Web design by
Don Shorock

Sometimes the person finds you from a public computer where he doesn't have access to his e-mail client. Sometimes you'd like to help the visitor tell you what you need to know at the very start. You can do this by putting a form on your site allowing the visitor to answer your questions when first contacting you. Here are a few examples:

• The musician tells the venue everything the venue operator needs to know.
• The client tells the musician everything the musician wants to know.

A form can also let the visitor get an estimate without taking any of your time. Check out hoodoo22.com/prod.html. This combines the form with dynamic content. As prices change for his supplies, this client can change the values upon which the estimate would be based. Meanwhile, the visitor can choose the options he wants and see what the estimated price would be. The formula for the calculation is built into the page. The client and the visitor each have control over their set of variables and the page displays an accurate estimate based on today's costs.