http://4thddev.com Web Design and Development Mon, 10 May 2010 23:40:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://4thddev.com/2009/07/29/great-solutions-planning/ http://4thddev.com/2009/07/29/great-solutions-planning/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:36:32 +0000 Wes Hunt http://4thddev.com/?p=51 Good solutions come from us alone, but great solutions come from the client and us. Here are some tasks and questions to answer before approaching a design or development agency:

• What are some specific goals for your online presence? Some example goals could be:
  • Spread information about products or an organization.
  • Increase sales at the brick & mortar store.
  • Create new revenue for an existing business.
  • Improve your customer relations.
  • Make business metrics accessible to employees so they can make better business decisions.
  • Improve sales person efficiency on the road.
• What is your budget for a project?
  • Adding a web site or application to your business is a major decision, treat it like one.
  • Determine what your short-term and long-term budgets are.
  • By determining this you will be much more prepared to determine what features you need, what type of support you can afford, and what time frame you can achieve your goals in.
• What features do you want and which ones do you need?
  • This is a great way to get premium services on a budget. Quite often there are features that will over extend your budget but that do not add any value for your customers.
  • Catch phrase features often fall into things to cut. Some new technologies can greatly help your organization, others will just cost you money.

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