Cole Henley provides advice on creating a website, noting important considerations like goals, requirements, budget, and timelines. He recommends choosing a web design agency or freelancer based on their portfolio, methodology, skills, standards, and recommendations. Key questions to ask include team size, rates, availability, hosting, terms, and guarantees.

1. Cole Henley, Net Resources
So you want a website?

2. A bit about me
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Senior web designer at Net Resources in
Edinburgh
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Formerly web manager for Royal
Commissions in Scotland and Wales
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Administrator for GAWDs
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Ex-archaeologist
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Bit of a geek
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Father of two

3. Net Resources

4. Why do you want a website?
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Find new customers
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Support existing customers
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Engage with an audience base
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Help me to run my business

5. What do you want?
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Simple, static 1 or 2 page site
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Simple content-managed site
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Complex content-managed site
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Bespoke system

6. Who do you choose?
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A web design agency
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A graphic design agency
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A freelance developer/designer
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A hosted solution
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Best friend's niece's brother ...

7. What to look out for?
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Portfolio
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Methodology
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Skills and experience
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Standards/best practice
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Recommendations/Testimonials

8. Questions to ask?
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Team size?
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Rates and payment schedule?
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Fixed price or hourly/daily rate?
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Availability?
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Do they provide hosting?
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Terms and conditions?
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Guarantees?
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In-house or out-sourced?

9. Some tips
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Have a budget in mind
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Know your timescales
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Prioritise your requirements
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Be realistic
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Be available!

10. Some resources
Website owners manual: http://boagworld.com/websiteownersmanual/
Online validation tools: http://validator.w3.org/
Accessibility testing tools: http://wave.webaim.org/
Helpful tips and resources: http://boagworld.com/
Introducing web standards: http://www.webstandards.org/action/smb/

11. Your questions?
cole@netresources.co.uk
0131 477 7127
http://tinyurl.com/physiotalk