After much thought and consideration, you finally took the plunge and decided it was time to have your own website.
That’s a great accomplishment in itself. However, now it’s time to actually plan your website. This can be a very tricky process, but don’t worry; we’ve made it easy with this Website Planner.
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Website Planner Workbook
1. WEBSITE PLANNER
WORKBOOK
Prepared by 4M Web Design
www.4mwebdesign.com
2. CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1
2.0 GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT FIRM ........................................................................ 2
2.2 DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT PROCESS .................................................................................................... 3
2.3 ORGANIZING & GATHERING INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 5
2.4 E-COMMERCE & ONLINE SHOPPING .................................................................................................... 6
2.5 WEB SITE HOSTING ............................................................................................................................. 7
2.6 DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION ............................................................................................................ 7
3.0 PLANNING YOUR WEB SITE ........................................................................................................ 8
3.1 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN PLANNING YOUR WEB SITE .................................................................... 8
3.2 PLANNING THE NAVIGATION OF YOUR WEB SITE .................................................................................. 10
3.3 THINGS YOU CAN INCLUDE IN YOUR WEB SITE ..................................................................................... 10
4.0 MARKETING & DEVELOPING YOUR WEB SITE ....................................................................... 11
4.1 ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A WEB SITE ................................................................................................. 11
4.2 MAKING YOUR WEB SITE EFFECTIVE ................................................................................................... 12
4.3 MARKETING YOUR WEB SITE OFFLINE ................................................................................................. 14
5.0 SUGGESTED NEXT STEP ........................................................................................................... 15
APPENDIX A WEBSITE PLANNER WORKBOOK ................................................................................... 16
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Company: Contact Name:
E-mail Address: Phone:
Web Address:
Do you have access to the internet at your home? Yes No
Are you in charge of every aspect of the website, including content gathering? Yes No
Have you planned a website before? Yes No
1. COMPANY DETAILS
What is the type of industry of your business?
Please briefly describe your company or organization so we can learn more about it.
What is your mission statement?
Who are your current customers?
What Information are they looking for?
How does your company currently market itself?
2. COMPLETIVE ANALYSIS
I have no competitors
Seeing what your competitors have done is a great way to improve your image over theirs. Let us study
what they've done, and together we can improve your image over theirs. Please name the companies that
you are in competition with, if they have a webpage, please list it within, and tell us what you think of
their webpage. If you would like to list more then 4 of your competitors, you can use a separate sheet of
paper or photo copy this one.
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Name of Competitor:
Competitor URL #1
Likes, Dislikes, and Feedback:
Name of Competitor:
Competitor URL #2
Likes, Dislikes, and Feedback:
Name of Competitor:
Competitor URL #3
Likes, Dislikes, and Feedback:
Name of Competitor:
Competitor URL #4
Likes, Dislikes, and Feedback:
How would your like your web site to differ from your competition?
3. DOMAIN NAME AND HOSTING
Domain Name Domain Name Desired Already Registered
1. 1st Selection
2. 2nd Selection (if 1st choice is in use)
3. 3rd Selection (if 1st & 2nd are in use)
Need Web Hosting Yes No
Specify Other Provider: Provider Web Address:
How much are you currently paying per month for your hosting?
How much are you currently paying per year for your domain?
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4. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF EXISTING WEBSITE (RE-DESIGN ONLY)
What are your reasons for a redesign of your current site?
Objectives of current site:
Current site achievements (detail statistics, etc):
What features of the current site would you like to keep?
What features of the current site don't you like?
Which products or pages are most popular?
What do visitors of your current web site say?
How many pages are on your current site?
5. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
What are the primary purposes of the site?
Online store
Online brochure for your company or organization
Online community
Educational
Other -
What are your immediate (short term) goals for the site?
What are your long term goals for the site?
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6. PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND LAYOUT
Below is a flowchart diagram. Your main page to your website is where “Home Page” is written on the top box. In the
boxes below write the pages that your website will contain. If this is a redesign of a website, place the pages you
currently have on your existing website, then cross out the pages that you would like removed and add any additional
pages. (If you have more pages than spaces available, write them below, or write them on a separate sheet of paper). If
you’re artistic, you can always make your flowchart diagram on a separate piece of paper and attach it with this website
planner workbook.
Total number of pages decided upon:
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7. YOUR WEB SITE DESIGN
Specify as many websites as you like that show color combinations you like.
