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Web Design Companies
With so many companies and freelancers all promoting custom web design, it can be hard to choose the right one, if at all. Let’s see if we can make things a bit clearer.
- The most time saving option.
- Get the insight of professionals who deal with this daily.
- Professional results without dealing with SSL, Accessibility, Hosting, etc.
- Cheaper than hiring an employee to build your website.
- Prices can be reasonable to very costly, depending on your needs and the company. Some prices are simply rip-offs.
- The wrong company can be a hassle to deal with, costly, or even risk the security of your website.
- Some companies may find unreasonable ways to increase the cost.
Ideally, hiring a web design company is best for a stable business seeking to grow, while looking to outsource the time, knowledge, and energy necessary for effective digital advertising.
Hiring a company could be short-term (like paying for a single-website build) or long-term (hiring a company for prolonged maintenance and/or marketing).
There are many different options for hiring a Web Designer. with Web Design companies.
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t pay for anything until you are 100% confident it isn’t a scam, and are the right company for you.
- If they “guarantee” SEO rankings, know that 99.9% of the time, they are lying. Even if they do produce results, SEO is a field where nothing can be guaranteed. For more info on this, look at the SEO Debunked page.
- If the company has a portfolio, compare the quality of their work to that of their own website. Is it the same quality of work, or are client’s websites of lesser quality than the designer’s own pages.
- Freelancers can offer the same results as companies. However, choose wisely. Places like Fiverr or Upwork are good places to find web designers while also having a system to protect you against scams or unfair pricing.
FAQs
What are Freelance Web Designers
Freelancers are usually individuals who do website work as a part-time or full-time job. The safest places to find Freelancers are on sites like Fiverr or Upwork, where they offer protection against scams, and structured ways to communicate.
Because they don’t have a company to support, their prices are usually cheaper, but results will vary based on prices, experience, etc.
How easy is it working with a Web Designer
It depends on the person or company. Ideally, it’s no different than emailing an employee.
The most time-consuming part is in the beginning, where you give your thoughts about the website, everything from colors to articles of information.
After that, the Web Designer takes it and turns it into something beautiful. The Web Designer keeps it up to date without you worrying. When you need changes, just send another email and take a look when it’s ready.
Are there any disadvantages of easy-to-use web builders?
A few, but depending on your needs, they may not matter to you.
When you use a web builder made by a single company, the features offered are generally limited to whatever that company allows. For example, if the company doesn’t have any fancy animations, then your site won’t have any fancy animations.
Meanwhile, WordPress is something called “open-source.” This means WordPress allows individuals and companies to take the code they made and make custom additions to it that are open to the community to use, sometimes at a price. This results in unlimited possibilities and potential for your website.
So, in short, easy-to-use web builders may be good, but limited.