Choosing a Web Design Company
With a multitude of web designers and developers out there, from freelancers to agencies, to online templates, how do you know what the right fit is for your company, and more importantly, for your goals and objectives? Choosing a web design company is not that a serious job. But choosing a good web design company is a real serious challenge. People say that Internet has made business processes simple and global, but how about the complexities that Internet offers which are unique. Just Search for the term "Good Web Design Firm" on Google, and it comes up with millions of results. For normal human being, it's impossible to search for every result. We will go through the entire process of selecting a Web Design and Development company in a structured way.
STEP 1 - Planning
The first step involves defining your needs. While searching for the right web designer, it is important to have a clear idea what role your new Web site or a redesigned one will fill. Will it provide information to your customers? Will it serve the needs of your employees? Or will it include an online shopping section so that you can sell your products to visitors? Most Web designers will need to know the following:
• The role of your new Web site.
• The intended market or audience of your Web site.
• Your budget.
Take time to consider what you expect from your Web site and the type of information you want to communicate to your potential clients before you approach your designer. This will save you and the designer a considerable amount of time and effort.
STEP 2 - Searching and Creating a Primary list
Searching is a vigorous process and does not require any special skill other than diligence to effectively come up with good results that fulfill your requirements. Just scan through directories, check Google listings on specific keyword searches and ask for referrals from your friends or business partners. It does not have to be a very extensive research work.
Websites: Determine the web design firm that is responsible for the websites of organizations that you admire. These organizations may be your competitors, or in related or unrelated industries. Sometimes the web design firm is included in the site credits or is listed elsewhere on the website. If you cannot find the credits on the site itself, feel free to contact the organization and ask which web design firm is responsible for the website. This can also be a good source for references for that web design firm.
STEP 3- Proposals
Once you have selected your short-list of top web development firms, request that they send you a proposal. Ask that their proposal include an overview of your requirements and their proposed solution. This will help to determine which web design firm understands your requirements best. Also, ask that each web design firm include a description of their development process and a price breakdown for the various aspects of the website project.
STEP 4 - Evaluating Proposals
Evaluate each proposal individually on the basis of merit. Take the following points into consideration:
• Wellness of the proposal.
• Respective strength and weaknesses of the companies.
• Evaluate the presentation and format style.
STEP 5 - Selecting the Company
After your organization has reviewed all proposals, compare them with each other. How do they fare in terms of presentation? How do their processes appear in terms of project management? Do they present scalability and/or upgrade paths for your project, which go beyond the needs of the immediate goals outlined?
After going through all the above process, you should be able to zero in on to a particular company. If the doubt persists, establish communication process between the likely companies to understand their process and commitments.
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