Website Design Service: Preparation for the Initial Meeting
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Once you have decided on the website design service, IONOS will ask you for various information in an initial consultation in order to optimise your website project. This article gives you an overview of the topics covered in the initial consultation and helps you to prepare.
Your company
Summarise your business concept so that you can explain it in 10 seconds.
Determine the content that you definitely want to inform prospects and customers about. How can this information be structured and distributed over the number of pages you have chosen?
Make a note of important terms ("keywords") that are related to your products or services.
Collect the legally required contact information (legal notice). Information on the legal notice can be found in the Digital Guide article Impressum law: What you need to know about special website credits.
Text contents
- Like photos and graphics, texts may be subject to copyright. Check third-party texts carefully before using them.
- The IONOS website design service provides you with industry-specific texts. You can find information on writing your own text in the Digital Guide How to create good Content for Websites.
Graphic design
Define important design guidelines, such as colours. If available, take into account the specifications from your corporate design (CD) or corporate identity (CI).
To avoid legal disputes, only use photos and graphics that you have created or licensed. You can find an introduction to the topic of image rights in the Digital Guide article Image Copyright Online.
Authorised file formats for photos and graphics: JPG, JPEG or PNG
Logos can alternatively use the following formats: AI, EPS, PDFPlease note the maximum image sizes:
| Use | Maximum size |
|---|---|
| Images for the content area in mobile and tablet view | Maximum width: 750 pixels |
| Images for the content area in full width | Maximum width: 1500 pixels |
| Images for the title area | Maximum width: 1920 pixels |
| Images for Full HD view | 1920 x 180 pixels |
| Images for viewing in UHD | 3840 x 1160 pixels |