subject: Did You Choose The Perfect Web Design Firm? [print this page] After realizing that you need to startup an online business, the next step which is waiting ahead is to hire someone who will build a site of your vision. It depends upon the size of your business if you are going to start up with a stomp then you need to hire a web developing staff and if you are going to run a small firm then you must outsource your project to some efficient Web Design Company after checking their portfolio.
Choosing a web design company is the one of the biggest hurdle in your business startup task, a well-developed site can bring good traffic, build up reputation among others and payoff the cost and if you failed to do so then there will be consequences. Now the question arises how should I come to know that which web design firm is perfect for my project either it is a simple website or a store or even a theme for your ecommerce store which is usually supported by ecommerce platforms like Magento, your client may require you to do magento themes for the store! So, you have to go through some specific steps to minimize the threat of odds.
Realize you Requirements: you can easily employ a contractor for your site's planning and implementing your requirements and maintaining them. Never hire a web development staff unless you got a big enough business, you can go for outsourcing your project if your site is for some nominal service. Be realistic about your objectives, so you know that whether to hire a staff for long term or just go for outsourcing.
Analyze the employee work: To evaluate the incredibility of the Web Developer you must scratch out his projects. You can get many web developers link form search engines as well as from other referrals. Find their work done (portfolio) and fees for the projects. A dashing website doesn't mean its great development but the idea and the design sense.
Capability Assessment: if you are hiring one man company the developer must be capable of fulfilling your requirements, Like if you are going to run an online store, he must be experienced in E-commerce field. Does he have skills required to implement your ideas on your website?
Beside that if you are going to hire a larger firm, how they will treat you in the presence of various clients? What are the extra features of the firm, like marketing campaigns, copy writing etc.
Collaboration: it does matter that what you have chosen to present your web persona to the internet market, whether your chosen web design firm is one Man Company or a multinational company. They must be capable of working collaboratively. To find that, you need to ask yourself
Are they keeping up site like I need?
Are they expert in my site category?
Do I get what they explain to me regarding site issues?
How they are putting my imagination on site?
How do they react on my call for change?
How they are allowing you to add you vision and thoughts? Means how they keep on updating every aspect which you deserve from them.
Check portfolio: scratching a company's portfolio is quite helpful in selection of right company. You will come to know how they finish up with their projects and how the deal with their clients. Get the contact links from the portfolio, call them up and ask them how they got treated
Were they come up with their requirements?
Did they finish the project within the time?
What was the response on ideas and asking's?
Did they finish in real deal?
How they fix issues etc.
As the economy is going down you can't say that whether or not a company will be around in future, you must ask them before starting a long run, never start up your business with any firm which seems suspicious.
