hoosing a web designer for While their website may tell you
your business is a how long they have been
minefield. The industry is established, this may not
unregulated, is fragmented, has a necessarily be the correct
wide variety of pricing and is information. Of course, limited
plagued by "cowboys". So how do companies will file records at
you choose? Companies House which you can
check to see how long they had
Prices vary tremendously, so been established. However, a far
first you need to shortlist easier and quicker option is to
companies that are clearly check how long their website
reliable and reputable. So how do domain name has been registered .
you do this?
You can do this by going to
Check how long they have been www.domaintools.com and typing in
established as Web designers as their Web address into the Whois
the industry is known for it’s lookup search box. This gives you
“here today, gone tomorrow” information on the registrant,
operations. their address and the date the
domain was first registered.
A company that has been around While this is not entirely
for a few years is much likely to foolproof, it does give a good an
be a safer bet than the one man indication and you should be wary
start up that is offering of any company where a domain
discount prices. Who would you name is only a year or two old.
trust more - the car dealership
there has been established 10 Look at their track record. They
years or the new one that has should have a good portfolio of
just sprouted up last week? the sites they have built
available to see via their
website, as well as customer from home.
testimonials. Their portfolio is
a good indication of their design Does the company have online
skill -- if you like the websites marketing expertise? Look for a
in their portfolio, then they are company that it is experienced in
likely to satisfy you on the marketing websites online as they
design side. can give you lot of free
information to help market your
Check the company works from an website. Not all designers know
office. Web design is an industry about online marketing.
with a multitude of different
operators -- from freelance work While the above tips are not
at home designers to large new exhaustive, I hope they go some
media agencies. If the company way to helping you choose a good
works from an office, it is more web designer.
likely to be still here next year
than the guy who just does it
About the Author:
Robin Porter is CEO of Arpey Internet - a web site design company based in the UK.
Read more articles by:
Robin Porter
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