Budget

We will work more on the budgeting for your website later, but now that you have an outline of the content, it is a good idea for everyone involved in the project to understand what financial resources are available, what the funds can be used for, any deadlines related to the availability of the funds, and who the fiscal agent will be for the project (i.e. who has the authority to write checks for this project).

Budget and Sustainability

Sustainability

Before you invest in the development of your site, it would be useful to think about who will maintain the site over time and how they will do it.

The Internet is full of sites that have been abandoned because the original team failed to consider what would happen beyond the launch.

  • Successful websites demand frequent updates. Who will be responsible for this?
  • Successful websites require new content to stay fresh. Who will continue to provide this content?
  • Successful websites will need someone to fix broken links, change pictures and graphics, and manage the analysis of your site statistics. Who will take on that role?