1. Get together any marketing materials you already have, including brochures,

    advertisements, business cards, etc.

2. All contact information for the Contact Us page

    Phone,  Fax, Email addresses, Physical and mailing addresses, etc.

    If you have a place of business such as a store or leased area, it’s a

    good idea to list it. People feel more confident purchasing from a

    business that has a storefront.

4. Find 3 web Sites you like and give these web addresses to your

    Web Developer. Be ready to tell them what it is you like about these

    sites. The navigation? The layout? The colors? The graphics?

5. Start thinking about the look you want for your site, Corporate,

     Trendy, Simple, etc.

6. Any digital photos you want to use on your web Site, in a .jpg format

7. Any photos that need to be scanned.

8. If you have a logo you wish to use, we will need it in a.gif or .jpg format,

    or have the original artwork available to scan.

9. Write a 25 word description of your business to be displayed and

    used in Search Engine submissions.

10. List 30 Keywords or phrases relative to your business. These are

      keywords that Search Engines will search your web Site for.

Fill out and submit the Needs Questionaire http://www.calgaryarea.com/design/ready/questions.htm

Email to online@calgaryarea.com

What not to Include:

· Flash intros

· Tons of pop up boxes

· Music

1. If you want photos for your products it is best if you have them taken with

    a digital camera. They must be in a .jpg format. They can be emailed.

2. List all credit cards the site will accept.

3. What type of Shipping will you offer?

4. How will shipping and handling charges be automatically calculated for

    on-line domestic and international orders?

5. Will you accept international orders?

6. What are your delivery policies? Customers are more likely to buy

     if there is immediate delivery.

a. How long does it take for an order to be received?

7. We will require a complete list of all products to be sold on the site.

    Include:

a. Item names

b. Item numbers

c. Item descriptions (make these enticing and as detailed a description as

    possible)