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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT WEB DESIGN COMPANY

There are plenty of web design companies out there so choosing the right one for you could be time

consuming and stressful.

You want a company who will take your business seriously and who are the type of company who builds

relationships and trust with their clients.

Building your website will take time and hard work, so its crucial that you work well with the company who

are going to be building your website for you.

By choosing the right web design company from the start it should help to avoid do-over's, which can be

costly and time consuming.

There are several important questions to ask when choosing a web designer.

Here are a few for you to consider…..

1. WHAT EXPERIENCE DO THEY HAVE WITH WEBSITE DESIGN?

You need to ask the company what kind of design experience they have.

For example, do they have experience with content management system or HTML coding? If your company sell

products then do the company have experience in e-commerce hosting?

2. DO THEY HAVE A PORTFOLIO THAT YOU CAN REVIEW?

If you choose a good and experienced company then they will have a portfolio of websites they have created for their clients.

When looking through their portfolio you need to note the quality and execution of the work as well as pick out things

you like and don’t like so they can be taken into consideration before your build.

3. WHERE IS THE COMPANY LOCATED?

It’s important you pick a company who are local to you because it’s vital you can meet them face-to-face

to built that relationship and trust.

If you type in something like ‘web design Winchester’ or ‘web design Portsmouth’ it will help to ascertain

who the companies local to you are.

4. HOW BIG IS THE TEAM?

Whilst a larger team will have more resources, a smaller team will be more flexible and will more likely become

personally involved in your project.

You need to find a web agency that reflects the size of tasks and projects you require.

5. WHAT ARE THE COMPANIES COMMUNICATION SKILLS LIKE?

Communication between you and your web design company is crucial.

It’s important they respond quickly and professionally to your questions whether it’s via email or over the phone.

6. IS WEB HOSTING INCLUDED?

Does the website design company host the websites that they create? Will the company keep a record for how often downtime

occurs?  

What protection is there against hackers and viruses?

How often will the website be backed-up?

Problems WILL occur at some point so it’s important you pick a company who will be there to fix them or who are happy to have a

good relationship with your host.

7. DOES THE COMPANY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING?

It’s important your website design company know about Social Media marketing because you will want

your social media accounts to link in well with the design of your web site both visually and technically.

8. DO THEY SEEM GENUINELY INTERESTED IN YOUR PROJECT?

If the design company seem interested and excited about the project then you know they will work their hardest to make everything perfect for you. If they

appear to not be that interested then it might be best to look for a company who specialise in designing for

particular products or services.

9. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

Make sure the potential design company outline all of the prices associated with the work and put it all in writing.

Don’t enter into a deal unless all of the costs are explained and agreed before work commences to avoid any

complications.

WHEN CAN THEY GET STARTED?

It’s all very well finding a company you want to work with, but if they have a backlog of work, it might

delay the start date and in turn the launch of your new site.

GO WITH YOUR GUT

If you use some of the question provided above, you shouldn’t stray too far wrong when choosing a web

development company, but at the end of the day…….

GO WITH YOUR GUT!