15 Questions For Your Web Development Team, 15 Of Their Questions For You

By Author: Belinda Darling
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Every web development project has a lot of the team that created it contained within its code. You put half the development team’s DNA together with half the client’s DNA, and voila! A website is born. However, you don’t just want “a” website – you need the fastest, the strongest, the prettiest, the most scientific website. The greatest of all time! Effective interviewing of your Melbourne web development team ensures that you have the right genetic material to build something truly great. Plus, the web development team need to know a little about their partners in creation! So today we ask 15 questions of the developer and 20 of the client before jumping in with both feet.

Questions for Your Website Development Team:

1. How long will the project take you?
2. When do I get the opportunity to view designs and give feedback?
3. What happens if my project requirements change?
4. Can I see your portfolio?
5. For sites or site features that you like, ask how they were implemented
6. Do you have any references from past clients?
7. How does the team work together? ...
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8. Who will I be dealing with in the Melbourne web development company?
9. What are your personal favourite websites?
10. What browsers will support my website?
11. How do you liaise with other web-based service providers, like SEOs or web analytics providers?
12. Do you outsource any of the actual website development work?
13. Can you make my website do what I need it to do?
14. How much input do you have into the design and development process? That is, does what I say go, or are you willing to stand up for what you believe is best for the website?
15. Will my site meet my needs in the future?

Questions Your Web Development Team Should Ask You:

Without the background knowledge from these questions, there’s the possibility that a lot of work will be done on a site which doesn’t meet your needs properly. If your web development team doesn’t ask you these questions, volunteer the information!

1. What do you want the website to do now?
2. How do you see the website changing in the future?
3. Who is your target audience?
4. What are the web addresses of your major competitors?
5. What is unique about your business?
6. What do you consider your business’s personality to be?
7. Can you show me several websites you like the look of?
8. How do you expect people to find your website?
9. Do you have in-house IT expertise? If not, who is your regular IT service company?
10. What marketing collateral do you already have? Do we need to plan the website development and design with the existing materials in mind?
11. What is your pet peeve in a website, as a user?
12. How do you plan to maintain the site, make changes and add pages if necessary?
13. Do you already have hosting and a domain organised?
14. What is your budget?
15. What is your preferred timeframe?
Arm yourself with knowledge, then prepare yourself for one of the world’s most beautiful creations!

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