Sunday, August 30, 2009

What To Look For In A Web Design Company

By Brad Dalton

Web design firms all have their own way of creating websites. Some web design firms will be overly critically of others. Clients usually don't understand what these web design companies are criticizing and have no way of verifying their claims. It's best to ignore negative comments from one web design company and give web design firms consideration based on their own merit.

But really each web design company can build websites that function well in their on way. It all comes down to style and preference.

Most web design firms have a unique workflow and way of planning website format, how to manage content, the actual layout of the website and marketing strategy, which is often accomplished through search engine optimization. Web design firms that have strong opinions that contradict your preference or others' advice should be able to present you with supporting data. Website design service is different with all web design firms, but the issues involved are always the same.

To Flash Or Not To Flash

There are opponents and advocate of both flash and html websites. Flash websites can be very visually appealing and have a lot of bells and whistles. Flash websites can also look very much like a computer program than just a basic website. Html websites can also look fancy, but flash is much more native to this sort of designing.

Html is used for more conservative or corporate websites by most web design companies. Social media websites heavily rely on html as well. The layout of the site can stretch with additional photos and text.

Google and Yahoo also index html pages better for search engine ranking. Sites that utilize both flash and html often work very well because they have the best elements of both formats.

Content Management

A website is a showcase for your information and media. Some websites are built in a finite form and are not intended to be changed for a long time. But a lot of businesses and individuals require and updatable website.

Web design firms can create a site for you that is easy to update at your own discretion. These types of content management systems can be built from the ground up or you can use a CMS that is open source and adjust it to your site and preferences.

Again each web design company will have its opinion of which is the best way to code your website. Ask for facts, not opinions, to support their preferences. If it works and is adaptable, that's all you need to know.

Web design firms can share samples of their current work to help you decide if they are qualified to build your content management system. If you like what they, have done and are prepared to move forward, be sure that you discuss the adaptability of the structure that they intend to build for you in case your website changes in the near future.

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