How to Select My Web Design Firm
There are a lot of things to keep in mind when choosing
who to work with in developing my internet business.
Ask yourself these questions.
- What does the designer's company site look like?
- Are the designers that developed it still with the
company?
- Did they out-source their own site?
- What do the sites in their portfolio look like?
- Is the team that developed the sites I like still
with the company?
- Are they available for my project?
- Is this a company I can trust?
- How long have they been in business?
- Will they be available should I have future changes
to make to the project?
- Can I have references?
- Do they have project management experience with
projects similar in size to mine?
- Do we agree on the scope and budget of the project?
- Are they listening to what I want? Or are they telling
me what I want?
- Do they have the design skills I am looking for?
- Do they have the technical ability to develop my
site?
- Do they have the technical ability to maintain the
site and give continuing support?
- Am I personally going to be able to work with them?
- Do they have a clear methodology?
- Do they have team members available to do all of
the work that I need including photography, sound,
animation or programming?
- Can they work with my legacy systems, the files
or data I already have?
- Can they develop a site that can grow as my business
grows?
- Do they understand my business?
- Can they bring traffic to my web site?
- Do they understand Search Engine indexing?
- Are they enthusiastic about my project?
- Are they available to work on my site and launch
by my deadline?
Your company is entitled to:
- Accurate estimates
- Open, regular communication
- A written contract
- A written schedule that will be adhered to
- Immediate notification of any potential delays or
problems
- Pay only for authorized work
- A written log of hours and tasks, if paying by the
hour
- Monitor the project as it develops
- Rapid turnaround
- Security and privacy precautions
- Work as described in the contract
design42 is entitled to:
- Information to base our estimate on
- A written contract
- A deposit
- Images, text or whatever your company
is providing within the time frame we have scheduled
- Written authorization for changes in authorized
work
- Timely response to questions
Call design42 New Media Web Design at
(828) 692-7270 or email us at sales@design42.com.
Make an appointment for a personal consultation at your
home or business or at the design42
office.
Would you like
to design your website yourself?
design42 New Media Web Design can walk
you through any difficulties you might run into. We
can help with domain registration, FTP, photography,
photo editing, copy writing or any other part of the
project that you need help with or do not want to
do. We can teach you how to accomplish each step
yourself, so that you won't need help next time.
If you have said "I would like to design my website
myself;" let design42 help you
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