Website Brief
A good quote starts with a good brief. The questionnaire guides you step by step through everything an agency needs to know about your new website: goals, audience, pages, features, content, design, technology, budget and timeline. At the end you get a clean PDF that you can pass on to any agency, including us.
Your input stays in your browser. So that nothing gets lost, the browser saves an interim version on your device. Nothing reaches us unless you send it yourself via the contact form.
From brief to website
Send us your brief or arrange a first meeting. We will get back to you with questions, ideas and a clear quote for concept, design and implementation.
How the tool works
You answer the questions at your own pace and in any order. None of them is mandatory, but every answer makes the brief more precise.
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Twelve steps, one common thread
From your company to goals and audience through to budget, timeline and contact person. The questions build on each other and cover what agencies usually want to know at the first meeting. Fields that do not fit your project are hidden, such as shop details without an online shop.
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Tick instead of write
For goals, pages, features, content and style there are selection lists. This way you make quick progress and do not forget anything important. Free fields cover everything else, and for budget and date you may also choose “not sure yet”.
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Interim version in your browser
Your input stays saved on your device until you delete it. So you can pause at any time and continue later. Nothing is transferred.
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A PDF for any agency
The summary shows all answers and which steps are still open. The PDF contains an overview with project type, budget, date and contact person, followed by all answers clearly grouped by topic. You can also copy the brief as text, for example for an e-mail.
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Send it to us if you like
With one click, your brief lands as a message in our contact form, with name and e-mail already filled in. You check everything and send it yourself. For very detailed briefs, the form takes a summary, and you send us the complete PDF by e-mail.
Why a brief pays off
Without a brief, you compare quotes based on different assumptions. One agency calculates five pages, another thirty, one includes a shop, the other does not. With the same brief for everyone, quotes become comparable and much more accurate.
The brief also helps you. Once you have answered the questions calmly, you know better what the website should achieve, what still needs to be clarified internally and who else decides. That saves time, meetings and money during the project.
A budget range is not a risk but a shortcut. It shows the agency which solution is realistic and prevents quotes that miss your needs by far. If you do not have a range yet, that is useful information as well.
Frequently asked questions about the website brief
Do I have to answer every question?
Can I give the brief to other agencies?
How long does it take to fill in?
Why should I state a budget?
I do not know which system or hosting I need. Is that a problem?
Is my input stored or transferred?
Your website, well planned
We develop websites that reach your goals, from the first idea through design and copy to support after launch. Talk to us about your project.
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