Website Worksheet   DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET PDF FILE | TERMS AND CONDITIONS | EMAIL Website Worksheet The website worksheet below the following information covers an important planning stage in the development of your website. This worksheet is created to help with the development concept of your website in specific terms. Please answer all questions and refer to this worksheet during consultation. It is the basis of your website design. This Portal offers: Customized, clean, professional, cross-browser code compliant websites built to your tastes NO hidden costs and NO padded fees The Renaissance Liberia Hub Portal advantage is in demystifying the mystique of the Internet for novices by: walking you through the complete cycle of your website development process being flexible and working within your budget passing on affiliate program credit savings to you explaining the complex jargon of the Internet offering creative ideas for composition & layout offering copywriting, text editing & proofreading as a part of your total costs saving you domain hosting, web design and webmanager costs by offering one complete very reasonably priced total package creating community by connecting you to other Liberians All Websites are Built from Templates. Why Templates? The number one answer is: it's cost effective. Templates are faster and stable because they're already pre-coded and optimized for high functionality. At least 80% or more of web designers, web programmers and web developers use templates for consistent style and structured metadata in layout and content. Not having to write code for hours and hours saves time and money which is passed on to you. Formatting options such as font, font size, background colors, custom art content and graphic images (your own pictures) are fully customizable, which allow designers to edit and personalize the look of a site while maintaining interface quality. Think of templates as the mortar and wiring that goes into constructing a house. The web designer uses that carpentry to build on for a unique identity in the same way an architect and home interior designer does. Renaissance Liberia Hub Portal offers a lot in one package Choosing a hosting company for your website can be a confusing process. Depending on the kind of site you need, it's important to consider what a hosting company offers such as scaling hosting plans and costs, name domain locking and privacy protection, storage space and bandwidth, scripting and database capability, high performance ability to handle traffic, e-commerce capability, technical reliability and technical support, a full tools script library included in the costs, and free expandable content management system services, such as adding newsletters and integrated email announcements, forms, discussion boards, guestbooks, counters, blogs, ad management etc. Given the number of choices available on the web, it's very important in the initial planning stage to think about your long term goals before embarking on a site design. This allows for optimal site performance and maximum flexibility to ensure that your costs are not needlessly multiplied and your choices fulfill your objectives. Renaissance Liberia Hub Portal can handle it all for you, and most importantly, creates community by connecting you to other Liberians. Website Development Worksheet: DOWNLOAD A PDF FILE OF THIS WORKSHEET 1. Site Title and Subtitle: Name of individual or other name for the website and subtitle/slogan/tagline of the website. Example: Site name: Nora Musu. Subtitle: Original Paintings. The Name and Subtitle are also the names by which the site will be coded for in search engines. 2. Kind of Site: Details about the site. What is the purpose for the website? * Personal? * Business? *Association? * Non-Profit? * Music? * Art? * Informational? * Other? 3. Target Audience or Market: What specific information, service, products or other do you want to offer your visitors through the site? 4. Design-related Themes: List three (3) examples of web sites that you like and briefly explain why you like them. List three (3) examples of web sites that you do not like and briefly explain why you do not like them. For both examples, include the design aspects and also how the site functions in terms of navigation and content structure (how the site is laid out). 5. Site Updating: How often will new information need to be added to the site? Are there sections which will require routine and frequent maintenance updating such as items for sale, graphics, news etc.? Which? 6. Color Design Elements: If you do not have specific colors in mind, creative ideas for your site will be offered to you. If you do have preferences, indicate your choices for: * Background Color * Font/Type Color * Accent Color 7. E-commerce: Will your site require e-commerce capability for a shopping cart and credit card transactions? For an e-commerce enabled site, you must obtain a secure certificate for online transactions. Security and privacy is a major consideration for any commercial activity on your site. Credit card and debit or bank card payments, donations and all other banking transactions on the Internet fall under e-commerce. If you need to use any money transfer services on your site, the final decision about which company to choose is yours. This information must be provided before your website is completed. Thoroughly research online financial processing before making a final choice. There is a whole lot of information about this subject on the Internet. As a starting point, research the facts about online commercial activity relating to security risks and protective measures (not from the sites that offer services but from assessment services). Once you have decided, you remit the encrypted coding sent to you by your financial transactions service, and Renaissance Liberia Hub will provide the graphics (buttons, shopping cart, etc.). 8. Basic Page Elements: All website pages are titled and linked from the menu navigation: Home, Contact, etc. How many pages do you require? Do you have definite ideas on the names of your pages or subject headings on each page? Please indicate those by name. 9. Extras: Please indicate how many and which extras you require: * Sound * Video * Flash Animation * Downloads * Gallery * Slideshow * FAQ Section * Email form * Guestbook form * Feedback form * Other? 9. Links: If you want a links page on your site, send the URL for each one. 10. Logo: If you want a graphic logo for on your site, you must send the logo as a GIF or JPEG file. Otherwise, a basic flash logo of the site's name will be designed for the masthead. If you have printed graphics such as a letterhead, please send high resolution quality. 11. Text Content: You must provide the text content for your website. Editing and copywriting is offered if you need it. 12. Graphic Images: You must provide the graphics that you want on your site, such as pictures, photographs, art etc. These images must be under your copyright. Indicate if you want the use of free stock photos available on the Internet. You can also buy royalty-free images for your website. These must be sent along with the other materials. 13. Interactive Additions: Do you require one or more the following: * Blog * Message Board * Discussion Group 14. Font Style & Size: Font style and size are usually chosen to fit into the overall site design scheme. Please indicate if you have a specific choice. DOWNLOAD A PDF FILE OF THIS WORKSHEET Information: Privacy Policy View the F.A.Q.section