Save money on your next web project

Whether you're planning to update your current website or building a new one from scratch, a little non-technical work on your part can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars in web consulting hours. NPower recently hosted a brown bag to help nonprofit staffers with the planning process and also produced a thirty minute recording of the content. The workshop covered three main topics:

• How to save money on design consultation by defining current website problems, determining goals for your new site, and articulating those goals clearly to your web consultant in a Statement of Work (SOW).
• How to save money by avoiding "shiny object syndrome." Just because you're impressed by the latest and greatest web tool doesn't mean it's going to be of value to your organization. Simple questions and formulas will help you determine if a shiny new web feature is cost-effective for your organization.
• How to save money on design services. There's several ways to help your designer and developer work together more efficiently to produce a beautiful and functional web site.

If you're getting ready to embark on a website project, I recommend you schedule your own brown bag lunch at your office. Bring in your staff to watch the 30 minute recording on Planning Your Web Project, and then start brainstorming strategies to effectively plan your next web project.

You can access the recording and slide deck from the brown bag that NPower hosted in our Knowledge Center.

- Christin Boyd