Introduction
When you order a website from us, we will request content from you at the appropriate stage.
This guideline will help you prepare and submit content that is acceptable for developing your website. It contains information on the resolutions to use, copy specifications, and the file formats we accept.
It also contains information on getting your content and files to us securely.
Disclaimer
At any time, please only submit content that you legally own, or otherwise have legal authority to use in an online project.
We will never allow or accept images that violate a third party’s intellectual property rights to be used in any online or offline project that we work on.
We will also not accept any of the following content:
- Content that displays or promotes any form of nudity, or that may otherwise be classified as “adult content”, which may be generally unsuitable for an audience under the age of 18 in New Zealand, or the legal age in any other jurisdiction from where your website may be accessed.
- Content that displays, supports, intends to, or can incite race-based, gender-based, ethnicity-based, sexual orientation and identity-based violence, crime, or hatred.
- Content that contains graphic details of death, murder, or crime of any nature.
- Content that is intended to spread propaganda or hatred against the New Zealand Government or the rule of law.
- Content that is classified as having the potential to disrupt the national security of New Zealand or any other country, region, state, or territory.
- Content that contains any form of child pornography, child sexual abuse, child abuse, or abuse in general.
- Any other content that is prohibited from being published in an online publication under the Laws of New Zealand, or any other jurisdiction from where your website may be accessed.
Types of Content
When we are developing your website, we will request various types of content. These content types are discussed below.
Images
Images are great visual tools and the life of your website. They can be used to showcase your business, its products, and services, and can also be used to portray various statements that your business supports.
When you submit your images, please ensure the following is followed:
Resolution
Where possible, we recommend sending us images that are more than 1920 pixels wide in resolution. Images that are at least of this resolution are known as “high-resolution” or “high-res”, and ensures that your website has clear and crisp images which are an important aspect of user experience.
Images that are submitted in lower resolutions may appear blurred out when viewed from different devices, which will affect the user experience in a negative way.
Image Formats
Unless specified otherwise, we can only accept images that are in the following formats:
- .WEBP (recommended)
- .PNG
- .JPEG
- .GIF
Text
Also known as the “copy”, the text content of your website provides more information about your business, its services, products, and other activities that your business undertakes.
When creating your text content, please ensure the following is followed:
Formatting Your Text
Where possible, please use minimal formatting for your text. You may use bold, italics, or underlined text to tell us how you would like them to appear on your website.
If you use a word processor for your text content, please use the default font. If you use a third-party font that you may have downloaded and installed, we might not access to that font in our library, which means that your document will not display as you intended. Please note that not all word and document processors are able to embed fonts in the proper way, and some fonts may also be licensed in a way that prevents them from being embedded in documents.
Please use the appropriate headings throughout your document to specify the same on your website. If you are unsure of how to use headings in a document, please refer to your document processors official manual.
Specifying Image Locations
Where an image appears on your text copy, please insert the image name in brackets as a placeholder.
For example:
It is helpful to note that your images must be appropriately named.
File Format
Files containing the text copy of your website must only be submitted in PDF format. We are unable to accept any other file format for text content as our word processing software may be different to yours.
Most new word processors have a built-in feature to export your files as PDF. You should refer to your word processor’s official manual for help if you need assistance. There are also several online tools that may help you convert your native word format files to PDF, however, caution must be taken to only use trustworthy websites as some may embed malware to your files.
Graphics
Your website can contain various graphics. These include your business or brand logos and other decorational elements.
File Format
When you submit your business or brand logo, we will accept the following file formats:
- AI
- SVG
- EPS
When submitting illustrations, please note that we accept the following file formats:
- AI
- SVG
- EPS
Submitting Your Content
How To Pack Your Contents
We suggest that you pack your contents in compressed ZIP files. This will allow a faster transmission of your files as well as the ability to include multiple contents in a single upload.
If you are unsure about using tools to compress your files and folders, please submit your contents individually.
How To Send Us Your Content
File transfers to and from us are done via our own cloud service, BissesarCloud.
BissesarCloud is a secure and hassle-free way of sharing files with us. When we start working on a project with you, we will send you details on how to access BissesarCloud as well as your login credentials.
For security reasons, we are unable to accept contents via email.
Last updated on 3 February 2024.