Brochure / Small website package
This packages includes a custom 5 page html web site designed to
represent your business with a user-friendly interface. Your pages can
be home, about,
services, location, and contact. Go with our suggestions or choose your
own page names! Free contact form included
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Prospective customers often request a consultation for the
development of a new or existing web site without a clear idea of what
is involved. The following web design checklist will help you determine
just what your needs are, and what areas to consider prior to requesting
a consultation and price quote.
1. What is the purpose of your website?
You should determine the purpose of your web
site prior to planning the layout and design phases. A web site may be
for personal or commercial use. The site may serve primarily as an
information resource or "online" business card. A web site may also be
designed to serve as a commercial outlet by offering products and
services online. If this is the case, you should consider what level of
E-commerce you intend to conduct through your site (more on this
later...).
2. Do
you have a domain name registered? Domain name
registration charges vary from about $42-$72 for two years.
Registration can be completed through a variety of providers.
However, Network Solutions is the company that has been doing this
the longest. You check the availability of a domain name and
register it at their site http://www.networksolutions.com If you do
not have a domain name registered prior to requesting a
consultation, you should select at least two names that meet your
needs and are available. As a rule of thumb... you should try to
find a name that is meaningful and easily remembered (also easily
entered without misspelling). The shorter the name, the better as
long as you are not sacrificing "meaning" in the process. Finally...
if you do have a domain name registered, please note where it is
currently hosted (or parked) in your consultation request.
3. Do
you currently have a web site?
-If you are requesting a re-design of an existing web site,
please provide the URL so that we may get a better understanding of
what type of content you intend to offer. Please provide the name of
the web host for your existing site as well. We will need to know
what account features you have access to prior to developing your
web site (CGI for instance). If you do not currently have a web
site, it is often helpful if you provide the URLs to one or more web
sites that offer "similar" services and content to what you intend
to offer on your own site.
4. If
so, where is your site hosted? Please consider our
hosting services as part of your design needs. You can find
additional information on our hosting
HERE.
We offer substantial discounts to design clients. However, if our
services do not meet your needs, we will help you find one that
does!
5. Do
you have a LOGO?
Do you have an existing company logo or trademark that you
want incorporated into your new site design? If so, do you have the
original graphic files on hand? If not, a custom designed logo can
be developed as part of your project.
6. How
many graphic images will you need? Many sites
integrate existing photos in digital format. These are sometimes
used to display products, company employees, or the facilities
themselves. For personal sites, family photo albums can often be
developed online. In requesting a consultation, it is helpful to
know how many images you have planned for your new site. If you
intend to use any existing images from a current web site, it is
important to note that in your consultation request as well.
7. How
many pages of content do you have? This question
can often be difficult to estimate. Think of your prospective site
in "outline" form... that is, if you had to write an outline for how
the site would be structured, what would it look like? You should
start with main menu items and work your way down into sub-menus. By
doing this, you can get an approximation of how many pages the
finished project will require. As an example, consider the following
rough outline:
A. HOME PAGE
B. COMPANY PROFILE
- Our Founder
- Company History
C. OUR PRODUCTS
- Widgets
- Gizmos
- Whatzits
- Thingamajigs
D. ORDER FORM
E. CUSTOMER SERVICE
- Request a replacement
- Look up a part number
- Request service
F. CONTACT US
- Phone List
- E-mail Form
- FAX info
D. HELPFUL LINKS
From this example, you can estimate
approximately 19 pages for the project. It is very helpful if you
are able to provide an outline similar to this in your consultation
request.
8. Do
you intend to conduct E-commerce on your site?
If
you will be conducting any kind of business on your site, you should
consider just what level of business you intend to conduct. For
instance, if you intend to offer a catalog of products online, you
should decide if you want to process orders entirely over the
Internet or if you wish to simply "take" orders online and process
them in your store.
There are benefits and costs associated with both. In order to
completely process orders online, accepting all forms of payment
(credit cards and checks mainly), you will almost certainly need a
merchant account. There are a wide range of providers that you can
obtain an account from. On an average, you can expect the following
expenses in setting up your merchant account (these are third party
vendor fees, they are NOT fees we charge you): - Account application
fees ranging from $135-$800 - Possible "in store" equipment
purchases for processing transactions $350-$450 - Monthly Statements
at approximately $10 - Per transaction fees between .20 - .30 cents
- Bank charges for processing the electronic charges - Monthly
minimum service charges of between $20-$30 - Service fees of 3-10 %
of each transaction
** Please note that these are
broad averages in price. For the best available rates, you should
research the providers for your best rate. Other less costly options
include processing payments via Internet checks or simply taking
orders online via a secure Internet connection and processing them
offline in your store, using your existing processing systems.
Finally, if you do intend to offer a range of products online,
please describe the product line in terms of # of items, photo
requirements, and how often the product line will change.
9. Do
you require any non-standard features?
These
include "Flash" introductions, custom CGI or Java scripting,
database development, or other "unique" features. If so, please
provide as much detail as possible regarding those needs in your
consultation request.
10. Do
you intend to maintain the web site yourself?
Upon
completion of your project, we offer 30 days of free site
maintenance for minor changes and revisions. These include changing
links, contact information, and text changes of a paragraph or less.
After the initial 30 days, site maintenance is available at $25 per
hour (rounded up/down on the half hour). For those comfortable with
HTML, the final project can be edited by the customer as they see
fit. Please note that errors created by a customer "self editing"
their site are NOT covered in the initial 30 days of free support.
Answering these questions will
provide a strong foundation for determining the structure and
requirements of your web site. Please answer all of these items to
the best of your ability. If you have any additional questions or
information to offer, please include them in your consultation
request or send them directly to
sales@rjctelecom.com Once again, thank you for considering our
services. We hope that this checklist has been helpful and we look
forward to hearing from you soon. Regards, RJC Telecom |
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