7 Tips on Choosing a Web Design Agency

Bird and Co Creative are a professional agency providing web design in Redditch, Bromsgrove and the surrounding area of Worceshire.   We have put together this list of tips to help you get the most out of using an agency.

1)  Portfolio – browse through the portfolio of work that the web design agency have.  Do you like the overall standard of their work? Do they have experience of working with professional companies?  Note that some impressive looking websites are run by students working out of their bedroom.  Do you really want to entrust your business to this type of person?

2)  Ask Questions – Don’t be afraid to ask questions of your web design company.  Examples could be: Have you worked on ecommerce sites before?  Can you provide detailed visitor statistics?  Can you help me maximise the sales through my site? Do you have experience of getting websites to the top of Google?

3)  Extras – Does your website designer offer essential services such as hosting and domain registration to provide a seamless service?  If they do not, you’ll have to make your own arrangements.  This includes sorting out email that is in the name of your business website.

4)  Accessible – Is it easy to contact your web design company?  If you want to have a change made to your site, you want to be able to do it quickly and painlessly.  By using a web design company in your local area, you can use a local company that are available for face-to-face meetings.

5)  Graphic Design – Use an agency that has professional graphic designers.  This will ensure that you get a good quality design to your site.  If it looks professional, visitors are likely to stay longer and make a purchase.

6)  No Templates – Some website design companies cut corners by using templates.  This means that your site will look like many others.  Don’t put up with this standard of service.  Insist on a unique design that reflects the professional service that you provide.

7)  Marketing – Think about how you are going to market your site online.  Can your agency provide a service to get your website ranked in the search engines and found by your customers?  This is essential to maximising the return on the investment that you are making.

Bird and Co Creative are an established web design agency covering the Redditch, Worcestershire area.  We have experience of creating a wide range of websites, including ecommerce sites, content management system (CMS) sites and business websites.

You can email us via our contact form or call us on 01527 573770.