Signs to spot a good web design company by Jeo Nash
Open source technologies and uncountable tutorials have made the task of mastering web design and development very easy. But beneath the veil of noisy claims lies the truth - everything that glitters is not gold!
The author heavily draws from his experience to provide a comprehensive set of guidelines for the first timers who want to hire a web design and development company for their pet projects. A truly insightful article that is worth reading!
With open source tools like HTML 5 and CSS 3, anybody can become a web designer. In fact, web designing has become an avenue to express creativity for many artists with knowledge of technology, especially if they are also skilled in creating and editing pictures, graphics and videos. Often, a group of such tech-savvy artists team up with coders to float web designing companies.
But be careful of their worth if you really care about your website. Not all of them are good, although everyone claims to be the best. Segregating the cheese from the chalk can be a tricky job, especially if you are a non-technical person. Also, it is very difficult to trust a faraway company thousands of miles away because of obvious reasons.
So, how is it possible to identify a good web design company? Well, there is no prescription for this. But as a general guideline, you can count on the following signs that are hallmarks of truly good companies:
-They listen to their clients very well. They give conscious effort on clearly understanding the preferences of their clients. They research thoroughly before coming up with any suggestion and they communicate in very specific terms.
-They seek client approval at every stage of the design process. They understand and respond to the fact that business environments change every day and artistic perceptions are not inscribed on iron plaques. Rather, it is quite contrary and is extremely essential that they accommodate the client's changed opinions. However, clients must keep a check on the number of times they make such demands.
-They allow more number of revisions than others. They understand that no design is permanent or perfect. They respect client's point of view in this regard.
-They cook up truly customized templates and layout design. They do this out of morality and ethics. There are thousands of companies who promises their clients of providing unique themes and designs, only to copy those from less known sources that are hard to track back to their sources of origin.
-They proudly display their previous works. In fact, they are fully aware of the fact that only by show casing the marvels that they have produced earlier can they convince clients to trust them regarding the quality of their work. If their previous works doesn't satisfy you, simply discard the company.
-They also produce client testimonials if demanded. Also, many good companies openly display them. The approach might be different because of objections from their previous clients. Even if this is the case, this shows the respect good companies pay to the wish of their past clients. Quite naturally, you can expect them to treat you in a similar fashion. But in case you suspect the testimonials to be not true, ask them to provide the original copies or the contacts of the persons whom they claim to be their client.
-They are not afraid of taking new challenges. You can propose a daunting concept before them and they will readily accept the challenge, come what may.
-They also offer low cost web development for small scale projects in order to give a complete set of web solutions to their clients. They do this not only to have a wider array of service in their portfolio, but to genuinely reduce the hassles of their clients.
-They keep their rates affordable. This is because of increasing their client base. They realize that not everyone is capable of shelling out big money. Therefore, they offer reasonably low cost web development, beside their usual specialized service as a web design company.
GOIGI, in the author's opinion, is an example of a very good web design company that offers
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