Project Questionnaire

Filling out the information on this form will help you gain clarity on your project regardless of who develops your website. Just fill out the form, then click "send" at the bottom. We'll get your responses via email. Or, after completing the form, you can print it out and either fax or mail it to us.

The only required fields are your name and your email address. You can either fill this in and submit or call us and we'll walk you through it. The choice is yours.

We suggest you review the V. Field Trip questions before beginning the form, as it requests that you identify other websites that demonstrate qualities or functions you'd like yours to have.

We will respond to your form within 1 business day.
Project Questionnaire
Your Name:
Business Name:
Business Size
Email:
Phone:

What is the nature of your business?

Do you currently have a Website?

Yes No

If yes, what is the URL of the Website?

Check the preferred method for us to contact you:

Email Telephone Either
the new site
  1. When would you like to have the website up and running?
    If there is a deadline, what is driving it?
  2. Design preferences
    (eg color palette, look/feel, simple, busy, colorful, etc.)?
  3. Technical Requirements?
    (Windows v. Linux/Unix; Databases; etc.)
  4. What is your immediate goal for your website?
  5. How will you measure success of your site?
  6. Target audience: what types of visitors do you want the site to attract?
  7. What type of look are you trying to achieve (check all that apply):
    Corporate
    Conservative
    Radical / Bold
    Masculine
    Feminine
    Flowery
    Nature Oriented
    Sports
    Children
    Family
    Hi-tech
    Academic
    Fun
    International/Cultural
    Religious / Spiritual
  8. How important is search engine placement (keyword ranking)?
    (Rate from 1-10, "10" being "very important")
  9. What is your budget range for this project?
features

Please select from the features below by checking any boxes that apply:

E-Commerce

User registration and restricted access

Password protected directories

Database functionality

Please describe:

Member Forums / Bulletin Board (BBS)

Web Log (Blog)

Calendar

Site Search

Visitor Tracking Reports (Hits etc.)

Store locator

Forms to collect user data

Forms - visitor feedback

Other (please describe):

e-commerce (if applicable)
  1. Do you currently sell products or services via e-commerce?

    Yes No

  2. How many unique products or services (SKUs) will you offer?

  3. For collecting payment online, do you prefer:

    Shopping Cart (requires Merchant Account)
    Third Party (eg PayPal, Yahoo, Kagi, etc. – Merchant Account not required)

  4. Do you have a specific Shopping Cart solution/product you prefer?

    Yes No

    If "yes," please describe:

  5. Additional E-Commerce Features (Check all that apply):

    Discounts Coupons/Gift Certificates Special Promotions
    Donations (user-determined amount)

  6. Do you want HyperArts to recommend a hosting company / e-commerce solution?

    Yes No

  7. How many products / services will have a unique graphical representation (photo or illustration)?

    Number of unique graphics
    (thumbnail + enlargement counts as 1):
    Number of thumbnail + enlargement pairs?

  8. Product Images

    Web-ready Need cropping Need retouching
    Need resizing Need photography

  9. How many unique product information pages? Helpful Hint

  10. Additional comments re: E-Commerce

content : visual

  1. What branding assets do you currently have?

    Logo Photography Illustration Video Flash

  2. What branding assets would you like HyperArts to create?

    Logo Photography Illustration Video Flash

    Please describe:

content : text
  1. Content Source

    Use content from current website   We are creating updated content

  2. Do you need help writing/editing new content?

    Yes No

  3. Content Areas (check all that apply)
  4. About Us Team/Bios Products/Services Portfolio
    Contact Info Links Registration Site Map

    Other (please describe):

  5. Total site pages:
field trip

This is a very important part of this profile. The more work you put into it, the more your project will benefit. Find the highest-quality site(s) (more is better) on the Web that relate(s) to your project. Here are a few things you should look for:

  1. Websites that have a look and feel that's similar to what you're looking for.
  2. Websites that have a navigation scheme you like.
  3. Websites that are similar in scale to your new site.
  4. Other:
maintenance

  1. How often will you be adding content?

    Comments:
  2. Would you like HyperArts to maintain your website after the initial launch?
    Yes No
  3. If "no", who will be doing the website maintenance?
  4. Are you interested in a Web-based Content Management
    System (CMS)? Helpful Hint
    Yes No
  5. Would you like the Website created in a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor for internal site maintenance?
    (Dreamweaver; GoLive; Front Page)
hosting
  1. Current website host:
    Outside Company Hosted Internally
  2. If "Outside Company," name of hosting company:

  3. Would you like HyperArts to help you set up hosting?

    Yes No

  4. How are you currently connected to the Internet?

    T1 DSL Cable

    Computer Platform:

    Web Browser & Version:

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire. Hopefully, it has helped you gain clarity on the project. We will review your responses and get back to you within 1 business day.