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Completing this planner builds the foundation of our Web site design & development strategy process. Please remember, successful Web sites are built on good strategy, careful planning and clear communication. Some fields may not be needed for your project, please leave these blank or include a brief message why.

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Contact Details
Please complete this section to tell us who your primary contact is and your business details for accounts and any future billing.
Your Name * :
Your Title:
Email Address * :
Confirm Email Address * :
Company / Business Name:
ABN / ACN:
Postal / Billing Address:
Phone * :
Fax:
Mobile:
Project Summary
Provide Emotech with an overall summary of your Web site project. The more details you can provide the better we can assertain your needs and define your goals.
Please describe in a few sentences your project and the reasons you wish to launch a Web site. *
What is your project budget? Is this appropriate considering your requirements? AUD or USD? *
What is the project deadline? Do you have a specific timeframe for this project? What do you expect? *
What will make this project ultimatly successfull for you? *
What are the main goals you wish to achieve by launching a Web site? How will you measure the success of the Web site in the long term? *
Business Analysis
Tell us about your business, services, customers, consumers and markets. Please be as in depth as possible with your answers.
Please tell us about your business and what you do.
How long have you been operating your business? How do you see a Web site supporting your business objectives?
Is your current business based on another company who has had success in your industry? Who?
Please list your top three competitors and their Web sites (if they have a Web site).
What are the differences between you and your competitors? Please list the key differences that will make you a greater success.
Audience / Desired Actions
Tell us about your consumer demographic and user audience. Who are they and what do you want them to acheive when using your Web site?
Please describe your average consumer demographic. List their age, sex, race and education. List more than one profile if you need too.
Please describe your typical users technical ability. Will the know how to use a Web browser? What level of computer ability do you think they need?
When users arrives at your Web site, what will be their primary goal? Making a transaction or completing a form etc? Please describe?
What are the key reasons the target audience chooses your companys products and/or services (cost, service, value)?
How will your users find your Web site? Through your business, offline marketing or online marketing. Would you like marketing information?
Perception & Design
How will users decide if you Web site is worth visiting and how trustworthy is your presentation. Emotech will need to know what works for your business?
Use a few adjectives to describe how your users should perceive your Web site. (Eg prestigious, friendly, corporate, fun, innovative, cutting edge).
How is your company currently perceived offline? Do you want to carry the same kind of message through your Web site?
Please list several Web sites (not just your competition) that you find appealing in design and function. Do you want to use similar elements?
Do you have any existing graphic design materials that need to be used in the design of your Web site? Please foward any logos or images.
If you do not have an existing brand or identity for your business, would you like Emotech to contact you regarding graphic design services?
Content
Tell us the main areas of content on your new Web site and how users should be able to interact with it?
How many pages do you expect your Web site to need. Please provide an expected navigation list (eg, Home, About, Services, Contact Us).
Do you have any existing content for your Web site including images or text etc? Will Emotech be required to write content or will you supply this?
When users arrives at your Web site, what will be their primary goal? Making a transaction or completing a form etc? Please describe?
What are the key reasons the target audience chooses your companys products and/or services (cost, service, value)?
How will your users find your Web site? Through your business, offline marketing or online marketing. Would you like marketing information?
Please choose any features that will apply to your new Web site.
  Offer product or service information
  Provide eCommerce
  Network
  Make business information available
  Heighten public interest
  Release time sensitive materials
  Make pictures, sound and film files available
  Reach a highly desirable demographic market
  Answer frequently asked questions
  Stay in contact with salespeople
  Open international markets
  Create a 24 hour service
  Make changing information available quickly
  Allow feedback from customers
  Provide direct marketing opportunities
  Test market new services and products
  Reach the media
  Reach new markets
  Reach the specialised markets
  Serve your local market
  Improve access to operational or business information
Technical Analysis
If you have the ability to provide preliminary technichal information please complete this section of the planner?
If you do not want Emotech to decide upon a framework or platform that will offer the best solution, please provide your detailed requirements.
Do you have technical staff available to participate in developent or carry out any site maintenance? Will Emotech be responsible for this service?
Do you currently have a Web site domain name or will you need to purchase one? Do you want Emotech to research domain names?
Do you currently have a Web host provider? Who will be hosting your Web site? Would you like Emotech to provide this service?
As with maintenance, who is responsible for major site or content changes? Would you like more information about this Emotech service?
Summary
Please carefully review your supplied content and submit this planner. You may also print this page and fill in the content by hand then post or fax the completed planner back to Emotech.
Please provide us with any additional information you think we should know about your Web site project at this time or questions you may have. We also welcome feedback about this planner.
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By submitting this planner you agree that the information you have supplied is made available to Emotech solely for the purpose of project analysis and project proposal creation.