Web developers, would you use this?
I've built a few sites for clients freelance, and one thing that always happens is you get clients down the line who want to change certain features of colours, or want to add another extra tool etc. This usually happens when they think a little more about what exactly they want, or see another site with a feature or design they like.
I wanted to build a saas that fits into the early part of the design process, around the defining the project scope part. The purpose of the tool is to get a clear idea of exactly what the client wants including the designs and layouts they like (no more vague stuff like "just make the page look cool or professional").
I've nearly finished the MVP, here's how it works:
1 - make an account
2 - create a project, enter the email of your client
3 - unique url is sent to your clients email with link to their project
4 - platform contains a short questionnaire on things like 'who's your audience', 'what are your end goals', ' are there any sites you particularly like or dislike, why?' etc
5 - Also contained is a tab about colour schemes, colours they like/dislike, describing the 'feel' of the website, whether they prefer digital/real imagery, and a tab on what features such as blogs, they like and a few examples they can choose to like or dislike on designs of certain features.
In my head it makes sense this could help clear things up at the start of the design process, I feel like it would make things easier for me, but what do you guys think? Would this make the process easier for you, is it something you'd pay for?
If anyone has any ideas of other useful info a developer could like that would also be appreciated,
Cheers,
Charlie
Hi,
Sounds useful to help guide freelancers when consulting with clients but expecting to use it for a client to self-capture every nuance upfront is unreasonable.
For one clients won't necessarily have bandwidth at start to think about colours etc sensibly while wrestling with bigger picture.
Development is an iterative + conversational process. Expect and budget for changes. Negotiate extra budget when changes are significant (e.g. extra tool).
Perhaps approach this as a guide/note-taking tool for developers (i.e. not to be touched by clients) ??
Best of luck!
Thanks Rab,
I agree working out some way of getting an idea of what the client wants design wise is tricky - this is actually the bit I’m struggling on most. I’ve actually posted the landing page now too at https://www.panelscout.com/.
I’m conscious of becoming too much like base camp or asana with a project management tool, but maybe colour wise there’s a better way of laying this out. I wanted to use screenshots of other sites so people could like and dislike colour schemes but that’s against copyright I’m pretty sure as it’s a commercial reason.
What has worked for me in the past is to have a simple 3-step process (conceptual, preliminary, detailed) that is clearly explained upfront to the client. That way you can push some detail into subsequent sessions and clients often self-resist re-visiting decisions from earlier phases.
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