Estimate Request Form : How We Produce Web Sites
In order for us to provide an estimate, we need to know the details of the web site you have in mind.
This form will guide you in providing the information we need and will serve as a Request For Proposal on which we will base our estimate.
Please type your answer after each question. Neatness, grammar and punctuation do not matter, but completeness definitely does! We’ll go over it and provide you with a proposal and estimate.
Name of business or organization:
Business address:
Your email address:
Best phone numbers for reaching you: Office Mobile Home Fax
Company or Business name:
Please describe your company or organization in a few sentences:
Other than you, who else will be involved in guiding this project to completion?
Is your computer a PC or a Macintosh?
What is your screen resolution: 600x800, 1024x768, or other? (To find out screen resolution, on a PC, right-click your desktop, choose the Settings tab.)
Browser: Internet Explorer, Netscape, or other?
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Netscape
Safari
Mozilla
Other
What version is your browser? (To find out version, open browser, and in top menus, go to Help > About Internet Explorer or Help > About Netscape, and check the version number.)
If you have an existing web site, what is the URL? If more then one please list them all...
In what ways is this site falling short? What would you like to change, add or subtract?
What are the purposes of this web site? Who is your target audience, and what will they be able to learn or do there?
Do you have a domain name or names registered? What are they?
Like most web developers, we would always prefer to make hosting arrangements for sites we produce.
Will that work for you, or do you have an existing commitment to a a particular web host? If so, why?
Please make a list of planned site pages and/or groups of pages.
Do you have a company logo you’re satisfied with and want to use?
Please describe any other graphic images (photos, illustrations, etc) you already possess which would be included on the web site?
What is the approximate total number of graphics?
Is there a specific design style you wish to incorporate into the web site? If so, please describe it as well as you can.
Will the site need a form allowing site visitors to contact you for information?
Will the site be selling anything?
If so, please describe the the type and number of products, and tell us as much as you can about how you’d like your shopping cart and checkout process to function.
Please tell us about any other interactive features you would like to incorporate.
Do you plan to include animation, audio or video on your site? If so, please describe it.
We do not recommend that you work directly on your site using FrontPage or any other web design software.
An alternative is for us to maintain your web site, with fees based on time required. In some situations, this can be a cost-effective alternative. Are you interested in considering this type of maintenance?
What is your time frame for starting the site?
What is your time frame for producing and launching the site?
Please give us a sense of your budget for the web site. If this is difficult, please at least provide a low and high figure. Low end of budget? High end of budget?
Are good rankings on search engines important for this web site? If so, please list the most important key words or key phrases which would be used to find you.
Please tell us anything else we need to know about the planned web site.