Free Site Needs Assessment

Just fill out this form to the best of your ability. If you're not sure how to answer some questions, thats fine. Just indicate by answering "not sure".

Who are you?
Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Address:
Your Phone Number:


Purpose and Audience
Why do you think you need a website now?
What do you want your website to accomplish?
What kinds of people do you want visiting your website? Examples: your company's staff/members, potential clients, existing clients, people you are trying to inform, etc...
How big is your target audience?
Is there a site out there that you like and is similar to what you want?


Look and Feel
What kind of look do you want to portray on your website? Examples: professional, artsy, high tech, laid back/informal, organic, etc...
Do you envision your website as primarily graphical or primarily textual?
Is there a site out there with a look and feel similar to what you want in your own site? If so, include a hyperlink in this field.


Content
How do you envision your site's content?
A one page description of your business with contact information?
More detailed information about your business and services organized into seperate pages?
Information on your business and services as well as the ability to buy products online?
Are there articles, newsletters, helpful links, etc that you want to provide on your website?


Functionality - what kind of tools will your website need?
A blog/journal where you can update your site with new information regularly.
A store where customers can buy products online?
Mailing lists?
Webforms like this one that customers can conveniently fill out and send to you?
Forum for interaction?


Maintainence - How do you want your site to be maintained and updated?
Do you want to update it yourself, performing the tasks of editing code, updating graphics, and changing the content on your own?
Do you want it to be maintained completely for you?
Do you want to share the task of maintainence, allowing big changes to be handled for you while you handle the smaller ones yourself?
Do you want a website template that you can edit yourself?
Do you plan on providing the content (text, photographs, descriptions, etc...) that is implimented into the site or are you unsure at this time what exactly you want to say?


Additional Information, Questions, or Comments
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