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It generally takes a minimum of two hours
of design time for us to create a custom template
for you. All are built with the same superior
programming that our pre-built templates
are built with, so they will be search engine
friendly, quick loading, and easily updatable.
Our minimum charge is Seventy Five Dollars.
Some features that you may request *may* increase
the cost of the template (for instance, 'rollover'
buttons* cost additional). Additional charges
are indicated below.
| Please note: If you request a custom
template, and we draft it, and then you
change your mind and decide on a different
design, we will charge you the base amount
twice: once for the first design and once
for the second one. |
*rollover buttons
are buttons that change color/shape/size when
you put the mouse over them
If you would like a custom template created
for you, please answer the following questions,
to let us know what you are looking for in a
template. We will write if we have additional
questions.
Below are features you need to choose, and provide
your choices to us, in order that we can create
your template. After you provide the information
below, we will send you a bill for the template
design.
Usually within 3 days, we will provide you with
a mock-up designs for your consideration. From
this, you can request changes to it (usually,
we do not charge for changes; however, if you
request additional features that would have
incurred an additional charge during the initial
design, we reserve the right to charge the additional
fee).
If you have any questions before you complete
the form, please feel free to Email
Offices Without Walls. |
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Your Contact Information
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| Your
email |
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| Confirm
your email |
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| Your
phone number (if you would like to be contacted
by phone; most of our contact will be by email) |
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Logo
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| Do you
have a logo to be used on your website? |
Yes
No |
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do not, then we can include a 3d text logo,
such
as this, for no additional fee. If you would
like one, please indicate what
font you would like used for the 3d text
logo |
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tell us what text you would like in the 3d text
logo |
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you have samples of your current marketing material
(business cards, brochures, flyers, etc.) that
you would like us to use as a guideline for
your website, please feel free to fax them to
1 206 202 2837, or email us a digitized copy. |
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you do not have a logo now, but provide us with
one after we have created your custom template,
and ask us to include it in your custom template
at that time, there is an additional fee to
change the template to include the logo and
match the logo colours precisely |
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Base font
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While you can
use almost
any font you like in your logo (as above),
or in graphics, the Base Font on your website
is the font which is used for all of the text.
Many website owners are tempted to use a unique
font. The problem is that not every visitor
has every font available to them on their
computer. So, if you write your entire site
in  font,
but your visitors don't have the font,
then they visit your website, the word 'Ashley'
will look like this: 'Ashley'.
The reason why looks
ok here, ,
is that we have used a PICTURE of the word
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But you can't write the entire website in
pictures (it will take forever for all the
pics to download so visitors can see it).
Just in case you
DO have the 'Ashley'
then the demonstration above isn't very effective.
So, we have included a few other examples
to demonstrate in the table below.
| Graphic
(picture of text) |
Actual
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Monotype
Corsiva |
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5th
Grade |
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Amethyst |
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ANT
PILE |
We told you that
to tell you this: the four fonts that are
generally on EVERYONE'S computers, and thus
will look best on our website to the widest
population of people are Arial, Times Roman,
Courier, and Georgia.
Arial
Times
Roman
Courier
Georgia
Because we have
a lot of clients who are work at home moms
with products geared to children's products,
we will also build a website using Comic Sans,
because many people (but not all) do have
that font.
Comic
Sans
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base font you want to use on your website |
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Your website color choice
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HTML, colors are referred to in Hexadecimal
code. For instance, white is #fffff6 and black
is #000000 and one of the shades of blue
on this page is #6699CC. Most templates use
two or three colours. Please go to http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/
to view all available colors and their codes.
List below the Hexadecimal value for the three
colors you would like included in your template.
If you have a graphic artist who created a logo
for you, they can probably tell you the exact
hexadecimal of the colors they used in your
logo. |
| If you do not know
the hexadecimal colors used in your logo, and
you want us to extract three colors from your
logo, please click here and you can skip the
three questions below regarding color |
Extract three colors from my logo |
| Primary color to
be used in template |
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| Secondary color
to be used in template |
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| Tertiary (third)
color to be used in template design |
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Background colour
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| Would you like
the background of your website generally light
colored, or generally dark (for instance, a
black background). Most people find it easier
to read darker colors written on a light background,
but there may be some reason why your product
will require, or you may prefer, or your logo
may match, a dark background. |
Dark
Light |
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Additional pictures to be included in template
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| If you have additional
pictures (besides your logo) that you would
like included in your template design, (see
www.positivemoms.com for an example of a template
that has a number of pictures), please let us
know here and then email them to us. |
Yes, additional pics are being emailed
No, just include my logo |
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Menu Style
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color and font of your menu will be determined
by your answers above. Please choose here the
Style of your menu. |
| This website contains
is a typical button menu; there is a separate
button for each menu item |
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| This is an image
map menu; there is one graphic, with text written
on it. Generally, there is no distinct BUTTON,
just text 'mapped' onto a single graphic |
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| This is a text
link menu; no graphic is involved. The menu
is composed of text with links to the appropriate
pages. |
http://www.officeswithoutwalls.ca |
| Would you like
buttons, an image map, or a text link menu? |
Buttons
Image map
Text link
Other (such as a javascript menu; please provide
an example; there will be an additional charge) |
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If you
chose Buttons as the Style, click
here to continue.
