Client Onboarding
This page covers the information-gathering process for new clients before development begins.
First meeting checklist
1. Basic business info
- [ ] Business name (commercial name)
- [ ] Slogan
- [ ] Short description (for SEO / social media)
- [ ] Detailed description
2. Contact information
- [ ] Physical address
- [ ] Contact email
- [ ] Landline phone
- [ ] Mobile / WhatsApp number
- [ ] Business hours
3. Social media
- [ ] YouTube
- [ ] Twitter / X
- [ ] Other relevant platforms
4. Visual assets
- [ ] Logo (
.svgand.pngformats) - [ ] Favicon (32×32 png, 16×16 png, 180×180 apple-touch-icon)
- [ ] Social sharing image (1200×630)
- [ ] Brand color palette (if they have one)
- [ ] Corporate fonts (if they have them)
Note
CSS Custom Properties (design tokens for colors, fonts, spacing, buttons, etc.) are requested later when development starts. Cursor will prompt for them at that point.
What this data enables
With the above information we can configure:
- Initial site setup and structure
- SEO configuration
- Schema markup (structured data)
- Meta tags and Open Graph
- Contact sections and WhatsApp integration
- Footer and social links
Google / analytics accounts setup
The client creates each account and adds us as administrator. We handle the integrations.
Required for all projects
| Service | Client action | Our action |
|---|---|---|
| Google Tag Manager | Create account, add us as admin | Set up tags and triggers |
| Google Analytics | Create account, add us as admin | Connect with GTM |
| Google Search Console | Create property, add us as owner | Submit sitemap, monitor indexing |
| Microsoft Clarity | Create account, add us as admin | Connect with GTM |
Required for ad campaigns
| Service | Client action | Our action |
|---|---|---|
| Google Ads | Create account, add us as admin | Connect with Analytics |
| Google My Business | Create account, verify location | Connect with Analytics |
Info
Google My Business location verification can take 1–2 weeks (physical mail). Start the process as soon as possible.
E-commerce only
| Service | Client action | Our action |
|---|---|---|
| Google Merchant Center | Create account, link to Google Ads, upload products | Verify site ownership |
After the meeting
- Save all visual assets in an organized folder.
- Define primary and secondary colors.
- Define site structure and preferred component styles.
- Run the project creation script (for SPAs) or clone the e-commerce template (for stores).
- Apply the gathered configurations.