Designers are not mind readers. Quite a bit of valuable time can be lost in the process of building a web site through lack of clarity, explanation, and details. However, this potentially wasted time can be cut dramatically if you are very specific in what you want right from the start. Please carefully consider each of the questions listed below and make notes for yourself so that you can give me a good idea of what it is you are expecting for your web site.

Businesses? Students? Children? Special interest groups?

You will need to have a good idea of the amount of money you wish to spend. The general rule is the more complex the site is, the more pages it will require, and the more money it will cost.

This is an important one to consider because there are as many designers as there are styles of web sites, and not every designer is right for the needs of very client. We specialize in clean, simplistic, yet appealing designs, which may not be what every client desires. If a flashier, more graphic heavy site design is what you are searching for, then I am probably not the right choice for you or your site.

My services do not include creating content, so this is something you will need to do regardless, but there are other things you should consider. Do you already have pictures that you would like used for the graphic design of the site/pages? Do you have an existing logo or business card that the site will need to incorporate? Are there already created scripts that will need to work and function with the site?

While this is not required, having a few examples of web sites that appeal to you, or that you like certain aspects of are helpful. By being able to give me a few examples, I will have a better understanding as to what you are looking for as well as what your tastes are. I recommend checking out my portfolio or Coolhomepages.com's very clean category for a few ideas of what you might like.

The reason this should be a consideration is that a site may need to be more simplistic and restricted depending on how many browsers with which a specific design is required to work with.

Everyone differs on just how long they imagine their particular project will take to complete. Often times, through no fault of their own, a client will set a time limit by when he/she believes a project should be finished, while not fully realizing all that is involved for such a goal to be met. In these circumstances, it is helpful to know before hand of such expectations so that we can discuss whether the given deadline can be successfully met.