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How much time do you have available to create and maintain your Web site? Hours during the day Hours weekday nights Hours during weekends |
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Do you have experience creating ads, brochures, and newsletters using your computer? No Yes (describe) |
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Does anyone on your staff already possess computerized page layout skills? No Yes (who?) |
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How much time can they free up to create, produce, and maintain your Web site? Hours during the day Hours weeknights Hours weekends |
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Are they likely to expect added reimbursement for creating and maintaining your Web site after the initial thrill
has worn off? No Yes/maybe (how much?) After developing their Web design skills, what is the possibility they will move
on, leaving you without anyone to maintain your Web site? High Low |
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Do you currently own any software programs suitable for creating Web sites? No Yes (Describe) |
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Do you own the right hardware?
Computer with fast modem Yes No Image scanner Yes No Image enhancement software Yes No |
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How many hours a day is your computer used for non-Web associated functions, i.e., word processing, accounting,
inventory, payoff, etc.? Hours a day: Hours a night: |
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Is the computer you intend to use for Web site creation located at home or in your place of business?
Home Office Home Office |
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Have you researched freelance design resources in your area? No Yes If yes, what is their range of prices? Who seems to do the best work in your area? Have you contacted any of their past
and present clients? If so, who? What did they have to say about co-operation and pricing? How were unexpected problems resolved? |
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Have you researched professional graphic design firms in your area? No Yes
If yes, what is their range of prices? Who seems to do the best work in your area? Have you contacted any of their past and present clients? If so, who? What did they have to say about co-operation
and pricing? How were unexpected problems resolved? |
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How much will an Internet Service Provider charge to host your Web site? $ _______to $______ Are you satisfied with the quality of their work? Have you contacted any of their past and present clients? If so, who? What did they
have to say about co-operation and pricing? How were unexpected problems resolved? |
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How willing are the various freelance designers and design firms to create a template for your Web site and help
get you started? Name of firms willing to prepare a template: a) Initial Charge: $
b) Follow-up consultation (per hour): $ c) Scanning and image-enhancement (per image): $ Firms not willing to help on an a-la-carte basis: |
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Approximately how many scanned images will be included in your first Web site? |
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Approximately how many additional scanned images will be added each month? |
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What determines whether a change is "minor"? (You or the designer or design firm?) |
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Who will pay for minor revisions to the first draft of your Web site. I.e., fine-tuning tables, minor resizing of
illustrations, and minor text edits? ___You pay for all revisions ___You pay for revisions beyond a certain point or number
(describe) |
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Will you be provided with a colored printout of your Web site before it is published on the Web? Yes No Note: It's much harder to find errors on screen than when pages are printed out! |
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Will the design firm charge extra to post your Web site after creating it? Yes No If Yes, how much? |
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Did you, or the individuals producing your Web site, do everything possible to reduce file sizes so that your Web
site is as fast-loading as possible? Yes No |
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Did you allow enough time to elapse between production and posting so that you can view your Web site from a fresh
perspective? Yes No |