Usually what we do is create a Dropbox folder into which you can upload your content (texts, images, mp3 files, mp4 files and pdfs) and from which we can download it.
If you prefer to use Google Docs or other cloud storage of your own, that works too. Please send the invitation for access to rhm@hamiltrowebsitedesign.com
If you only have a little content to send, you can send it as email attachments but the requirement for getting all assets in one batch (eg several emails on one day) still applies.
If you are having a new website designed and already have a large website with a lot of content in it, we can write a script to export the text content out of your old website and import it into a new database. This should be discussed before the contract is created if it is to be included in the quote.
NB: Unless you have made another arrangement, you will find that your contract specifies providing “web-ready content”. What this means is that you provide:
- images in jpeg or webp formats with max dimension ≤ 2560 px (you can use Squoosh to achieve this if you don’t have Photoshop)
- audio files in MP3 format (or links to audio files on third-party platforms)
- video files in MP4 format (or, better still, provide YouTube or Vimeo urls for embedding)
- PDF files already-made
- texts in Word or simple text documents (no styling is needed as we will style texts in the code but you are welcome to indicate header, bold and italics styles that you require)
All assets should be organized in folders that reflect the structure of the website-to-be.
If you provide content that is not web-ready, we can work with it — but unless you have pre-arranged to have this work done for you by us, there will be an additional charge to cover that work. Similarly, your contract will not cover editing your texts unless you have specifically requested editorial work.
