Picking the right web designer really isn’t a quick nor an easy decision; it’s a bit like picking the right mechanic.
Get a great mechanic who is honest and doesn’t charge you for things you don’t actually need and you will stick with him and tell your friends about him. Get a bad mechanic and you can walk out with a huge bill and a car that still doesn’t work correctly.
Building a website seems like a pretty straight forward process so you may be wandering why websites take so long, and in fact what we are doing while you wait?
Let’s break this down step by step.
1. Firstly the most important part of the whole process – planning.
As with many things in life, there are pros and cons for outsourcing your web development work but ultimately it comes down to the goals you have for your online project.
Some things to consider should be;
One of the main types of websites we get asked about here at Neubreed are directory websites. Think Car Sales, Domain, Real Estate.com etc
A big shock for many clients is finding out no matter which web design agency they decide to go with is that these sites are not cheap to develop, but why?
To begin let’s address what’s involved with developing a directory site. Let’s say for example you want to create a business directory website.
To ensure the process of getting your website developed is as smooth as possible it all comes down to the communication between you and the web designer. Things such as missing functionality or costs increasing above budget unexpectedly are generally a result of miscommunication or because functionality is added mid build that hadn’t been accounted for.
So how do you make sure you and your web designer are on the same page?
Starting a business website or redesigning an existing business website seems like a pretty easy thing to do, but in order to make sure you build a successful website we have below a checklist for you to make sure you have the basics covered
Everyone’s a web designer, it’s true. The likelihood is that as you are reading this that you either know a web designer directly or a friend of a friend is a web designer/ developer. So this poses the question; why not just use them, save a bucket load of cash and get the site you have always dreamt of?
Well, we need to weigh up the factors that make a great web designer and the factors that lead you to falling victim to becoming part of another horror story!
In the conversations I have each day with small business owners and entrepreneurs, the most common thing I find is that they are not sure what information they should be providing me with or what to ask me. When obtaining quotes from website companies, you will find you have similar yet different conversations with each company or agency.