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On this page you’ll find a checklist of items you’ll need to consider when planning your web site. It is designed to focus your thinking about your site, what you want from it, and exactly what it will do. It can also be used to develop a specifications list to use when soliciting bids. Items are also linked back to other sections of this site that contain more information about that item.
Just enter your ideas in the right side column for each item. When completed, you can print this form, save it, and/or send it to Web Fin for a quote.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Your Name
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Company Name
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EMail Address
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DOMAIN NAME
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Registered domain name
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Alternate domain name
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Extension(s)
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Domain Registrant
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Administrative Contact
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Technical Contact
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WEB SERVER
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Storage Required (MB)
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Bandwidth (GB/Month)
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Optimized for Dialup ?
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Optimized for Broadband ?
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SITE MANAGEMENT
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Post Office Manager
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Visitor Statistics
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SITE PLAN
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Short Term
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Long Term
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Priorities
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Implementation Phase 1
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Implementation Phase 2
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Implementation Phase 3
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TARGET AUDIENCE(S)
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Who do you want to visit your site?
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What will keep them at your site?
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What will make them return?
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PURPOSE
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What must be accomplished by this site?
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What else would you like to accomplish?
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What do you want visitors to
accomplish at your site?
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TYPE(S) OF SITE
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Private Intranet
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Portal
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Corporate Image
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ECommerce
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File Exchange and Downloading
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Content Provider
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Marketing
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ECommunity
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Instructional
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Customer Support
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Other
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SITE STRUCTURE
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Main Sections
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Meta Tag: Title
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Meta Tag: Description
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Meta Tag: Keywords
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Hierarchial Tree Diagram
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Links
Internal, External, In new window, Image maps
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STYLE
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Color Schemes
Banner, backgrounds, text, buttons, links
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Button Types
3D, rollover, shapes
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Backgrounds
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Navigation System
Bars, buttons, drop down menus
rollovers, placement
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Page Layout
Banner, footer, width and max height
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Borders
Top, bottom, left side, right side
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Splash Page
Design, functions, teasers
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Text Boxes
Background, fonts, rollover Alt text, borders, Mouseover layering
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Ambiance
Modern/Traditional, Casual/Sophisticated, Corporate/Personal, Serious/Humorous,
Warm/Cool, Friendly/Formal
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Animations
Flash, GIFs, Javascript
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EXISTING ELEMENTS TO BE UTILIZED
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Photos and slides
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Graphics
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Brochures
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Catalogs and Manuals
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Ads
Printed, TV, Radio
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Press Releases
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Existing Web Site
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Audio and Video
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NEW ELEMENTS TO BE CREATED
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Photos and slides
Scans, stock photos, new shots
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Graphics
Charts, illustrations, diagrams, style elements, logo treatments
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Downloadable Brochures (PDF)
Product info, catalogs
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Banner Ads
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Written Text
Press Releases, articles, manuals
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Audio
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Video
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Animations
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Other Elements
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SITE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
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Splash screen loader
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Site search
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Site Map
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Message/Bulletin Board
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Guest book
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Article or archive library
Abstracts with links
Index w/ links
HTML or PDF formats
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Update External Database
Dynamic web pages
Pages updated when publishing
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File download section
Music, video, articles, brochures
programs, images, screensavers
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Map images
Image map, map to your office
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EMail Forms
Orders, Customer register, Problem report, Sales questions, Vote or opinion
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Email Auto Responders
Order receipt acknowledgment
Shipping confirmationThank yous
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Password protection
User login, protected pages, sections
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Audio
Music, Sound effects, Embedded player,
Formats (Real, WMA, MP3, WAV)
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Video
Streaming formats(Real, WMV, QT)
Downloaded (MPG, MPG2)
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Custom Programming
CGI, Javascript, Java
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ECOMMERCE FUNCTIONS
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Secure Server
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Calculating Order Form
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Shopping Cart
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Online Catalog
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Credit Card Processing
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MARKETING
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Register site with search engines
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Banner ad design and creation
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Banner ad placement
Exchanges, purchased
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Link Exchanges
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Product Brochures
Creation, Conversion, Archiving
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MAINTENANCE
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Monthly content changes
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What’s New? page
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Monthly Specials page
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Hotline support service
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BUDGET
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Minimum Development Cost
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Expected Development Cost
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Maximum Development Cost
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Monthly Web Hosting Fee
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Monthly Maintenance Fee
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Annual Site Upgrade Budget
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