10 Things to Never Do with Your Website
We had a great Nonprofit 911 call yesterday at Network for Good on how to redesign your website. I’d like to share my favorite part of Michael Weiss of Imagistic’s presentation, which you can view in full here.
Mike’s Top 10 “Never Do This” List of website redesign
10. Never think this going to take 4 weeks
9. Never think you can do this alone
8. Never skip the information architecture phase
7. Never do this without an RFP
6. Never send the RFP to more than 5 firms
5. Never choose a vendor based on price alone
4. Never ask your IT Manager to manage this process this alone
3. Never start without a budget in mind
2. Never start this process without key stakeholders involved
1. Never hire your boss’s nephew
Posted by on 05/16 at 08:53 AM
Syndicate
I think #6 is a mistake. Why limit yourself to 5 firms? How did you select those 5 firms? Who says that those 5 firms are the right ones for your project?
Rather than arbitrarily limit the proposals you might receive by following this advice, the better method is by spending more time crafting your RFP so that you can be specific in your requests. Spend time specifying exactly what you want respondents to put into their proposals and if necessary, be strict in the format of the submissions. Take this crafted RFP and publish it to sites such as the RFP Database at http://www.rfpdb.com and get as many submissions as you can. Spend time evaluating those submissions against a score card and grading system that fits your style.
This is a much better process than arbitrarily limiting your options.