What Questions to Ask A Web Designer

In the past, we used telephone directories, paid advertisements, billboards, and other tangible ways of finding people/services; today, we search the World Wide Web.

You want to be sure that your target market can find you online, and that your site easily integrates with your social media. You want to be sure to have a site designed specifically for you.

Many people can create a website for you, and there are great sites that offer templates that can be filled in. However, you want to know that your web designer is creating something just for you. You want to know if your web designer has both web design and development skills.

Therefore, you need to know what services the company offers. Will they create a site for you that will be mobile-friendly? What unique features will they be able to build into your site to help you with Google Analytics reports? Do they have a project manager that will walk with you through the development of your site? What measure will they take to make sure your site is secured?

Find a web designer that not only offers you website building skills but also continued maintenance.

As a busy business owner, you may not have the time, nor inclination, to monitor your site on a regular basis for security threats; will your web designer do this piece for you?

You can practically work with anyone, so do some shopping before you make a final decision. And my personal thought, there is no final decision in the game of web design. You can always change things up, but you don’t really want to start out that way.

Make sure the web designer can tell you exactly what you are getting. For instance, what does their basic site development cost include – design layout, security, Google Analytics, and anything else.

What are the costs for additional features to your website, like if you want to add a blog, vlog, or gallery (things that will change and grow on a consistent basis)?

Another important price question when thinking about what questions to ask a web designer, what other additional costs might I encounter in web site development process?

Also, when discussing cost, find out exactly how you pay for your site development. Do you pay a deposit, and then monthly payments, or a final payment at the end?

If you have all the time in the world, then this may be irrelevant. However, if you are reading this article, then it is quite possible you are hoping to have your site up and running fairly soon. Therefore, this is a need to know.

Getting an answer to this question is another way to compare companies. If in your search, you found two companies that seem to hit all the marks for you, then this answer could be another point in the fair of one over the other.

Having an answer to this question will help you gauge when your site will be up and ready to share with the world.

Check out what a Youtuber from “SLAM!Agency” has to say about some of these questions

Word of mouth is a sure way to find good help these days. And, requesting to see what other sites a web designer has is the same as asking to see an artist’s portfolio. The web designer will show this off proudly.

What are you looking for when reviewing these websites? You are looking for what matters most to you for the development of your site. What is it exactly, only you will know when you see it? So, review the websites that the web designer is most proud of, and will gladly share with you.

Reviewing these websites is as good as getting a reference.

When you are thinking about what questions to ask a web designer, this is probably the most important question. You want to make sure that your website will be seen by your target market. You want to make sure that your keywords are tailored to your intended customers.

SEO has always been key in getting your site seen, but now that the world is at everyone’s fingertips, you need to be sure that you are at the top of the search. Ask your web designer to explain their process to help with SEO enhancement.

Remember that while you are asking questions, a good web designer will have their own questions to help you both get on the same page.