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Orlando Web Design Firm Tells The Top 5 Things To Look For In A Web Design FirmDesigning a website is not a project that gets done within a week. You wouldn't want it to be designedin a week anyhow, this will mean there wasn't a lot of effort put into the design and it may have a lot of  bugs. We are going to explain the top 5 things to look for when trying to find a web design firm to do business with.1.Find a web design firm that is local to you. Now although it is not a necessary requirement tousing a web design firm, you should take this into being a consideration when looking for afirm. You should want to be able to sit down face to face with the people that will be takingyour money. A web design firm will tend to work better if they are able to get a better understanding of you as a person and understand what it is you are trying to accomplish online. Now as I say this, it is not always the case. Maybe you were on a website that you really likedand saw at the bottom a link to the web design firm that created the site. Unless this website isgoing to be your direct competition, I would pick up the phone and ask their opinion of thecompany. Usually if they have a link at the bottom of their site there is a chance that they arehappy with the company. But it is still a good idea to check, sometimes companies will notknow how to take it off, while others still will not of even noticed that there is a link at the bottom of their website.2.Review the design firms portfolio. If you are on a web design firms website and are trying tosee if they will be able to design a website that you will be happy with, check their prior work.For example, if you are trying to create an e-commerce website and the company has never designed an e-commerce site, they may not know how to do it. You usually don't want your website to be a guinea pig, it may take a lot longer and you might not get the features that youwant. If you do see that they have designed websites like the one you are trying to create thencheck this off your list of requirements needed to work with them.3.Turn around time for a website. Now this will be somehting that you can determine whensitting down with the design firm. It is good to note that here you are looking for honesty. Givethem a timeline that you want your website to be designed within. If they jump at it and say,“we can make you a website within a week”. Be concerned. You will have to be realistic withwhat you are asking of a website design firm. If you are asking for a 4 page website then it may be true they can design it within a week. However if you are asking for a 10 page website itcould take weeks if not months. The reason is and should be their response, is that usually theclient (you) will have to supply them with the content. You wouldn't want them to try to talk like they know anything about your business. You wouldn't be able to talk confidently abouttheir business would you? So it will take effort on your part to provide them with more contentthen they will need. You will also want to have them go through the wireframing process withyou, so that you are not leaving anything out. The wireframing and sitemap will be processesthat you will want to have a little bit of involvement with. Don't try to control the process as thedesign firm might want to lay it out in a format that is better for useability and for the searchengines.4.Pricing structure – We have all seen the signs totting – Get A WEBSITE For $200!. If you seethis sign please don't call. This is the new online way to bait and switch. What they are nottelling you is that the first page might be $200, but all the other pages will be $200 as well.That is not counting the hosting and maintenance contracts that they will try to get you on.These signs are really bad for the industry as a whole, they tend to devalueize the whole websitedesign process. Pricing can vary from anywhere from $700 - $100,000. The best thing to dowhen trying to find a price that is fair for your project is to get quotes from as many companies
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