What to ask before hiring a web development company?

Website is the first impression for your viewers about your business as it tells a lot of things about your business. Many people start to make impressions in their minds about the business by seeing the website. So surely you would not want this to be messed up. You would want it to be the best.

Finding the best web development company may be hard, or even if you have found the one, you think will make your website reach heights. You should keep in mind asking them these questions to know whether the company is really capable of meeting your expectations

• Ask if they can show their previous work?

Looking at their profile you will come to know how good the company is in building User Interface and User Experience. Is it easy to navigate the website? You will come to know if the website is modern or not. Going through various portfolios will help you decide if they can build what you want.

It is always good if you have images regarding your business and you can let them know. If you don’t have images, you should ask them if they are going to buy images online. So, you can decide if you want them to select your images or you will do it on your own.

• Do you use templates or build custom websites?

Many web development companies use both the options, whether the clients want to build a website from scratch or want to build using a template.

Websites designed using the template are usually simple and easy to design, they may not contain functionality like a custom-designed website. They take less time to develop and are not expensive as custom-designed websites.

This will help you decide what type of website you would want to build considering cost.

The goal of a website is not only to be an online presence that looks goods. You have to look if the website will provide a good rate of investment. Going through case studies will let you know if they have the capability to good results, for instance, increase in leads, boost in conversion rate.

• How much time take to complete my website?

This is important to ask you may have agreed on all the other criteria, but what the use if they take more time than what you want.

You need to make sure if they are able to match the deadline. There may be a time when it is important to publish your website on time.

• What happens if I want to change the first design?

You should ask them if they customize changes as per your need or what is the maximum limit for changes. This is important to be asked at the first meet because there may be a limited number of changes they offer.

• Are your web designs responsive?

A website should be surely responsive because it has been tracked that the number of mobile users searching on the web is significantly more than that on desktop. And surely would not risk by neglecting this large proportion of the audience.

• Will I own my website once it's completed?

It is important to find that if you will own the domain name, is the web design and hosting account registered on your company’s name and not the development company’s name. All the ownership of the website should be given to you after the completion of the project.

• Do you offer on-going maintenance after completion?

There can be a number of problems your website may face after going live or you may need to add a new feature on your website, do they offer this maintenance, this may cost charges.

These were some important questions you should consider asking any web development firm at the first meeting. Whether you approach a local web design company or Jacksonville SEO Company asking them these questions will help you know if the company is really capable of meeting your expectations.

Also read: Frequently asked questions for small business web development and what questions should be asked to a web design company.

Learn more about hiring a web development company by reading our blogs, how to pick the web development company and five tips for hiring a web design company