A practical introduction to creating and launching websites for startup entrepreneurs - building a website for free or with an agency, a few rules of thumb for talking to web developers, etc.

1. Before launching a website or web app Pieter Eerlings www.zorros.be

2. Hi my name is Pieter I work at Zorros & I make web

3. 1 - The first question to ask yourself is…

4. Do I need a website?

6. 2 – Goal?

7. A “This is me” website

8. A site presenting your company

9. Your site is your business

10. Define 1 goal

11. 3 – OK let’s go. Who will build it?

12. Option 1: You!

14. Free Time consuming

15. Option 2: Web agency

16. Core business Not free

17. Q: How much does a website cost?

18. Q: How much does a house cost?

19. 350€

20. > 350€

21. Static site: 500€ - 5000€

22. E-commerce or online soft: 5K – 100K

23. 4 – My site is online. What now?

24. Blog Meet clients SEO Ads The real work starts…

25. Start marketing the day you start coding! The real work starts…

26. 5 – Do’s and dont’s

27. KISS: Keep it Simple and Stupid

28. KISS: Keep it Simple and Stupid

29. Whitespace

30. Don’t break design patterns

31. Don’t break design patterns

32. Don’t write a book

33. Don’t skip analysis phase (FD)

34. Fail fast Fail often Fail cheap Release often, release early

35. Site = For your clients, not for you!

36. Thank you! Questions? Pieter Eerlings twitter.com/pietereer linkedin.com/in/pietere www.zorros.be