Before you sit down with a LavaNet Web Designer at your free consultation, it's always a good idea to to plan your site before you start creating it. Surf the Internet and visit a lot of websites before development to get a visualization of your ultimate goal. Bookmark and note the sites that appeal to you graphically as well as the functions that you envision your site to have.
Here are a few things that can get you started:
• What's your objective in having a website?
• Who is your target audience?
• What kind of site navigation are you planning?
• How will your products / services be displayed?
• What functions are necessary for your website? Photo gallery, CMS, Shopping Cart, etc.
• What do you like most / least about other websites?
• Do you have a company logo and are your files and content available in a digital format?
• Will the design of your website have a theme? Vintage, Hawaiian, Grunge, Classy, etc.
• Is there a specific color scheme you would like to stick with?
• Will you need Domain and Web Hosting services?