What to Prepare Before Starting Your Website Project: A Checklist

A website project moves fastest when a few things are ready before design begins. You don't need everything on this list on day one, but the more you have, the sooner your site can go live.

1. Your business basics

To do: Business name, as you want it shown
To do: A one-line description of what you do
To do: Phone number, WhatsApp number and email address
To do: Address or service area, if customers need it
To do: Opening hours, if they matter to customers

2. Brand material

To do: Your logo, ideally as a high-resolution file (SVG, PNG or the original design file)
To do: Brand colours, if you already use specific ones
To do: Photos of your work, team, products or premises

If you don't have a logo yet, that's fine — it can be designed as part of the project.

3. Pages and content

Make a simple list of the pages you want. A typical small-business site has:

Home
About
Services (sometimes one page per service)
Portfolio or gallery
Contact

For each page, write a few rough notes about what it should say. They don't need to be polished; we can shape them into clear web copy.

4. Features you need

Tick what applies:

To do: Contact or enquiry form
To do: WhatsApp button
To do: Online payments
To do: Product catalogue or online store
To do: Booking or appointment requests
To do: A blog you can post to
To do: Content you can edit yourself

5. Examples you like

Collect two or three websites you like — they don't have to be in your industry. Note what you like about each: the layout, the colours, how easy it is to use. This is the quickest way to agree on a direction.

6. Domain and hosting

To do: Do you already own a domain name? Note where it's registered.
To do: Do you have hosting? If not, we can set it up for you.

7. Budget and timeline

Decide on a budget range and any hard deadline, such as a launch or event date. Both help us recommend the right package from the start — see our pricing for starting prices.

Ready? Send us what you have through the contact form or on WhatsApp. Missing a few items is completely normal — we'll help you fill the gaps.