Web Design checklist that clients should provide their web designers

The success of a website design is not a one-way process; instead, it has to be done in two ways.

Generally, only web designers are held responsible for any delay or unacceptable completion of the website. However, there may be some cases in which both parties (client and web designer) miscommunicate, or the web designer is not provided with the appropriate material to finish the website on time and without any bugs.

In this blog, I have shared a few checklists that every client must provide their web designer to ensure the website design job is completed efficiently and on time.

Exact design needs

requirements

A common factor in most website design failures is the inadequate supply of exact design needs. When clients fail to provide accurate design requirements to their web designer and, during the web design process, send modified requirements or additional features that might have been missed in the original specifications, the project will likely not be completed on time.

Therefore, every business must first establish all the required features and functionalities they expect on their websites to avoid conflicts or delays.

So, if you also want to hire a website designer to create your website, write down your exact requirements to share with your shortlisted website developer or designer.

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Graphics & Images

images

High-resolution graphics and images are essential for the success of any website design. Therefore, all businesses must ensure that they provide web designers with all the necessary high-resolution photos that align with their interests.

Alternatively, web designers can also help clients search for and purchase images. The idea is to have all the pictures shortlisted and approved by the client during the web development process and before the final delivery of the website. This process will prevent any possible delays in the completion of the website.

Brand Guidelines

branding

We must all realize that clients are the masters of their businesses, not website designers. At the same time, web designers are the masters of their niche, not the client’s business. Therefore, every business/client must supply necessary brand guidelines to web designers because they understand their business better than anyone else.

I have experienced many cases in which delays happened due to the wrong interpretation of business branding by the web designers, which caused delays and lots of errors and iterations. The brand guidelines may include logo contrast & colors, font style, layout colors, hyperlink colors, image styles, etc.

Budget & Deadline

budget-requirements

Lastly, every web designer must ensure clients provide the budget and deadline for the website’s completion. Every business has a limited spending budget for each activity to run its business, and the same is the case with website design.

Therefore, clients must provide their web designers with the web design budget and deadline information to avoid chaos during or after the website’s completion.

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