before you buy

Before you build your webpage, there are a few things to consider! This information is specifically geared towards the equine or canine industry, but is applicable to many other genres of website. We'll ask you about some, or all of these questions and considerations during the process of your build.

first things first...

These are generic questions to help us design the website.

• Are there any important colours or themes?
• Do you have a pre-existing logo that you would like to keep?
• Do you have any websites whose style you like?
• Do you have high quality photos for use on the website?
• Do you have any wild and crazy ideas you'd like to see incorporated?

your home page

Your home page should include some of the following aspects. We rely on you to provide this information!

• A welcome message
• Your location
• What you do
• A brief history of the farm
• High quality photos of the farm and/or your animals
• A news section, assuming you have time to update it at least 4x a year!

sale animals, breeding stock, lesson horses, etc.

Show off what you do!
Each animal should have its own page with some of the following details.

• A high quality photo
• Registered name
• Basic information
• Pedigree
• Show wins or competition records
• Photos of progeny
• Video
• Sale or stud fee price

other considerations

There are lots of other things you may want to include on your site. Here are a few.

• A contact page with directions
• Staff profiles
• Services offered (board, etc.)
• A page describing the facilities
• Links to articles about the farm
• Farm history
• Thank-yous to clients, etc.
• Sites to link to (breed registries, etc.)

If you've read this over, congratulations, you're ahead of the game! You're ready to start building your website with our help. We'll work with you to make sure all your needs are met.