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What to prepare before ordering a website: a simple checklist

The better prepared you are, the sooner the site will be ready and the more precisely it will hit the target. We've put together a simple list of what to think through and gather before the first conversation.

Websites4 min readDastum Web

You don't need to prepare everything perfectly. If something's missing, we'll help. But every item on this list saves days of work and money.

1. Why you need a website

State the main action a visitor should take: leave an enquiry, book, buy, call. That determines which site you need: a landing page, a business website or an online store.

2. Examples of sites you like

Collect 3–5 sites, not necessarily from your field, and write down what exactly you like: colours, fonts, large photos, simplicity. If you have no examples, we'll suggest 5–10 design options that we think will suit you.

3. Logo and brand colours

If you have a logo, send it in good quality. If not, we'll agree the colour scheme and style together at the first stage.

4. Services, products and prices

A list of what you sell, with short descriptions. Prices, or at least "from" guides, build trust: people don't like guessing.

5. Text about the company

Who you are, how long you've been working, what sets you apart, why people can trust you. You can write it however it comes, in plain words: we'll help prepare the text for the site.

6. Photos and video

Your work, the team, the premises, the products. Real photos build more trust than stock pictures. If you don't have your own, we'll help: we make photos and scenes with professional AI tools.

7. Contacts and where to send enquiries

Phone, WhatsApp, Telegram, email, address. And where it's more convenient to receive enquiries: by email or on Telegram.

8. Domain

If the site address is already bought, we need access to it. If not, you can buy it yourself or leave it to us: we'll register it in your name.

9. Languages

Which languages your customers speak. One language is included in the price, each additional one is from €50. More in the article a multilingual website.

10. Who will update the site

If you want to change text, prices and photos yourself, you need an admin panel. WordPress always has one; on Next.js it's a separate option from €200. If we'll make the edits, you don't need one.

What happens next

  1. We discuss the task and name the price, fixing it in the contract.
  2. We agree colours and style, design the home page and revise it until you like it.
  3. Once the design is approved, we build the other pages.
  4. You look at the finished site and make edits.
  5. We check the site on a phone, tablet, laptop, desktop and a large monitor, and launch.

Ready to start? Send an enquiry even if you haven't gathered everything: we'll prepare the rest together.

Questions

Frequently asked questions on this topic

We'll help: we write the text and prepare images with professional AI tools. We discuss this with each customer separately.

You can buy them yourself and give us access, or leave it to us: we'll register them in your name and set them up.

We fix the number of edits in the contract in advance, so it's clear to both sides.

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Shall we talk about your project?

Describe the task and within one business day we'll send a solution, a timeline and a price. It's free and there's no obligation.

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