Start with the list, not the quote
Twelve things to gather before anyone builds your cemetery website. Written for trustees, councils and volunteer committees.
THE CEMETERY WEBSITE CHECKLIST
Everything to gather before your website is built
Most cemetery website projects stall in the same place. Not on design, on missing information. Nobody can find the burial records, nobody knows who holds the domain, and the photographs are eight years old. This pack walks you through the twelve things to collect first, in plain language, with space to write your own answers.
Where should we send it
The Cemetery Website Preparation Pack
Each part opens with a plain explanation of the terms, gives you a short list of things to find, leaves space to write your own answers, checklist…
Ownership and foundations
Your domain, your hosting and your logins. Who holds them today, and who should.
The people families meet
Names, roles and portraits of the staff, trustees and volunteers a visitor will deal with.
Your burial records
What you hold, what format it sits in, and what you are willing to publish.
The grounds and photography
A shot list for the gates, the chapel, the paths and the seasons, so the site shows your cemetery rather than a stock one.
Services and fees
The current fee schedule, what each service includes, and what families ask about price.
History and heritage
The material that lives in people rather than in files, and how to get it recorded before it goes.
The questions families ask
The ones your office answers on the phone every week, which belong on the site instead.
Enquiries and contact
Who receives what, how quickly someone replies, and how a grieving visitor reaches a person.
Accessibility and visiting
Hours, parking, step free routes and everything an older visitor needs before setting out.
Legal and admin
Privacy, records that should stay private, and the small print nobody reads until it matters.
Launch and handover
What you should receive on the day the site goes live, listed so you can check it off.
The page for your committee
One page that puts the whole decision in front of trustees, filled in from the parts above.
Questions we are asked about the pack
Yes. Give an email address and the pack arrives within a minute. There is no cost, no call booked on your behalf, and nothing to cancel later.
No. The pack was written to be useful with any designer, and a filled in copy makes a strong brief whoever you hand it to. If you would rather work with someone local, take it to them.
Two or three weeks for most cemeteries, spread across a few sittings. Most of the work is finding material that already exists somewhere in your office rather than writing anything new.
Yes to both. The pack is built to print on A4 or US letter, with boxes to write in by hand. Share it with your committee, your council or your cemetery association as widely as you like.
Start with the list, not the quote
Fifteen pages, twelve parts, free. The cemeteries that fill it in reach a decision faster and pay for less guesswork.
Where should we send it
Talk to a website specialist
No pitch deck, no sales sequence. We look at how families currently find you online, show you two or three things worth fixing, then give you a fixed price. If we are not the right fit, we will say so and point you toward someone who is.
- Book a call Pick a time that suits you The calendar adjusts to your timezone automatically, wherever you are.
- WhatsApp +33 661 412 988 Best for a quick question or a link to your current site.
- Email [email protected] Sarah Meyran, founder. Every enquiry is answered by a person, usually within one working day.
Tell us about your cemetery
Four short questions. It gives us enough to reply with something useful rather than a brochure.