaround.
16. Notes/Comments:
    
    
17. How did you hear about me?

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