Website Performance

[   ] Is your website bringing in new customers?

[   ] Are you satisfied with the amount of new customers your website is bringing in?

[   ] Can you be found on Google, YellowPages, Yahoo and your major industry directory listings?

[   ] Are you evolving your website to suit the ever changing market better than your competition?

[   ] Is your website outperforming your competition?

[   ] Has your website been updated in the last month?  Is your website evolving?

Your Consultant

[   ] Is your website “self branded” and not hijacked by your consultant sticking their brand on YOUR website?

[   ] Are you getting a good deal? Your consultant is not overcharging (large hourly fee OR large total hours)?

[   ] Does your consultant strive for your business - on time and on budget?

[   ] Your consultant is not slow or doesn’t call you back? - Can you call them when you need to?

[   ] Is your website consultant qualified?

[   ] Have you ever got a second opinion or another quote for work for your website?

[   ] Have you ever received a 3rd party assessment of your consultants work?

[   ] Can you bring your consultant to account?

Website Functions

[   ] Are you spending $0 on website software? -The software price is not built in to any monthly fees disguised as something else?

[   ] Can you easily login and edit your website yourself, without having to go through someone else?

[   ] Can you accept credit card payments on your website?

[   ] Does your website have a contact form?

[   ] Does your website have a search function?

[   ] Does your website have a drop down menus?

[   ] Does your website have a website icon (seen in the URL bar & in favourites)?

[   ] Is your website working in harmony with your 3rd party websites (eg ebay, facebook, tradingpost, etc)?

[   ] You are not stuck into a DIY solution that will not allow you to grow?

Website Control

[   ] Do you have FTP and domain access?

[   ] Could you take over the website if you so desired without the fear your consultant could hold a veto?

[   ] Do you have access to all your website usage statistics and marketing statistics?

[   ] Do you have free and professional access to all your email services anywhere 24/7?

[   ] You are not frightened your website is hijacked and under the control of others?

[   ] Are you always in the know? - Do you have a website portfolio that itemises everything about your website?

Website Marketing

[   ] Do you have a concise website marketing plan and resulting statistics?

[   ] Does your website look professional?

[   ] Does your website have concise information?

[   ] Does your website look small on the page not taking advantage of the full screen?

[   ] Can everyone see your website - does your website fit to a small screen or a screen highly zoomed in (minimum resolution of 800 x 600px)?

Website Cost

[   ] Do you receive an itemised invoice?

[   ] You are not paying for elements you don't understand?

[   ] You are not spending too much on your domains and hosting?

[   ] You are not spending money on your website for no apparent gain?

[   ] You are not stuck in a DIY solution that costs money?