If you are in the market for web design then it might be valuable to consider the kind of skill-set required by any discerning web designer for web design Cambridge or any other location. The first most key-skill, even if it sounds surprising, is 'people' skills. Its pointless embarking on any web design project with a designer who does not come equipped with people skills: you have to be able to convey the outline of your web design requirements with someone who listens, takes accurate notes and asks straight-forward questions. And most importantly can answer your questions in a jargon-free, down to earth manner; that any one can understand, especially if the client does not come from a computer background. You should be able to sit with your web designer and be in a position where you feel absolutely comfortable discussing your project in minute detail, whatever the subject matter, whatever the idea; whatever the concept.

The next most important skills are marketing and good internet knowledge. From a marketing point of view, it world be desirable if your web designer came equipped with some kind of artistic certification, be it a degree in graphic design or a certificate in art foundation studies. You want your web design to stand-out and get noticed. You want it to contain striking imagery and photos, you want a well designed logo to represent your brand and business, you want a really attractive colour scheme, so you want your designer to have the right marketing mind-set; so that what they produce impresses and appeals to the user and really gets in the mind of the customer. It would also be desirable if before you commission your designer for web design cambridge, that they are in a position to offer a free, no-obligation mock-up of your proposed web design. That way you can gauge overall look, style, finish and marketability, before you actually make your decision to move forward.

All round internet knowledge and good computer knowledge together with a solid understanding of website programming are an absolute must when it comes to choosing your assistant for your . They have got to understand some form of relational database: be it mysql (my search query language) to work in association with php (pre hyper text processing) or Microsoft access to be used along-side ASP (active server pages).

A deep understanding of the domain name registration and DNS configuration process is of upmost importance; so they can configure your domain name and email settings as needed. Its also no point hiring any individual who cannot ensure your website is not professionally managed and hosted in a secure, modern and stable environment. All round programming skills you should expect from you're web designer are HTML, JQUERY, CSS and some decent knowledge of an image editing application such as photoshop. Your web designer should have a decent understanding of all website accessibility issues; including producing responsive websites that can display and work on all platforms: desktop, mobile, laptop and of course tablets.