Smashing eBook_ Professional Workflow for Web Designers - Luke Reimer [19]
1. Why do you want to have a new web site, or have your current site redesigned?
2. Please describe your organization in a few sentences?
3. What goals do you have for this web project? (i.e. increase sales, build a solid brand, etc.)
4. Who will be the primary target audience of this web site? (i.e. existing clients, potential new customers, internal employees)
5. Do you have a Core Value Proposition or a brief statement that sums up your competitive advantage?
6. What is your budget for this project?
7. What roles and individuals will be involved in this project? (i.e. primary contact, content producer, maintenance going forward)
8. What is your ideal deadline for completing this project?
9. Please provide examples of other web sites within or outside of your industry that are appealing to you, and why.
10. What are your favorite, and least favorite features of a web site?
11. Do you have any materials such as text content, graphics, logos, etc. already prepared and ready for this project?
12. Have any other web designers or contractors already worked on your web site? How do you feel about the work that they accomplished?
13. Please list your top few competitors and their web site URL’s (if applicable).
14. Are you interested in or requiring web site maintenance after the initial project is complete?
Project Work Order
Contact Details Client Name and Company: John Smith, ABC Enterprises
jsmith@abcenterprises.com
Consultant Name and Company: Bobby Designer, Creative Industries
bdesigner@creativeindustries.ca
Dates Project Start: August 1st, 2010
Milestones: Design review – August 10th, 2010
Development review – August 24th, 2010
Final review – August 20th, 2010
Project Finish: August 31st, 2010
Specifications Design • Redesign of the current ABC Enterprises web site including revisions, review, and approval
• Valid coding of the design into HTML/CSS and implementation into a development environment
Development • Application of the design into a WordPress CMS system
• Creation of placeholder content pages for each main area (Home, About, Services, Contact)
• Construction and testing of a contact web form
Review • Project review session
• Final review and approval
• Training of content administrators pertaining to the WordPress CMS system
• Handoff to ABC Enterprises IT team
Contractual Agreement(s)
This AGREEMENT is dated and in effect as of the DATE between YOUR NAME of YOUR COMPANY, hereafter referred to as “Consultant” or “Designer”. This agreement is with respect to web project work pertaining to CLIENT’s web site, hereinafter referred to as the “Work”.
Whereas, Consultant is a professional web designer of good standing; Whereas, Client wishes Consultant to create certain Work described more fully herein; and Whereas, Consultant wishes to create such Work; now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and other valuable considerations, the parties hereto agree as follows:
CONFIDENTIALITY:
The Client and Consultant may disclose confidential information one to the other to facilitate work under this Agreement. Such information shall be so identified in writing at the time of its transmittal, and shall be safeguarded and not disclosed to third parties by the receiving party. Confidential information shall not include information that:
1. Is already known to the party to which it is disclosed;
2. Is or becomes part of the public domain without breach of this Agreement;
3. Is obtained from third parties, which have no obligations to keep confidential to the parties to this Agreement.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
The full length of this contract is as follows:
Starting date is upon solidification (signing) of this contract.
Client shall pay Consultant the total cost on a 30% and 70% incremental basis, with 30% due on solidification of this contract and 70% of the outstanding balance due on completion of