subject: Formulating Your Latest Website [print this page] There is lots of advanced work for you to do prior to paying a company to design your site. By laying the groundwork early, you will be better able to jump start your business by going live with your website. First, you'll want to think about the overall cost of your new site.
Companies all have their own rates, and they are vastly different; you need to investigate these prices and ask for quotes from all companies you are interested in. You should be able to get an estimate for the cost of making you a suitable site.
Budget accordingly for your site, but don't spend more than you can. Think about how long it will take for the site to pay for itself, if it will take a long time then look for something cheaper.
You may want to examine different business' portfolios of past work. They should be capable of performing the same high level of work for you, if you are happy with the results that they have delivered to other customers.
Think about calling some of the people they've worked with previously; ask if they still like their web sites. When you have decided upon a company be sure you have as much content ready as you can to go up on your site.
The site design company won't know what is important about your business. They won't be able to generate the necessary content for your website. Choose what sections you'd like to see on your site and then create an outline from them.
Collect pictures and text you'd like to have on the site. The development firm will generate new graphics for you if you wish, but you should not anticipate them to intuitively comprehend the ins and outs of your company or which data you wish to place on your website.
Get a keywords list ready. These prove to be phrases or words that you wish to be discovered under if a person was performing an Online search.
On online T.V seller would use the keywords 'T.V's' or 'well priced televisions'. This is because if a person searches on the major search engines by inputting those words, then you would have greater odds of coming up in the search results presented.
If you plan to keep your site updated regularly be sure to ask how much the design company will charge to maintain the site. Dependent on the number of alterations that your website will require, the majority of development firms will agree to either a rate per hour or to a set rate per month.
You could also choose to have a tool called a content management system added to the site when it is created. In such a way, you would be capable of changing your information simply by imputing data directly via your web browser.
Typically this is an expensive option, and yet it could save you money over time. Getting yourself ready prior to actually building the site will help you get a site that works better for you, and one that can go live a lot faster.
