I Have A Business Online; Why Do I Need A Professional Website Designer? (Kristi Ambrose)
Jul 28, 2009
If you have been online for a while I'm sure like me, you have heard all the "tales" in the book. One "tale" you may have been told about is how important a nice design is for your site. Well I can tell you firsthand that this is NOT a tall tale - it's the darn truth. When you have a site online you are getting judged by the cover. So if you have a site that is low quality, or it's coding is all messed up and it shows, or if you have all these weird psychedelic colors, people are going to judge you on it. If you have a messy site they are probably going to have to assume that the owner is a messy person.
Why else would you have your site like that unless you didn't care. And if you don't care about something as small as your website who's to say what other BIG things you don't care about as well! No, website design is an essential part of any website. If you have a nice site, not only will you attract more people, but people will also stay longer and read up about what you are offering! There are several billions of sites you can find online that offer design services. Some things I would look for:
- First off, if they are a designer, then they too should have a nice design on their site, correct? So when choosing a good company to go with, take a look at their own site. Make sure it looks nice, the coding is all "covered up", the links work, etc.
- Secondly, it's important that they either have web design prices and website design prices either ON their website or that you can call them and talk about prices. Usually when you visit a site they will have fixed price packages - these packages can go up or down in price. But you at least get to see that something like a $400 package is going to get you this and that and this other thing.
- Thirdly, I think it's important to find a design company in your neighborhood. They don't have to be down the street necessarily, but I do think it's important to find someone in your state or country. If it's a big job you might need someone in your city so you can meet up and sit down with them. If it's not too big of a job and they have experience, you can probably find someone out of state. So if you are looking for someone in Ireland, look for Web Developers Ireland. Or you can even get specific such as website design Cavan (a city in Ireland)
- Lastly, be sure that you take a good look at their portfolio. If they don't have one, then you need to move on quite quickly! If someone goes on and on in their "about us" and yet they can't show you one legit job they have done? It's probably a hoax or not legit and you should get out of there as soon as possible! If they do have a portfolio and you see something you might like - either color wise or design wise - let the company know and see what they can do for you!
About the AuthorThis Author is a huge fan of Irish Web Design.