Service guides / Website Design
Use this website design brief to define the job before contacting providers. A clear scope helps you explain the result you want and compare proposals for the same work.
Record the starting point
- Business goals and audience
- Proposed page list
- Enquiry or online-store requirements
Separate the main options
A brochure website and an online shop need different content, integrations and launch checks. Record what must be included, what can be optional and which decisions still need a site assessment.
Build a website brief your designer can use
Write down your main goal: phone enquiries, quote requests, bookings or online sales. Name your audience and the towns you actually serve. List each proposed page and the action a visitor should take on it.
- Content: prepare your logo, original project photos, service descriptions, business contact details and permission to use each image.
- Features: specify enquiry forms, WhatsApp links, booking tools, product quantities and payment or delivery integrations.
- Existing website: identify pages that must be kept, domain access and URLs that need redirects if they change.
- Launch: agree who approves drafts, how many revisions are included, the delivery date and who maintains the site.
For an example of defined page counts and features, compare Easy Directory SA website design and SEO packages. Confirm hosting duration, domain charges and renewal costs in your written quote.
Turn the brief into a request
Send the same information to each provider. Ask them to identify assumptions, missing information and work that needs inspection before a firm price. Keep the replies together so changes to the scope are visible.
Before committing, decide who approves the design, who supplies the website text and images, and what launch tests must pass. These choices belong in the written scope rather than being left until the job starts.
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