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Hiring a Web site Design Professional

If you are in the market to have a new Web site designed or a current Web site redesigned you’re probably looking to hire a Web site design company or freelancer that will meet your company needs. Before you go out and slap some money down on a Web site because some friend of a friend said they know someone who made a Web site let’s look at some things to consider and some facts.

Issues in hiring a Web site design company or freelance web design professional

Let’s face it all web design professionals are not the same. Some have a gift for visual design, some are design process experts, some are tech heads and love coding and the backend of design and some are into the search engine optimization (SEO) end of the business.

The question then becomes what do you need? Most likely your answer is a well rounded balance of all the above or access to the above.  See, all these things are required to some extent to build a successful Web site. The balance or blend of what percentage of these items your Web site needs can help you pick a professional that will work for you.

A checklist for your needs before you look:

• What kinds of information do you want on the site? How big do you think your site will be?
• Who are your users? Do you know which operating system and browser they are using?
• Will your site require regular updates? Would you like to make changes yourself?
• Will you be selling something?
• Will you need a database to store and retrieve information?
• Do you want to rely on search engines to send more traffic to your site?
• When do you need the job done?
• What is your budget?

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