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title: I want a quote. What do I need?
date: 2024-02-19T16:07:00-08:00
author: Ben Seigel
canonical_url: "https://versastudio.com/blog/i-want-a-quote-what-do-i-need"
section: Blog
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## Blog

# I want a quote. What do I need?

 One of the first questions from our clients is "What will this cost?". What is needed to write a proper quote? 

Depending on the size and complexity of a site, the following information will be helpful for Versa Studio or other design firms to provide you with a quote:

## Site map

A site map may be in simple hierachical format, using bulleted lists and indentation to show the structure of the site. This works very well. Alternately, making a visual site map with a tool like [Gliffy](http://gliffy.net) (free) or Microsoft Visio works well.

## Feature list

What amounts to a 'feature' is not clearly defined. However, Versa Studio considers a feature to be anything that is not simple static content. Example features include:

- Articles
- Blog
- Documents
- E-commerce
- Forms for contact, quote request, or other purposes
- Physical products (how many?)
- Digital content (what kind and how many?)
- Email newsletter
- Event calendar
- Event registration
- Facebook Friends bar
- Image gallery
- Link management (dozens or hundreds of links, ordered by category)
- RSS Feeds, incoming (external, pulled from other sites in to yours)
- RSS Feeds, outgoing (your site’s content, syndicated to other sites)
- Search
- Social media sharing links, i.e., Tweet, post to Facebook, etc.
- Staff directory
- Twitter Feed

## List of similar sites

Finally, we like to receive a list of at least two or three sites you like, whether for style, structure, or other elements. This helps us narrow down what kind of look at feel you want.

## This is just a start

You can read all about this and see a real site map and feature list in our [web site planning guide](https://versastudio.com/blog/website-planning-get-it-right-the-first-time), which you will probably want to read no matter the size of your project. For sites with quite a bit of content, say, hundreds of pages instead of dozens, more information is required, including a needs assessment.