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Outside vendor evaluation worksheet From: Roger C. Parker's Guide to Web Content and Design
Section 3, Chapter 10
Page 175Purpose:
Hiring the right
people is crucial to the success of your web initiative. Use this worksheet to keep track of the various freelance designers, graphic design firms and Internet Service Providers you speak to as you search for outside
assistance.
Name of Firm |
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Contact |
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Phone |
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E-mail |
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URL |
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Date visited or interviewed |
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1 |
How much experience have they had in Web design and production? When did they post their first Web site? |
2 |
What do you think of the Web sites they've created for others?1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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3 |
Who are some previous clients we can contact?
Name Phone Name Phone |
4 |
What is the price range of Web sites they have created? |
5 |
How do they charge?
___By the hour (How much?) ___By the page (How much?) ___By the project (How much?) |
6 |
Did you meet the people who will actually do the work? |
7 |
How much will it cost to create the Web site you have in mind? |
8 |
How long will it take to create your Web site? |
9 |
How much will it cost to revise, i.e. update, the Web site? |
10 |
How long will revisions take from the time information is provided until the changes are posted? |
11 |
How much input can we have in our Web site's design and content? |
12 |
Can we take over the maintenance of the Web site after it has become established? |
Important note
Of the questions, Question 6 is one of the most important. Make sure that you meet and feel comfortable that you can work with the individuals who'll actually do the work on your
site. Often, agency principals get the business, then turn you over to overworked staff members who aren't as interested in your satisfaction as is the agency sales staff.
Question 12 can also be a bit tricky. Like photographers who claim ownership of the negatives of the photographs they have created, some designers claim permanent
ownership of their Web sites and do not look favorably on others maintaining Web sites they have created. Be sure to specify in writing your right to take over and maintain your Web site at your discretion
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