{"id":10216,"date":"2009-12-17T19:03:17","date_gmt":"2009-12-17T13:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=10216"},"modified":"2020-04-16T15:44:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T10:14:51","slug":"web-designer-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Questions Web Designers Should Ask Their Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hardest job each web designer has to do is to understand and analyze the requirements and expectations of their clients before taking on a project. Most projects don\u2019t get completed because of the unrealistic expectations of clients or because the designer was not aware of the actual needs of the client and his own capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid such situations, a web designer should ask the client questions relating to his budget, deadlines, and overall site requirements etc. in the initial meetings, so that both parties remain on the same track throughout the project. In this article, I would be listing the Questions which I prefer to ask before taking any web design project.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acc0868d8406\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6acc0868d8406\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#1_What_you_want_your_website_to_do\" >1. What you want your website to do?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#2_Who_is_your_Target_Audience\" >2. Who is your Target Audience?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#3_What_features_you_would_like_your_website_to_have\" >3. What features you would like your website to have?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#4_Can_you_please_show_us_your_competitor_websites\" >4. Can you please show us your competitor websites?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#5_What_are_your_Favorite_Websites_and_why\" >5. What are your Favorite Websites and why?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#6_Do_you_understand_the_process_of_website_designing\" >6. Do \u00a0you understand the process of website designing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#7_What_is_the_Deadline_and_Budget\" >7. What is the Deadline and Budget?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#8_What_are_your_contact_details\" >8. What are your contact details?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/web-designer-questions\/#9_Can_I_leave_my_signature_at_your_website\" >9. Can I leave my signature at your website?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_What_you_want_your_website_to_do\"><\/span>1. What you want your website to do?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You need to know the purpose which your client wants to attain with their website. Whether they just want to build a simple social network, whether they want a blog where they can share their views with an audience or alternatively if they are looking for an online store where they can sell their products.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Who_is_your_Target_Audience\"><\/span>2. Who is your Target Audience?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The design of the website depends on its audience, therefore you should know about it. Whether the website is for old people, who don\u2019t like bright colors or if the website is for kids who would prefer funky designs with bright colors and flash.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_What_features_you_would_like_your_website_to_have\"><\/span>3. What features you would like your website to have?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This question would tell you about the knowledge of your client and how much research they have done for the project before coming to you. Most clients don\u2019t have any idea with regard to the things they need in their website or have unrealistic demands so its important to clear the features you are going to add in the website and have them in writing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Can_you_please_show_us_your_competitor_websites\"><\/span>4. Can you please show us your competitor websites?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each client wants his website to be better than its competitors. Looking at their competitors websites would help you to determine the actual complexity of the project.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_What_are_your_Favorite_Websites_and_why\"><\/span>5. What are your Favorite Websites and why?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ask your client about his favorite websites and reasons they like them. These websites would help you to understand the client likes and dislikes. Some clients give high priority to color scheme and low priority to the level of difficulty while using it, while other focus only on its usability and don\u2019t care much about color scheme and fonts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Do_you_understand_the_process_of_website_designing\"><\/span>6. Do \u00a0you understand the process of website designing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Web Designing is a creative process and not a formula; your client should know this. You should make sure that your clients have trust in you and you have complete freedom to use your imagination while designing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_What_is_the_Deadline_and_Budget\"><\/span>7. What is the Deadline and Budget?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Obviously this is the most important question. You need to know the clients budget and deadline before taking any decisions about any project.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_What_are_your_contact_details\"><\/span>8. What are your contact details?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mainly, we communicate with clients via email and IM. But still it\u2019s better to get complete client contact details and get them verified. These details tend to be very helpful in any unpleasant circumstances.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Can_I_leave_my_signature_at_your_website\"><\/span>9. Can I leave my signature at your website?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This might not be an important question for many, but I always prefer to put a link on my client\u2019s website to my own website and make it clear to my clients in initial meetings.<\/p>\n<p>So, these are the questions which I ask most of the times to my clients. In case I missed any good questions, then please add it in your comments.<\/p>\n<p><em>Guest author Razz Barr is a Web Designer in Go-gulf.com, a <\/em><em>Kuwait Web Design<\/em><em> Company that provides affordable web design and development solutions. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/guest-blogging\/\">write a guest article<\/a><\/em><em> and share your expertise with our readers. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hardest job each web designer has to do is to understand and analyze the requirements and expectations of their&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-10216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips","tag-guest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10216\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}