If you chose Image Map as the Style,
click here to continue.
If you chose Text link or Other,
click here to continue |
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Menu Shape
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If you chose BUTTONS
for the style:
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buttons in this shape (you are choosing the
shape - not the woodgrain look or the color): |
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I will be sending you a shape to use for the
buttons. |
Rollover or not to Roll over?
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| Here is an example
of a rollover button (move your mouse over it
to see the effect). Because each button needs
to have two versions, and the placement of the
text on each button needs to match exactly,
there is an additional charge for rollover buttons. |
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Rollover buttons? |
Yes
No
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that you have chosen your buttons,
please click here to continue to the next section |
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If you chose an IMAGE
MAP for your menu
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map in this shape, if possible: |
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I will be sending you a shape to use for the
image map. |
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I would like a menu shape similar to the one
used in your template numbered
at http://www.owowtemplates.com |
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Menu Position
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keep in mind that the anchor point of any web
page is the top left corner. That is the area
that is always visible, regardless of your visitor’s
monitor size. Menu links are often kept in this
general area, so most menus are down the left
side, or horzontally running across the screen
near the top. However, occassionally, one can
put the navigation bar on the right, if one
designs the site to account for it. |
| Which menu position
would you like? |
Left (example
1) (example
2)
Top (example
1) (example
2)
Middle of page
Top and Left
Both right and left
Right and top (example)
I want to defy convention. Put the menu on the
right* (example)
I want to defy convention. Put the menu on the
bottom*
I only need a one page website and do not need
a menu |
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possible mistake that most webmasters make
is to have a menu on the left-hand side of
a website. Since search engines primarily
focus on the first 100 words of a website,
a left side menu may be a misuse of valuable
space. Instead of doing this, you should have
your title, description and web copy within
the first 100 words of your site. An easy
way to do this is to have your menu on the
right instead of the standard left-hand side.
But, since the left-handed menu is commonplace,
you can also choose to put your first 100
words above the left-handed menu, so this
text will be the first thing read on your
website.
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Width of webpage
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Just
like TVs come in screen size from 9" to
61"+, visitor's computer screen sizes vary
widely. You do not want to make a website visitor
uncomfortable with viewing your site by making
them scroll back and forth from left to right.
Ideally, every person can see the entire width
of your webpage from left to right without scrolling.
Webpages can be designed to:
 Span
a percentage of each visitors screen size
(say 95% of each person's screen, almost no
matter what size screen they have). This sounds
like the ideal option, but may not be if you,
for instance, want the visitor to be able
to print your web page, as 95% of their screen
size may be wider than what their printer
can print. Also, your graphics may not be
suitable for a webpage size that changes from
visitor to visitor.
Take
up only a certain absolute size, no matter
the screen of the visitor. In this case, you
often end up designing the webpage for the
persons with the 'worst' screen, and the persons
with the most modern, best screen see your
webpage in the midst of a lot of white space.
Since 800 pixels is a common screen size,
taking into account the size of the window
frame, scroll bar on the right, etc., is it
very common for web pages to be designed exactly
750 pixels wide.
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| I would like for
the width of my webpage to be: |
100% of everyone's screen
95% of everyone's screen (leaving a small border
on the left and right)
Another percentage of everyone's screen
Exactly 750 pixels wide
Another absolute pixel width
The webmaster should use his or her best judgement
(recommended)
It is absolutely imperative that visitors be
able to print the entire width of each page |
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Websites you like
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| Please tell us
three websites that you like the style
of, and which are similar to what you envision
for your website |
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| Please tell us
what you like about the appearance of the websites
you just mentioned above. |
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Websites you do NOT like
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| Please tell us
a website or two that you DO NOT LIKE
the style of |
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| What is it you
do not like about the website(s)? |
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Overall Layout
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| Please
click here to see several examples of the
basic layouts of verious websites. After you
have reviewed them, please let us know which
appeal to you most. |
| The basic layout
I prefer is represented by the one titled on
this page: |
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| A second layout
I like, and you can use if it fits my logo,
menu placement, pictures, etc., better than
the one above is represented by the layout titled
on this
page: |
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| A third layout
I might be happy with, is represented by the
layout titled on this
page: |
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| If you would like
to draw a picture of the overall layout you
would like on your website and fax it to 1 206
202 2837, please click here so we will be expecting
your fax. |
I didn't really see what I had in mind. I will
be faxing a layout sketch |
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Additional Information
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| Your comments,
questions, or further instructions |
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