Your website is the face of your company online, it could tell a lot about your business so you have to make sure you choose the right web design company to build you the perfect website. Here are tips on how to choose the right one.
1. Look for professional Web Designers. These are people who does it for a living, they are not just hobbyist or self-thought web designers (although can be very talented and I applaud them). Designing Websites should be their business, they should be knowledgeable, experienced and well recommended. They should have a great website of their own, like how your website should be about your business, the web design company's website would tell you a lot about them. They should have a portfolio on their site, an about page, testimonials and contact information.
2. Look through their Portfolio. Web Design companies should have a portfolio on their site. This will allow you to gauge their skills. You can check if the websites they design is like something you are looking for your company, but at the same time you should observe if the websites they have the same feel or looks too identical.
3. Enough Staff to Handle the Work. Check if their company has enough people to do the job. Do not go for an individual web designer, it's hard to rely on just one person to do the job for this can be pretty risky and can be a waste of time and money for your company if something goes wrong with that individual. The company should have more than one designer or a group of people who has different expertise on the technicalities of building a website.
4. Custom Fit to your Needs. A good web design company does not work for you but WORKS WITH YOU. The company should asses your needs, ask for your goals and visions and welcome your ideas. You should have the feeling that you are part of the web design team and web design process and not just them coding and building you a website that they think is good for you.
5. Support. Website needs maintenance, and unless you have an employee who knows how to tweak or maintain a website, you should ask the web design company their after sales support. Do they offer trainings on how to manipulate or maintain the websites they built? Or is this included on their service package? Or do they offer maintenance service and how much is it?
6. A Great Proposal and a Reasonable Price. As they say you get what you paid for! But the price for your website should be reasonable. It's advisable that you canvass first. You should also try to negotiate with the web design company. Besides the price, you should also consider the turn-around time of the project, the types of services that are included and the complexity of the design. Keep in mind, your Business' website is the face of your company online. Make sure to take your time and choose wisely.
