Welcome
You have just booked a new website project with me. There are a few things I need from you before our first session together. I have created this page to walk you through it, step-by-step.
1 | SCHEDULE OUR FIRST SESSION. Use this link: http://calendly.com/yian/180min Please choose a date on or later than the start date listed in the proposal I sent you.
2 | SEND ME PHOTOS OF YOUR WORK. Gather photos of your work into a dropbox folder (format: jpg in the highest resolution possible). Here is a video I created which walks you through how to do this:
Create subfolders for each project, by project name. Within each project folder, create two subfolders: 1) Finished photos, 2) Behind the scenes photos (before shots, during shots, sketches, renderings, mood boards, photos of yourself in the space, etc) These behind the scenes shots can add lots of depth to each project. Also, in the dropbox, create a folder for any photos you you (headshots, portraits, etc) as well as any logos you have. If you have questions about how to send me photos via dropbox, let me know and I'll help you.
3 | ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. Click here for a list of about 30 questions, which are meant to help clarify how we will present you to the world.
4 | EMAIL ME A LIST OF ANYTHINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU ABOUT YOUR NEW WEBSITE. We will discuss this list during our website planning session. This can be as short or as long as you wish. You may like to go through the websites in my portfolio. You may like to include links to websites you like as well as color palettes you like. The more you can send me at this point, the more tangible direction we’ll have to built upon in our first planning session together.
5 | EMAIL ME YOUR BIO. Don’t worry about how current it is. The main point is to help me understand more about you. If you don't have a bio, that's ok. We can create one together during the project. Also, send any other document/material that may help me understand you as a designer and a person. This may include your process, your policies, writings you’ve published, or even introspective writings you’ve done for yourself.
6 | GATHER TESTIMONIALS. Email me testimonials from your previous clients in a single document such a Microsoft Word document or any other simple text document.
