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General web site criteria

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Take a little time to browse the below information...noting what you would like available to or on your site. Many of the points raised may be of no benefit however there will be some that are useful or you may not have given any consideration!

What may be required? E-mail Mailing lists Message boards Shopping cart Contact information Forms requesting Info from the site Forms for ordering Forms/databases for availability Advertising Who is the target audience? Area Demographic Type/background Statistics Are statistics required? Counter Analyser Visitor Tracker Visitor Information

Information How do you see the site as part of the business? Extra resource? Main source of income? Is feedback required? Message boards Guestbook Scoring system (polls etc) Tell a friend E-mail feedback Will feedback be offered? E-Zine E-mail Clients on special offers etc On-line support pages/Forums Human click Telephone Postal

Linking to like-minded sites i.e. Tourism agencies? Stand-alone? (Depends upon getting your site noticed and correctly placed on search engines) Part of another site? (Linked to through a larger site or organisation)

Types of advertising Pay for high positioning and quick reviews of the site by search engines? Can be costly but also can be worth it. Local papers. Paid editorial to announce launch of the site Local papers …other areas General look and feel Any preferences? Colour Type Seen before and liked Costs to consider Cost of the design Web site hosting Domain name Advertising On going costs such as re-registering name after 2 years, re-purchasing web space after 1 year.

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