PURPOSE

Understand your purpose! Begin by defining the overall mission and intent of the site. Consider all of the following possibilities...

• Are you a small business offering products or services?
• Are you advertising entertainment services?
• Are you creating the site for educational purposes?
• Is the site for your Personal ambitions or portfolio?
• Are you planning to sell a product on line?
• Do you just want a way for customers, clients or patrons to have your contact information via the internet?

Think about your audience.. Content and images can either confuse or add clarity to your purpose. This can be discussed in more detail during a consultation.

GOALS

Define the general goals.... Will the site: Sell Products, Inform, Raise Money, Tell a Story, Display Your Work in a Gallery, Promote an Event, Serve as a Means of Communication, etc...

METHODS

Anticipate what your visitors are looking for!

• Keep visitors Content with Content!
• How will they find the site
• Get a great domain name
• Consider how often you need the site updated!
• Will you require maintenance or can you maintain the site yourself?

The methods involved with creating your website will be throughly explored during a consultation. However, the above outline is delineated to assist you in understanding the process involved with creating A Web Site that Gets Results and Works for You!

reference: Gray, D ©The Coriolis Group. Looking Good On The Web.