Tips to Select Best Web Design Company – Maestro Infotech
by MaestroInfotech System Website Design Company BangaloreHow to select Right Web
Design Company?
Your
company's web presence is an essential part of your business. Almost anyone who
is considering doing business with you is sure to research your company online
before signing a contract or making a purchase. Yet, most people aren't
involved in web projects very often and aren't sure what to look for when
choosing the right web design firm.
Choosing the wrong web design team could prove disastrous, so you need to be
careful.
Here are things to consider when choosing a web design company:
1.
Is their web design pricing too good to be true? In the world of web
design, low cost equates to poor quality. Quality-cutting measures include:
o
Outsourcing work
o
Re-packaging designs (which were often rejected by other clients),
or
o
Neglecting quality assurance and testing
Another
common tactic is to present a low initial quote while hiding costs that will
eventually pile up over the scope of the project. You'll also want to be
careful that the company could have little experience, or that it may not be in
business tomorrow. We often have clients come to us to rescue their site after
having worked with a "discount" web design company, resulting in lost
time and wasted money. Don't let that be you.
Saving a little up front could cost you far more in the future.
2.
Are they a vendor or a partner? The web design company's approach to
their relationship with you is extremely important. Vendors consider success
through their own eyes, and you and your business goals are of no concern to
them. When your project concludes, they disappear, with no vested interest in
your success. Partners, on the other hand, seek mutual success over the long
term. It's a victory for them when you succeed. True success is measured not by
simply launching a site, but by that site bringing return on investment and
growing your business.
Make sure they are as passionate about your success as you are.
3.
Where's the content coming from? Content isn't an afterthought -
it's integral to an effective website. Your content must be compelling to
readers and optimized for search. It must communicate the value of your
company, fit your brand identity, be visually engaging, and be optimized for
converting visitors to leads. You need a partner who will work with you to
translate your business and value proposition into outstanding textual,
graphic, and video content.
Choose a firm with content development and optimization at the core of their
approach.
4.
Are they a one-trick pony? Your business will always be evolving,
and your needs will likely go beyond the web. If web design and development is the
company's only area of expertise, their eyes will glaze over the moment you
mention direct mail, producing a video, designing your tradeshow booth, writing
a press release, or solidifying their brand position. Ask whether the company
has just as much expertise in branding, marketing, and print design as they do
with web.
Choose a full-service firm to build not only a great website, but a
comprehensive marketing strategy.
5.
Will their CMS cause you stress? Think of a Content Management
System (CMS) as "the wheel." Some web design firms try to reinvent the
wheel on every project, building proprietary custom solutions that are rarely
necessary and add substantial costs to your project. Using a proprietary
solution could also lock you in to using that company for all your web
maintenance or site upgrades in the future. Other companies (such as Intuit or
Volusion) make you rent their wheel, essentially leasing a website from their
platform with a "software as a service" CMS. These solutions are
extremely limited in design and functionality (with virtually no ability to
customize either), and you won't be able to take any of the site with you if
you leave. And then there are still some web design agencies who will try to
convince you that you don't need a wheel, implementing their sites in outdated
technology such as Dreamweaver templates (or even static HTML) so that you're
forced to rely on the agency to make even minor updates (often under an
overpriced maintenance agreement). Look for a web
design company who:
o
Considers sites without a CMS to be just plain nutty
o
Builds websites on an open source Content Management System
platform (such as WordPress or Drupal)
o
Listens to, documents, and implements your unique requirements
o
Happily says, "You own the code"
Your
site should be built on a scalable, customizable, open-source platform so that
it brings lasting value and grows with your business.
Take your
time and explore several web
design companies before you make a commitment. This is a significant
investment, and a crucial part of your business, so make sure that you're
making the right decision.
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