What We Need to Get Started on Your New IGC QuickSite

Once you've upgraded to one of our IGC Quicksite solutions, you'll receive a questionnaire designed to streamline the setup of your new site. To ensure a swift turnaround, please gather and provide the following information when filling out the questionnaire:

Logo

Please submit the original vector artwork file if available. If you don’t have a vector file, a high-resolution JPG or PNG will also be acceptable. 

Main Navigation

We will need your main navigation menu. Ideally, 5-8 items work best. However, if the navigation labels are lengthy, you may need to include fewer items. For example, use "Events" instead of "Events and Classes," or "Wholesale" instead of "Wholesale Accounts."

Images

Please provide 2 or 3 high-resolution images (at least 2,000 pixels wide) for use in your home slideshow. Horizontal images taken with a smart phone typically meet the quality and size requirements. Keep in mind that some email applications may reduce image file sizes when sending. Submitting the images through the questionnaire will help ensure that the original file quality is preserved.

If you are unsure if your images meet the required size, you can check here:

Graphics Standards

If you have a graphics standards guide, please submit that with your survey. If not, we will need you to select colors and fonts for your new site.

Colors

We will need the HEX colors for your website's primary, secondary and tertiary colors. You can select colors and see the corresponding HEX number with this tool, https://htmlcolors.com/google-color-picker.

If you have a primary color but are struggling to come up with secondary and tertiary colors, you can use this online solution to generate complementary colors, mycolor.space/.

Still struggling? You can ask our designer to select the colors for you.

SSL Protection

We cannot release a website without a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate. There are strict guidelines on how an SSL is issued that cannot be changed. The request for the SSL must go to one of the following 5 email addresses on your domain:

• admin@....
• administrator@....
• hostmaster@....
• webmaster@....
• postmaster@....

For example, if your website URL is AcmeGardenCenter.com, the SSL request would have to be sent to admin@AcmeGardenCenter.com, or adminstration@AcmeGardenCenter.com or hostmaster@AcmeGardenCenter.com, etc. If none of the 5 email addresses exists, have your email administrator setup 'admin@....'.

If you only use GMAIL, AOL, Yahoo, etc. for email, we can set up an admin@.... address for you. This will be billed at an additional $3 per month. 

Text Font Selector

Utilize the Google Text Font Selector to easily find a text font for you to use on your new site. Please select fonts for:

• Main Navigation & Page Titles
• Page Subtitles
• General text

Google Analytics (Optional)

Google Analytics is a great way to track your most popular website pages and see how your customers interact with your site. 

If you do not have access to a Google Analytics (GA4) account that was linked to your previous website, you will need to set up a new account. The steps are detailed here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9304153?hl=en.

We will need to add the Google Measurement ID to your web pages to begin seeing data in your new Google Analytics 4 property. Please send the Measurement ID to support@gardencentermarketing.com. Our developer will implement it for your website.

Once the site is live, you will be able to login to Google Analytics to view the stats on your website.