Websites, applications, integrations and maintenance: choosing a delivery partner starts with the journey to build and the responsibilities to retain.
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| Need | Questions to examine |
|---|---|
| Editorial website | Publishing frequency, contributor permissions and accessible templates. |
| Business application | Business rules, security, integrations, testing and service continuity. |
| Maintenance | Support scope, updates, recoverable backups and handover. |
An installed theme and an integrated application have different scopes. Exclusions and tasks left to your team substantially change the actual cost.
A CMS often suits content publishing. For complex business rules, workflows or permissions, test its extensions, limitations and maintenance against a representative scenario.
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Public standards and methods for making websites and digital services more accessible.
Use it for: Use it to turn accessibility requirements into checks during design, acceptance and maintenance.
Source: accessibilite.numerique.gouv.fr · Link checked
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Web and communication support for independent businesses and SMEs, covering websites, identity, content and local visibility.
Use it for: Prepare an initial website or communication brief for a small business.
Source: cfsn.worldwebcertified.com · Link checked
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Overview of the design rules and components for official French public-service interfaces.
Use it for: Understand a public design system’s role and permitted usage framework.
Source: design.numerique.gouv.fr · Link checked
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Ten points for defining website goals, content, constraints, budget, acceptance and maintenance.
Use it for: Use the guide to describe outcomes, audiences, content, constraints and criteria for comparing proposals.
Source: www.francenum.gouv.fr · Link checked
Open the official siteGuidance for choosing a domain name consistent with an organisation and its identity.
Use it for: Prepare criteria for a consistent, easy-to-share domain name.
Source: www.francenum.gouv.fr · Link checked
Open the official siteGuidance on website cost components, including hosting, licences, content and maintenance.
Use it for: Build a list of cost components before comparing website proposals.
Source: www.francenum.gouv.fr · Link checked
Open the official siteGuides on creating, improving and operating a business website.
Use it for: A starting point for defining the site’s role, preparing content and assigning responsibilities after launch.
Source: www.francenum.gouv.fr · Link checked
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Websites for hotels, restaurants, campsites, shops and independent businesses on the Normandy coast.
Use it for: Prepare booking or contact information for a Normandy-coast business.
Source: internet-cote-fleurie.worldwebcertified.com · Link checked
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Fast website delivery, web identity and SEO visibility for organisations in and around Paris.
Use it for: Define journeys and content for a website serving a Paris-based business.
Source: internet-paris-france.worldwebcertified.com · Link checked
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Open learning path covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, accessibility and front-end development practice.
Use it for: A useful route for learning fundamentals before choosing a specialism or tool.
Source: developer.mozilla.org · Link checked
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French reference framework and assessment tools for reducing the footprint of digital services.
Use it for: Select relevant criteria during scoping and document trade-offs instead of postponing checks until launch.
Source: ecoresponsable.numerique.gouv.fr · Link checked
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Methods and resources for evaluating accessibility throughout website design and maintenance.
Use it for: Combine quick checks, human testing and an evaluation method suited to the service.
Source: www.w3.org · Link checked
Open the official siteReference tutorial on labels, grouped controls, instructions, validation and helpful feedback in web forms.
Use it for: Use the examples to check labels, grouped controls, instructions and error recovery.
Source: www.w3.org · Link checked
Open the official siteReference tutorial for distinguishing informative, decorative, functional and complex images and choosing their text alternatives.
Use it for: Decide the useful alternative for a medium according to its role in the page.
Source: www.w3.org · Link checked
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Professional website creation, maintenance, SEO and generative-search visibility.
Use it for: Assess website creation and maintenance against a written scope.
Source: webmaster-thomas-more.worldwebcertified.com · Link checked
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A directory entry is a starting point. Match the resource to a defined need, check the original source and compare approaches before committing a budget.
Write down the audience, the problem, the expected result and the deadline. A website redesign, a security review and a data project call for different evidence and skills.
Open the organisation’s own site. Check its legal identity, the scope of its services, the date of its guidance and how to contact it. For public data, review the publisher, licence and update frequency.
Ask providers about relevant work, delivery method, responsibilities, accessibility, handover and support. Compare proposals against the same brief and note what is excluded.
A public resource may help you learn or benchmark; a provider may carry out a mission. Inclusion here does not imply endorsement, affiliation or current availability. Read the expert selection guide for a fuller checklist.
The filters group different types of resources. These notes explain the intended use and the checks to make before acting.
Choose this category when the need concerns a website, application, integration or long-term technical maintenance. Distinguish a delivery provider from a public guide explaining how to prepare the project.
Before you decide: Ask about ownership of the domain and code, accessibility checks, security updates, documentation and the support plan.
Scope the workUse this category for brand messages, visual identity, editorial production and channels. A communication plan should name its audience and the action it is meant to support.
Before you decide: Compare examples of published work, approval steps, usage rights and how consistency will be maintained across formats.
Plan contentExplore this category for infrastructure, connectivity, cybersecurity and operational support. Start with an inventory of essential services and who can access them.
Before you decide: Confirm response arrangements, backups, recovery responsibilities, subcontractors and the boundary between support and security advice.
Review security basicsFind public datasets, APIs and guidance for analysis or a controlled AI experiment. A catalogue entry describes a source; it does not automatically make the data suitable for a decision.
Before you decide: Check licence, update frequency, coverage, missing values, access conditions and whether a human can review consequential outputs.
Choose indicatorsLook here for search visibility, campaigns, email and measurement guidance. Begin with a target audience and a meaningful outcome before selecting a channel.
Before you decide: Ask which baseline will be used, how consent and tracking work, and who will maintain content after a campaign.
Build a content planUse networks to discover organisations, training or support. An entry in a network is a lead for further checking, not proof of availability or quality.
Before you decide: Verify membership criteria where relevant, the person who will carry out the work and the terms of any proposed introduction.
Compare specialistsThe date records an automated availability check, not a guarantee of data freshness, service quality or eligibility. Some publishers block automated requests. For each dataset or API, check the actual licence, update date, coverage and access terms before reuse.
