How do I choose a good web site design company?
Every talks about choosing the right SEO company but very few people talk about the right web site design/development company. Choosing the right web site company is arguably as important if not more important than choosing the right SEO company.
That seems like a bold statement to make, but if you think about it your web site is your foundation. If you are building a house and the foundation crew is not good at what they do, the rest of the house is structurally weak. The same holds true for your web site, if you are doing SEO but the web site is not built properly your SEO is limited in it's effectiveness.
So what makes a good web site company? I think as a company you should ask the following questions and expect to get something close to the following answers:
Q - Do you have examples of your work?
A - (Some design companies do not have a portfolio online but they should be able to show you examples by emailing or telling you the links to the sites that they have created.)
Q - Do you design using CSS?
A - Yes, we design using CSS as it is very important to keep the code of the site as clean as possible.
Q - Is your CSS design tableless?
A - As much as possible, there are certain times when tables are needed, but we try to use 100% CSS layout as much as we can.
Q - Are you using prebuilt templates?
A - (This answer will depend on the company you are going to, some are very upfront about using them. You want to be sure if they are that the templates are SEO friendly).
Q - Is the site mine when it is done being paid for?
A - Yes, after the site is built and paid in full you are able to take the files and move the site to wherever you feel comfortable hosting it.
These are a few simple questions that should help to make sure the web site design company you are using will be beneficial for your end product. You want to be sure that the company is not using all images to create your website and/or using Flash when it is not needed. Images and Flash are useful and graphically pleasing but they have their place.
Think of your website as that extra sales person. You want to be sure you are hiring the best possible candidate for the job and therefore the company building the site should be the best possible company for the job.
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Ignite Media LLC, Ignite Your Site™
http://www.ignite-media.com/
Website Design & Development eCommerce Development Search Engine Optimization
That seems like a bold statement to make, but if you think about it your web site is your foundation. If you are building a house and the foundation crew is not good at what they do, the rest of the house is structurally weak. The same holds true for your web site, if you are doing SEO but the web site is not built properly your SEO is limited in it's effectiveness.
So what makes a good web site company? I think as a company you should ask the following questions and expect to get something close to the following answers:
Q - Do you have examples of your work?
A - (Some design companies do not have a portfolio online but they should be able to show you examples by emailing or telling you the links to the sites that they have created.)
Q - Do you design using CSS?
A - Yes, we design using CSS as it is very important to keep the code of the site as clean as possible.
Q - Is your CSS design tableless?
A - As much as possible, there are certain times when tables are needed, but we try to use 100% CSS layout as much as we can.
Q - Are you using prebuilt templates?
A - (This answer will depend on the company you are going to, some are very upfront about using them. You want to be sure if they are that the templates are SEO friendly).
Q - Is the site mine when it is done being paid for?
A - Yes, after the site is built and paid in full you are able to take the files and move the site to wherever you feel comfortable hosting it.
These are a few simple questions that should help to make sure the web site design company you are using will be beneficial for your end product. You want to be sure that the company is not using all images to create your website and/or using Flash when it is not needed. Images and Flash are useful and graphically pleasing but they have their place.
Think of your website as that extra sales person. You want to be sure you are hiring the best possible candidate for the job and therefore the company building the site should be the best possible company for the job.
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Ignite Media LLC, Ignite Your Site™
http://www.ignite-media.com/
Website Design & Development eCommerce Development Search Engine Optimization
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Monday, March 31, 2008
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