Meet CP Sharp
My team and I have always felt that one the largest obstacles to the marriage of technology and design
is when the techies just don’t get what the artists are looking for. Over time
we’ve settled on a few questions that are brief and concise but give us a lot of the information we
need to
get to work.
Ready to get
started?
WordPress is a blogging solution that’s been in existence for a number of years
and
has managed to survive in a thriving tech market because it simply does a great job at separating the
inner
workings of the technology from the content production that is involved in keeping websites great. I
think
Susan has mentioned this to you, and all but the most exception clients I’ve had have been very
satisfied with wordpress. Don’t let me lock you into it though, if you decide you’d like to
work
with me we’ll give you a chance to try some other options.
Yes
No, or I’m not sure
Lets talk design
A great website design is much easier to bring to life if there’s a base strong
brand
behind it. If you’re already established, great! If you’re not, even better, because now is
when
you get to think about what your site might look like! Do you have a logo?
Yes
No,
or I’m not happy with mine
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Design complexity
So once we’re past the simple questions, we’ll start focusing in
on
the
specifics of how you want your page to feel. Now, before I say more I want to assure you that your site
will
look
impressive if you decide on the Hyundai or the Mercedes. I stand behind the work of my team and we
simply
won’t
be happy until you are. That being said, there are sites such as the photograpy/blog site theworldinmylens.com which, while I’m sad to say
I
didn’t
design, is very active, loaded with content, and remains pleasing to the eye at the same time. After
seeing
that
site,as it relates to anotheimage heavy site, called theworkcycle.com , to
me the feel of the photography site simply has more pull on emotions, but accordingly, would takme much
longer to
build and come at a higher price point.
To make it straight forward, let’s say these two sites are on opposite ends of the spectrum, where
do
you see
the level of detail you’re looking for in your design falling between 1 and 100.
Finally, the business end
It’s very important I understand the kind of business are you are doing?
Even
something vague can be helpful if you haven’t quite found your niche! The characteristics of the
business will
have a lot to do with how the site operates and feels.
What do you want you site visitors to come to see see at your website. As I might
invite a
friend over to show him a new TV, you’re going to be inviting customers to a new online presence
and
it’s
good to have a solid idea of what you want them to see first.
Finally, how do you plan to monetize the site? How is it going to increase your
revenue
stream? Some of my clients get more than half of their references from their internet presence, so it’s
one of
the things that should be most important as we approach a design strategy.