Lightning Communications Systems Website Design Questionnaire
If you would like us to contact you about designing a web site, simply fill out the following questionnaire.
  Please provide as much information as possible to help our staff better understand your needs.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Business Name:
Contact Name:
Title:
Email:
Phone:
Cell:
Fax:
Billing Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Country:
Will there be any other persons involved in the decision-making process?
If so please provide the following:		 yes  no
Email:
Name:
Phone:
Cell:
GENERAL WEBSITE INFO:
Website URL: (www.example.com)
Have you already registered a domain name? yes no
What is your current or intended domain name?
What is your second choice domain name?
Do you already have an existing web site? yes no
Have you already purchased hosting for your website? yes no
If not do you wish to include hosting for above domain in contract? yes no
Describe the nature of your business (products, service)?
Project timeline/deadline? (mm/dd/yy)
Who are you hoping to reach with your site-your target market?
(Please select all that apply:)		 other business  a target group  regional market housewives  professionals  the public  upper income lower income  highly-educated  students  consumer  international  government  local market
other-please describe
What type of look are you trying to achieve?
(Please select all that apply:)		 clean & simple  high-tech   conservative   cool   friendly  corporate  international   warm  bright   child   funny   family  fanciful  elegant   academic
other-please describe
Does your company have corporate colors? Do you have a color preference for your web site?  If so please list below:
Primary Color:
Secondary Color:
What would you like the site to achieve for you
(please list as much detail as possible)?
Is there anything specific that you DEFINITELY want to
see in your site? (e.g. "I want to see a plumeria in my site")
List your targeted keywords:
Brief Site Description (for Meta Tags):
Are you going to need video or audio? yes  no
How many e-mail accounts do you need?
Are you going to need auto-responders?
These are messages that will be sent back to visitors that email you.		 yes  no
Will you need to modify information yourself? yes  no
Will you need to submit your site to search engines?
This is vital to get you listed on the top search engines.		 yes  no 
Please list 2-3 URLs (web addresses) of web sites that you like the look of
(these do not have to be sites who’s business is similar to yours.
It aids us in determining what your desired design style is.)
Consider the layout, colors, navigation, graphics, and font.
  Visualization is key to achieving your perfect look for your website.

Please provide the URLs (web addresses) of 2-3 sites that you DO NOT like (if possible):

List the Navigation links for your Site

Typical sites may include:
-A Home page or Opening page
-A Company Profile or About Us Page
-Products/Services /Prices  or an Online Catalog/Shopping Cart 
-A Contact Us Page with phone numbers, email addresses, etc.
-A Privacy Policy (recommended for sites that collect visitor information)
-Articles and Helpful tips
-A Related Links Page
-A Site Map (recommended for larger or complicated sites)
-Site Terms of Use (recommended for sites with Message Boards)
-How to Order and Shipping Information
 
Special Coding Requests:  (i.e., Special Functions,
including: PHP Scripts, Shopping Cart, Dynamic
Content, Syndicated Content, Site Search, Mailing
List, Message Board, Guest Book, Vendor Affiliate Programs, etc.)

WEB DESIGN INFO:
Do you have a company logo saved in a digital file format? yes  no
If not do you need your company logo designed for this project? yes  no
Are you going to need custom designed artwork?
We can provide cutting-edge design.		 yes  no
Do you have any marketing materials (brochures,
flyers, etc.) on file (word doc) that could be used for content? 		yes  no
Will you need copy/text written for your web site? yes  no
Do you have images to use on your site
or would you like us to create/use our own images?
 (Please state the type of pictures/images you would like us to use.)		 yes  no
Will you need photo scanning services, or do you have digital photos? yes  no
Is your site going to have password protected areas?
This is an extra feature and will have additional cost to have a password control panel. 		yes  no

WEB E-COMMERCE
Are you going to be accepting credit cards on the web site? yes  no
Do you already have a merchant account? (a credit card service)
Remember that PayPal and others are Free and a good way to start.		  yes  no
If you are planning an E-Commerce site,
 how many products do you plan to exhibit?
 (If you going to sell more than a few products,
 you might want to consider an Online Store package-ask for details)

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