3 Tips for Choosing the Right Web Design Company for Your Business
So, you’ve decided it’s time to give the ol’ business website a revamp. The problem is, you don’t know the first thing about efficient web design. You want something that not only looks good, but will convert leads.
A successful website design takes a lot more than just pretty fonts and fast navigation. Turning it over to a web design company ensures you’ll get an end result that covers all the bases when it comes to raising brand awareness and more. But, how do you choose a reputable company?
How do they interact with you?
You don’t want a company that disappears with your project only to resurface some time later and tell you everything is good to go. You want to work with professionals that involve your ideas. After all, it’s your business and when it comes to the industry you’re in, who knows better than you? A web design company should be eager to listen and learn, then come back to you with well-researched and thought provoking ideas to create a website that displays your business persona.
Who is on their team?
Is it one great mind behind the entire website build or a collaboration of many great minds? Sure, one person can be skilled at many faucets of web design, but for a successful website, it takes much more than just the aesthetics. Look for a company whose team is made up of individuals that offer varied skills, such as writers, SEO analysts and marketing professionals.
Check out their portfolio
A web design company should be proud to display their work. Ask for a portfolio- and we don’t mean screenshots of websites they’ve done. Visit the websites and take some time to look around. What is your first impression as first-time visitor? Does it hold your attention? Is it easy to navigate and is it fast on the upload? By taking a look at previous work, you can get some great insight into a company’s style and how responsive their work is.