10 Things You Should Look for In A Web Design Company
by Nitin Kumar Digital Marketing CompanyType “best web
design company” and press the “Enter” key. Google will respond to
your query without delay. You are likely to see tall claims by numerous
websites appearing on the First SERP (Search Engine Result Page), or the
so-called top 10 SEO ranking
results.
To help you perform an acid-test of their claims, we put in several
hours of research and created this checklist of the top 10 things you should
look for in a web design company.
Start the Test from Their Own Website
Assess their website design. Your checklist should have:
user-centric visuals, colors and fonts, image type and quality, navigation,
mobile-friendly features, adherence to Core Web Vitals (loading, interactivity,
and visual stability), and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). Remember, website design is
an inseparable aspect of technical SEO, and affects your future web
marketing
initiatives.
Portfolio
Take a look at their portfolio. If
you don’t see it online, fill out an enquiry form asking for some of their
previous works. Now check out other competitor websites that are similar to
yours. This will give you an idea of what you can expect from your vendor’s web
designing team. Take the help of your professional network to get references of
the ideal web designer candidate or companies as per your design complexity and
budget.
Experience
Every other day, you can find a new web design company surfacing on
the Web. This makes it difficult for users to find the best ones. Get to know
your candidate’s real experience in the industry. You can figure this out
through their website. Remember that testimonials can be faked. Make sure that
the number of years or months that they show is consistent across their
website, social networks and business directories. Confirm their existence
through https://who.is/.
Check information such as the owner’s name, registered country, state and city, along
with the domain registration date.
Free Consultation
It’s not hard to find free web design consultation services in the
competitive age that we live in. Drop an online enquiry to potential web design
companies that have a clientele who have had work done that is similar to
yours. The best web design companies respond within 24 to 72 business hours. Do
some homework before you get engaged. For e.g., if you already have an existing
website, and want a design revamp, ask for the errors or flaws and what they
would do to improve them.
Social Profile
Scan their social profiles, particularly, on LinkedIn and Behance.
This will give you an idea about their people, their skills, and reputation in
the industry. Behance is more suited for creative work. You can find both big
and small web design companies with their profiles, portfolios, and contact
information listed there. This platform allows users to rate agency work, which
can be an important clue for you.
Online Marketplace
Most web design companies are likely to have their profiles
distributed across online marketplaces like GoodFirms, Upwork, and AppFutura.
Check previous work, client feedbacks or recommendation, ratings, pricing, etc.
You can also see the names of old clients, the money they make, and much more.
You may hire the company through their portal as well. However, if you want to
avoid their commission, you can approach the company directly.
Review and Rating
Use BBB,
Google Review, and review other similar online marketplaces. These
marketplaces are likely to be genuine ones as authorized users are allowed to
submit a review. However, some review portals do not work with integrity and ethics.
They allow businesses to manipulate reviews and ratings. It’s not as if all
businesses present in these places abuse the platform, but many do.
Delivery Time
Is the company ready to deliver the web design task as per your
schedule? Design is not the only task you will need done. Once the design is
ready, it goes through coding, content
development, and marketing. Keep some
extra time with yourself when you provide any deadline to a web design company.
“It’s better that you hire a full service agency that offers all of these
professionals under one roof,” says Partho Mondal of Wisitech InfoSolutions -
an agency with over 20 years of experience in the industry. This saves time and
makes services affordable as well. You have the leverage to do some
negotiation. Negotiation may save you some money that you can later invest
later in marketing or other tasks. There is no harm in trying!
Post-Delivery Service
Return or refund policies give you confidence in your purchase
decision. Although, there is little space for returns in the service industry,
you should still know what options you have if you find some errors or bugs in
the website after the delivery.
Pricing
Everyone has a budget. Make a list of web design companies that fit
into yours. Ask for the hourly rate, and ask for fixed-budget quotation. See
what they offer as part of the fixed-budget quotations. How are they going to
handle any feedback or improvement that you offer while the design is in
progress? How many drafts are they going to provide before the final one?
Hope you found the above information useful! Got any queries? Drop
your comments or write to us at partho.m@wisitech.com.
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