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So you need a website?

A website has become one of the standard requirements of any business or large project. Much like getting business cards printed up, a website and email address have become a mark of how “serious” you are about a particular venture.

Unfortunately, this often leads to a big hurdle for most people: you know you need a website, but you’re not entirely sure why you need it or what it should do for you. If this sounds familiar, then read on and we will try and figure it out together.

Keep in mind that while you may not have all of the answers to these questions, it’s actually more important to have considered them first. It is entirely possible that these questions will lead to questions of your own. This has value as well; the questions you ask will also help the developer get a better idea of exactly what you need.

Here are the questions you should consider:

  1. Who are the users of the website?
  2. What kinds of things will each user do on the website?
  3. What kinds of content will the website have?
  4. What is the time frame for the website?
  5. What is the budget for the website?

Over the next few weeks we will take a look at each one of these questions in a bit more detail and give you some helpful tips to save money on your next website project.

Next: Who will use the website and what will they do?