Building Your Webstore

At the start of the webstore development process, we ask that you:

• Provide the item number of your chosen template, plus any instructions for adapting it for your website—adding a logo, changing colors, changing menu items, etc. Please note that your template may include elements that are not fully functional; among these are web forms which usually require the addition of form handlers before they can actually function..
• Provide the text content for each individual web page—Home, About Us, Contact Us, etc.—in electronic format if possible: a word document, text file, etc. If text for some pages is not available, provide a brief description of the expected content.
• Provide any pictures—in electronic format if possible (gif, jpeg, etc.). For non-product pictures, please provide instructions regarding picture placement—at minimum the page and paragraph where each picture should be inserted.
• Provide any other specific instructions regarding the layout of content on specific pages.

Please note that the shopping cart imposes its own basic structure—especially on product pages. We will apply your chosen template and images to your shopping cart as best we can.

In the absence of specific instructions to the contrary, we shall endeavor to add content to the non-product web pages in the most straightforward manner—a columnar format with appropriate pictures inserted at the left or right of the appropriate paragraphs, and with text flowing around the pictures—as this text does. Pictures will be resized to fit the content according to our judgment, but otherwise used as provided to us.

Keeping It Simple

Please understand that some items can greatly delay completion of a website; among these are:

• Graphics processing:
  Adding border effects, compositing (combining several images into one), manipulating shape, colors, etc. You can facilitate the completion of your webstore by providing your pictures to us as you want them to appear; so that all we need to do is resize them to fit the content and then insert them into the content area.
  
  
• Complex or crowded content:
  Unfortunately, it may not be possible to make certain complex or crowded content appear aesthetically pleasing in all browsers and at all text-sizes or accessibility settings, or it may require significant time to do so. (View ThatsASite.com/complexcontent.php for an illustration.) For web content, simplicity is the key to completing your webstore quickly.