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List as many websites as you like with a "look and feel" that you want for your site.
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List as many websites as you like which have a similar structure and layout to the one you want to develop.
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List as many websites as you like that come closest in functionality to the one you want to develop.
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8. SITE FEATURES
(check all that apply)
E-Commerce E-mail Newsletter Contact Form Blog Forum
Membership Area Other –
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9. SITE CONTENT
You supply all content in its finished form.
You supply the initial draft of content, we will edit it.
We supply the initial draft of content; you will review and approve it.
10. PHOTOS / MEDIA / SOUND
You must own the copyright to, or have permission from, the copyright owner to use any photos, sound, or media you
send us. If you have photos of your own that you would like to place on your website, you may send them to us by
mailing the photos so that we may scan and return them, or by sending the digitized images on a diskette, CD, or via
email.
Stock photos can also be obtained from multiple websites (Some free, some for which you must pay).
Some of these websites include:
Getty Images (http://www.gettyimages.com)
iStockPhoto (http://www.istockphoto.com)
Inmagine (http://www.inmagine.com)
Stock.xchang (http://www.sxc.hu)
PictureQuest (http://www.picturequest.com)
The following is a list of possible items that you will need for your website. Check the items on the list that apply to your
needs:
I have graphics, photos and/or artwork that need to be scanned.
I need assistance in choosing graphics and artwork
I need a new custom graphics and/or artwork design
I currently have videos that need transferred onto my website
I would like sound played on my website.
I need a staff member at 4M Web Design to take photography of our business (Local Only)
11. MARKETING YOUR WEB SITE
Would you like us to undertake promotion and optimize your site for search engines? Yes No Not Sure
If yes, which service(s) are you interested in?
Search Engine Submission Keyword Targeting Online Press Release Campaign
Pay Per Click Management Reciprocal Link Management E-Mail Campaign Management
Web Site Analytics and Reporting Social Media Marketing
Other –
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12. KEYWORDS
If you were your own customer, what words would you use to find you in a search engine?
For example, a training company might answer "teamwork training, management training, executive coaching,
communications training, train the trainer, conflict resolution, managing change, training, strategic planning, facilitation
skills, meetings, risk and empowerment”
Pinpointing these accurately is VERY important to the success of your site, as they are used in your web pages as key
words. People looking for what you have to offer will search for key words on the Internet.
In priority order, list the 20 most important keywords from your answer above. If you would rather 4M Web Design
analyze the best keywords for your website, check here:
1. 11.
2. 12.
3. 13.
4. 14.
5. 15.
6. 16.
7. 17
8. 18.
9. 19.
10. 20.
13. SITE DESCRIPTION
Please write a carefully constructed 25-word sentence containing the most important keywords describing
your business / website.
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14. MAINTENANCE
On average, how often will new content be added and/or updated to your website?
12 hours/month 6 hours/month 3 hours/month 1 hour/month
Who will be maintaining your site after it goes live?
4M Web Design Employee Full Staff Other
If 4M Web Design will not be maintaining your website, please answer the following:
If other, please explain:
How proficient or experienced is the person(s) that will be maintaining your website in web development?
Will the person(s) need training from 4M WEB Design? Yes No Not Sure
How will the website be updated by the person(s)? Own Software Software by 4M Web Design Other
If other, please explain:
Who will monitor and respond to e-mails?
15. LOGO DESIGN
Do you require a new or re-designed logo? Yes No
16. CORPORATE IDENTITY
Do you require Corporate Identity services? Yes No
If yes, which service(s) are you interested in?
Letterhead Business Card Envelope Invoice & Quote Form Annual Report Design
Other –
17. ADVERTISING DESIGN
Do you require Advertising Design services? Yes No
If yes, which service(s) are you interested in?
Print Ads Flyers & Posters Direct Mail Pieces Brochures & Booklets Sales & Media Kits
Electronic Press Kits Product & Package Design Presentation Folders
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18. FEEDBACK
Is there anything else you feel we need to know to better serve you in your web development needs?
Do you think this planner helped you with planning out your website? If not, what can we add to make it better?
Do you think this planner asks all of the necessary items for us to design your website? If not, why?
Was there anything that confused you while using this planner? If so, what?
Did you learn anything by using this planner? Anything we could have done to expand your knowledge even more?
Additional Comments:
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