Web Design Companies
With so many companies and freelancers all promoting custom web design, it can be hard to choose the right one. This page is designed to help 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.
- Finding the right company/freelancer can be challenging.
- Even if a company/freelancer has nothing but 5-star reviews, it doesn’t mean they are a five star company. For example, if you’ve never tasted steak before, you may rate a fast food restaurant as fine dining, the highest quality of food you can buy. Likewise, if you’ve never had a top-tier website, you may think low-quality websites are worth the 5-star reviews. Unfortunately, many Web Design portfolios don’t match the 5-stars they receive.
- If the website they build isn’t appealing to customers, then it’s almost useless to you.
- 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.
- Freelancers are hit and miss. Some offer quality services. Others can build websites leaving you open to hackers, scams, and even unseen pages designed to promote illegal content.
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. Remember, just because they have five-star reviews, doesn’t mean they are a five-star company.
- Places like Fiverr or Upwork are good places to find freelance web designers while also having a system to protect you against scams or unfair pricing. However, choose wisely. The wrong freelancer could leave you open to hackers, build backdoor entrances, or hide pages designed to promote illegal content. But even honest freelancers may lack the skill or integrity to build you the website you need.
- No guess-work on quality
- Reasonable pricing
- A free website with most service plans
- No risk of unnecessary upsells
- Simple plan of action
- A website that will over-deliver
FAQs
What are Freelance Web Designers
Freelancers are usually individuals who do website work as a part-time or full-time job without long-term commitments. 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 can vary greatly based on prices, experience, time commitments, 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.
