We’re often asked by a client what we will need in order to begin working on a website. The following is a list of the things you can do before you hire us to build your site.

  1. Electronic forms of your logo: Save yourself money by providing us with a high quality copy of your logo. An EPS is best, a high-resolution TIFF or JPEG is second best. It takes time (and your money) to scan and/or recreate a logo.
  2. Type in your own copy. Sending us an email, MS Word, or Quark document will save considerable time & money, and decrease the proofing stage of your site.
  3. If you want to have a map to your location, it helps us if you can provide us with either a paper or electronic map. While we could link to a map from Mapquest, they’re not of the best quality, and there are inaccuracies in their database. I often find maps where street addresses are placed on the wrong side of the street. We can create a small map for you, but it helps if we’ve got something to work from.
  4. You know your business, we know ours. If there are places you want to link to, or resources you want to provide, search those out and give us the dirt.
  5. Know what you want. Most sites include:
    1. Your logo
    2. Your business name, address & telephone number
    3. Your main message — if write it yourself, we won’t have to charge you a lot because we hate that
    4. Your email address
    5. Photos — electronic form is great. If you only have photos on paper, we’ll have to scan them, and that takes more time, which means higher costs to you.
    6. Hours of operation, specials, entertainment schedules, menus costs, bios of important people, case studies, reviews, etc.
    7. Links