Website designers - who to use
Tips on choosing the right website design company
Thinking of getting a new website? Here are 6 FREE tips to help you make the right decision on 'which web designer to choose':
Website Tip 1:
A good website should be easy to find in search engines, easy to navigate, create a professional image for your company and meet the current government accessibility guidelines for websites. Ask your designer what they provide you with to enable your website to be found for 'what you do' NOT 'who you are'.
Website Tip 2:
Your website should be designed with your target market in mind and therefore attract those types of customers to your site. But to be seen by your target market, your website needs to be accessible for both search engines and all types of users. Make sure your website is accessible and passes the current legal requirements. (Ask aprompt for these of you don't know what they are).
Website Tip 3:
Your customers will judge your company by your website within seconds of landing on your site – make sure they get the right impression! 1st impressions count for websites.
Website Tip 4:
Make sure your website isn’t limited by the web designers capabilities!
A badly designed and badly coded website will cost you more in the long run in lost business and you will most probably have to pay for its redesign and rebuild very soon after its gone live. It’s not worth the money you “saved” by taking short cuts, no matter how nice your ‘friend of a friend’ is – it’s your company’s reputation they are playing with – therefore it’s always best to opt for the professional website designer who genuinely knows what they’re doing and therefore knows what makes a good website work hard for your business…
Website Tip 5:
A good website need not cost a lot of money, but always use the services of a professional website design company, such as aprompt. There may be grants available from organisations like Business Link or RDA – why not see if they can assist in the purchase of a professional, editable website?
Website Tip 6:
You should always consider the following points that make a good company website:
- Search engine friendliness - is the site Search engine optimised and can you SEO it yourself?
- Will it be an 'easy to edit website'?
- Easy to add abnd edit products, events and pricing – for online stores or eCommerce facilities for other uses.
- Text legibility and accessibility – is it W3C compliant and meet WAI guidelines?
- The Halo Affect – quickly formed 1st impressions of your website will last and can be 'make or 'break' for you.
Advice supplied by: Kirsty Paget of aprompt Ltd, website designers in Wiltshire
If you want to good website that works well and is search engine friendly - ask aprompt to design your website for you.
For more information about our CMS and eCommerce website design services and to arrange a FREE WEBSITE CONSULTATION to discuss how our website designers can help you, please give us a call on 0845 224 5806 or visit www.aprompt.co.uk
