Site Planning

What does your website need to do?

Start with your website’s purpose and the business needs it should support. Then use those requirements to decide which capabilities to explore.

Define Your Needs
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Requirements topics

Define what your site needs to do.

Keep the website’s purpose distinct from the business activities it may need to support. Use these questions to make your requirements specific before inspecting capabilities.

Website purpose

What should visitors understand?

Describe what your business does, who the website is for, and what someone should know before taking the next step. Identify the information that must be available for the site to serve that purpose.

Online store

Do you need to sell products?

Decide whether product selling belongs on the website. Outline what customers would need to browse, choose, and purchase, then record the selling requirements you want to investigate during evaluation.

Services and booking

How should people engage your services?

Distinguish between presenting a service, selling it online, and allowing visitors to book. Describe the customer journey you need, including any scheduling questions that matter to your business.

Implementation priorities

What is essential—and what is still open?

Separate must-have requirements from useful additions. Note the implementation questions that need further investigation, and describe what you would need to see or test to decide whether each requirement is met.

Evaluation path

Take your requirements to the right place.

Your Requirements

  • Website capabilities

    Examine the website-building platform against the site you need to create.

    Website Builder
  • Online business needs

    Explore online stores, service sales and booking in the context of your business.

    Business Uses
  • Implementation questions

    Bring your technical requirements to a closer evaluation of platform fit.

    Technical Fit

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