subject: Web Design Agencies - Leave It To The Experts [print this page] Many companies hiring web design agencies think that their active participation practically begins and ends here. This is far from the truth because the web design process should be a two-way street from start to end for obvious reasons, of which the most notable is that the client must be pleased with the final results delivered by the website designer. In short, you as the client must enjoy great value for the money you paid to the web designer for his services rendered.
Make Your Vision
Thus, even before you browse through a shortlist of reputable web design agencies and make your final decision, you should have a general idea - a vision, if you must - of your website. Your vision should include certain aspects of your website including:
Fonts, colors and styles
Page layout from the home page to the shopping page
Portfolio of work, text contents (i.e., types of articles and blog contents) and images
Shopping cart and payment methods
Basically, you are listing down the things that you want visitors to see on your website so that the web design professional will have a good foundation to start on. Plus, you should also decide on the desired characteristics of the final website, say, professional, trendy, and catchy. Indeed, one of the first steps to create a website is to determine its "look" and then to request web developers to work with it.
Quote Your Cost
Your next step is to inform the web designer about your total budget for the project. It may also be that the web designer provides a quotation for the total project cost, which may be higher or lower than your planned budget. We suggest meeting the web designer halfway keeping in mind the adage, "You get what you pay for".
Well, of course, you must choose the web designer before agreeing on the total project cost. We suggest asking relevant questions like:
Will the designer deliver on the desired results based on his current portfolio and professional references?
Will the designer provide for results in a timely, accurate and professional manner?
Will you like interacting with said designer?
With the best designer, you can even be as vague as you want with your vision of the website but he will still deliver the best results. The responsibility, however, of choosing the best professional is in your hands.
Create a Website - Your Website
When all the essential aspects are in place, the design agency hired for the project will then start working on it. Always be an active partner in the process because it is your website, your niche market and your business at stake, not theirs.
Just remember that creating a website does not stop with building it. You should also pay attention to launching, advertising and then maintaining it for your business and for your customers. But first start by having a vision of your own website!
