DCMgraphics

site planning and redesign

custom created to reflect your business image

PLANNING YOUR WEBSITE
Planning and creating a web presence can be overwhelming. This page will help you with some basic information and concepts that should make it a lot easier.
What you need:
1) Unique web address usually defined by a domain name (www.yoursite.com)
2) The website files (pages)
3) A web host for your site

Options:Your website options are only limited by one's imagination and budget. Pictures, sound, music, movies, animations, database functions, dynamic functions such as chat rooms, forums, calendars, sign up forms, member areas, and web stores are just a few of the possibilities.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

Business Image: Your website represents your business online. How your looks should reflect your business's image. Weather you choose a very simple or complex design, the important thing is that it broadcasts a professional image and works properly.

Function: What functions your website will be performing. The most basic function being to display company information to allow prospective clients to locate you online. Beyond this, the sky is the limit and careful planning here will save you time and money.

Content: Your website's conten is very important. Supplying content is also going to be the largest task you will have to perform.

Think of your website as being an online pamphlet- anything you would put on your pamphlet you would definately want on your website.

Tip: Get started early collecting and organizing your content. The number one hold up in completing a website project is waiting for the submission of content. Press releases, brochures, flyers, and any company publication are great sources. Pictures of what your company does are important tools in creating the look and feel of your site. The more images that you supply to the web designer, the better the final result will be.

Site Redesign:

Does your competitor's website look better than your own? DCMgraphics will be happy to help makeover your existing site using only the latest technology and web design standards. If you already have good content but your site is in need af a "face lift", you can save a good deal in design costs.

CHOOSING A WEBSITE COMPANY
Your choice of a website company is very important.

Support: Choose a company that takes the time to talk to you, answers your questions, and makes you feel comfortable. Make sure they post complete contact information and can be easily reached.

Services: Verify that the company you select can supply services needed: design, creation, hosting, programming, search engine registration, etc. If these services are secured from different companies no one company is responsible.

Pricing: Pricing should be competitive but not a main consideration. In the world of technology pricing on items such as hosting range from free on up. In most cases the price directly reflects the level of service you will receive in the future.

Before committing any funds to the project make sure you understand exactly what the cost is and what it includes. For a custom project insist on a written itemized proposal. Website packages will list all the features included. Design, creation, domain registration, and hosting are the bare minimum requirements, make sure you fully understand the cost on each.

Credibility: Check the company's track record. Internet companies come and go. Any reputable company should be proud of its work and display examples of it on its website. Take a look at their work before making a decisions. Find out how long the company has been in business. DCMgraphics has been in business since 1996.

We hope this brief overview will help in the planning stage of your website project. The more thorough you are in planning your project , the smoother production will be and the better the results.