Planning the structure / content of the site, where to start?

Question

Design

Here comes the client, says you need a website.
The first question, of course, is what he does, let's say a car service.
What next?
How to determine which pages, blocks he needs?
At first glance, the set of modules does not differ much from site to site: catalog, services, promotions, news, gallery, reviews, contacts.
But how to argue why it is so and not otherwise. And finally create a prototype. Where to dig to learn this?

Answer 1

Ask the business owner what he needs on the site and
why

At first glance, the set of modules does not differ much from site to site: catalog, services, promotions, news, gallery, reviews, contacts.

Have you ever used the sites yourself?
Why does a car service customer need their news?
One page that will look good on all devices
The face of the most normal car mechanic in clean clothes against the backdrop of the service room
Phone and working hours - large
Table: service, price, time, photo / video of the process (preferably) Location
map At the
bottom, you can pull up reviews from Google maps and other services

Answer 2

lol. a client who doesn't know what he wants comes to a contractor who doesn't know how to work.
good luck guys)

Answer 3

It is necessary to build on the requirements and draw up technical requirements for them.
For example, google "Веб-сайт: базис, архитектура, создание"and you will immediately find the information you need.

Answer 4

you sell him Bitrix, there you can turn everything into everything
and hosting is more expensive

Answer 5

In a good way, the structure of the site should be set by the potential user of the future site, that is, stand in his place and try to get information about the organization and services.
Visibility and ease of use - the main criterion