Choosing the best web design company
The time has come for you to build or redesign your company website. Choosing a good web design provider is very important. With a good web design company you won’t have many problems like with a poor web company which will bring you much pain. Here are a few guidelines for you to consider when you’re looking for a web design company:
Design
This is the easy part – search for a couple web design companies and look for the portfolio. Look at the design of the websites they are presenting. Do you like the line of the designs that you see? Be aware that there are few designers in each company and every one of them has his unique design line. So if you like a specific design, ask for the specific designer to be in charge of your design.
Information design
When you browse a web design company web site, pay attention to how easy it is for you to find the information you are looking for. Also browse the portfolio of each company and see how easy and quick it is for you to understand the company niche. Also pay attention to the navigation bars and how easy it is for you to navigate to the information you are looking for.
Technical aspect
When you visit a web design company site and their portfolio, try looking at the site on several browsers. I recommend IE6+, Firefox for Windows and Safari for Mac. Look for the companies that support those browsers.
Technological aspect
Does the company give you the choice of a CMS (content management system)?
Which one? Look for a company that will give you the ownership of the source code at the end of the process. You can never know what will happen to the company in three years and it is better to be on the safe side. I recommend building the website on an open source platform like Drupal or Joomla
SEO Aspect
The purpose of building a website is to drive users to it so the very important thing you need to check is if the company is an expert in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Do they know how to build a site that is search engine friendly? In this area ask them for referrals to a couple of clients they are promoting or ask them to show you some examples.
