[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":137},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-brief-a-web-designer":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":123,"description":124,"extension":125,"image":126,"imageAlt":127,"meta":128,"navigation":129,"path":130,"seo":131,"stem":132,"tags":133,"__hash__":136},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-brief-a-web-designer.md","How to brief a web designer, and get an accurate quote",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":109},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,24,28,31,35,38,42,45,49,52,56,59,63,66,70,73,77,96,100],[10,11,12],"p",{},"If you've ever asked three web designers for a price and got three wildly different answers, you're not alone. Often the difference isn't about who's expensive. It's that each designer was guessing at what you wanted, because they weren't given enough to go on.",[10,14,15],{},"A little preparation makes quotes more accurate and the project smoother. Here's what to have ready.",[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"_1-whats-the-site-for","1. What's the site for?",[10,22,23],{},"Be specific about the job you want it to do. \"To look professional\" is a start, but \"to get more enquiries from homeowners in Leigh\" or \"so customers can see my latest work\" gives the designer something to build around.",[17,25,27],{"id":26},"_2-who-are-your-customers","2. Who are your customers?",[10,29,30],{},"Who are they, what do they want to know, and how do they usually find you? A site for busy parents booking a service on their phone looks different to one for a business customer comparing suppliers.",[17,32,34],{"id":33},"_3-what-pages-and-features-do-you-think-you-need","3. What pages and features do you think you need?",[10,36,37],{},"A rough list is fine. For example: home, about, services, projects, contact. Mention anything more specific, such as a gallery, an online booking link, a map or a way to request a quote. Say what's essential and what would be nice to have, so the designer can price the essentials first.",[17,39,41],{"id":40},"_4-what-do-you-already-have","4. What do you already have?",[10,43,44],{},"Do you have a logo, brand colours, professional photos, written text? If not, that's fine, but it affects the plan. Content is the part that most often slows projects down, so decide early who will write it and take the photos.",[17,46,48],{"id":47},"_5-websites-you-like-and-dislike","5. Websites you like (and dislike)",[10,50,51],{},"Share two or three sites you like and say why. It might be the colours, the simplicity or the way a page is laid out. Examples of ones you dislike are just as helpful. They don't need to be in your industry.",[17,53,55],{"id":54},"_6-your-timeline","6. Your timeline",[10,57,58],{},"Is there a date you need it by? If there's a launch, an event or a busy season coming up, say so early so it can be planned in.",[17,60,62],{"id":61},"_7-your-budget","7. Your budget",[10,64,65],{},"It can feel awkward, but sharing a rough budget helps. A good designer will tell you what's realistic, or suggest a smaller first version if the full wish list doesn't fit. Without it, you may get a quote for something far bigger than you need.",[17,67,69],{"id":68},"_8-who-will-look-after-it-afterwards","8. Who will look after it afterwards?",[10,71,72],{},"Think about who will update the site, who handles hosting and your domain name, and what happens if something stops working. Ask each designer to spell out what's included and what's extra, so you can compare like for like.",[17,74,76],{"id":75},"questions-worth-asking-any-designer","Questions worth asking any designer",[78,79,80,84,87,90,93],"ul",{},[81,82,83],"li",{},"What exactly is included in the price?",[81,85,86],{},"Who owns the website and the content when it's finished?",[81,88,89],{},"How many rounds of changes are included?",[81,91,92],{},"Can I edit the site myself afterwards?",[81,94,95],{},"What does ongoing support cost, and is it optional?",[17,97,99],{"id":98},"a-simple-way-to-start","A simple way to start",[10,101,102,103,108],{},"You don't need a formal document. A short email covering the points above is enough. Or just ",[104,105,107],"a",{"href":106},"#contact","get in touch"," and tell me about your business. I'll ask the right questions and come back with a clear, friendly quote.",{"title":110,"searchDepth":111,"depth":111,"links":112},"",2,[113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122],{"id":19,"depth":111,"text":20},{"id":26,"depth":111,"text":27},{"id":33,"depth":111,"text":34},{"id":40,"depth":111,"text":41},{"id":47,"depth":111,"text":48},{"id":54,"depth":111,"text":55},{"id":61,"depth":111,"text":62},{"id":68,"depth":111,"text":69},{"id":75,"depth":111,"text":76},{"id":98,"depth":111,"text":99},"2026-09-30","A short list of what to have ready before you ask for a quote, so you get a fair price, a sensible timeline and a site that suits your business.","md","\u002Fblog\u002Fbrief-a-web-designer.jpg","A notebook headed Website brief next to a phone and coffee",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-brief-a-web-designer",{"title":5,"description":124},"blog\u002Fhow-to-brief-a-web-designer",[134,135],"Websites","Small business","tb_Dl1kD6XXvJ8Q_fw9Rst1wuOyDJYfIScWidjZ_uo0",1792019792081]