Health, Wellness & Fitness Web Designer: 4 Things To Consider Before Hiring One
Exciting times for you, if you’re reading this post you’re probably considering hiring a web designer to design a brand new website for your business!
We bet that you're already thinking about the colors, the styles, the layout, the functionalities… After all the possibilities are endless when designing a brand new website.
Now it's time to hire a web design agency to make all your dreams come true! But you don't want to hire the first web design agency that you find without investigating first if you're compatible. And yes, we are a professional web design agency that wants to book clients, but we also know that we're not the perfect fit for everybody.
We truly want to help our clients, and for that reason, we've decided to talk about the main problems and creative solutions (we came up with) when hiring a web designer. Let’s start…
Health, Wellness & Fitness Web Designer: 4 Things To Consider Before Hiring One
Here's What You Need To Take Into Consideration When Hiring A Web Designer:
DISCREPANCY BETWEEN YOUR BUDGET AND THE WEB DESIGNER RATES
As you may have already noticed the majority of the web design agencies out there don’t display any pricing information on their website. To find out the price you probably need to contact them by phone, email, or fill out an online form.
This is a very frustrating process, as you probably already know how much you want to spend and the agencies you have been in contact with are way out of your price range.
A website design is much like the purchase of customized goods, with so many options available to choose from price ranges can vary drastically. The average price of a website (including a fully customized website, social media integration, SEO configuration, 3rd party integrations, etc.) is $3,000–$10,000. So, when choosing a web design agency search for the ones that are very transparent about their pricing.
NO UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR BUSINESS
We believe that for a website design project to be successful it's important that we truly understand your business. Not many web designers do this, they tend to focus only on the basic information they need to design your website (what kind of product service you sell, number of pages needed, etc.).
To design a website that fits your business needs and performs well, the web design agency should at least understand your core business, your target market, the products/services you sell, the features and benefits of those products or services, what makes you stand out from the competition, your goals, etc.
At BrandSetGrow, before we actually start building your website, we send you questionnaires where we ask more questions about your business, and we schedule a strategy call so we can gather as much information as we can about your vision. This process allows us to get a better understanding of what you do, and align your visions, to set a clear plan of action for the project.
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TECHNICAL LANGUAGE
Website design is a technical skill, and it can get pretty complicated if you don't know what you're doing. For this reason, web designers should always adapt their speech when they're talking to clients that don't understand web design or other technical terms.
Sometimes web designers get carried away with technical language and details, which will most likely be going to overwhelm, confuse and leave you with even more questions.
Your website design may be a technical challenge for the web designer but it's shouldn't have to be complicated for you too. During our projects, we always strive to communicate everything to our clients without having to get into technicalities.
NO SUPPORT AFTER LAUNCHING
A major issue with web design agencies is the support after go-live, meaning if something goes wrong after the project is delivered how will you solve the problem? You're not a web designer, and you hired a web design agency exactly to solve this lack of knowledge.
Unfortunately, not many web design agencies provide this kind of service. Almost always, once the website is live they just take off, and in case you contact them for help, you'll probably be billed hourly for any additional support time.
It's only natural that after go-live you have questions about how your brand new website works. We love helping our clients with their website questions, that's our job! To help our clients with their website we offer a walk-through and recorded lesson where we teach you how to manage your website.
Moreover, once we deliver your finished website, you will have one week of aftercare support, where you can contact us in case you need any help with your website. We also offer maintenance packages depending on the level of support you need, we are here for you!
Final Thoughts
That’s it - 4 Things To Consider Before Hiring a Web Designer!
As you can see, there are many things to consider before hiring a web designer for your new website. Research very carefully, and ask all the questions in advance before making the partnership official. A legitimate web designer will have no problem answering all your questions, concerns and advise you in advance.
Keep in mind that while hiring a professional web designer may seem like a big investment, but it always guarantees a much bigger return!
Now it's your turn to tell us, have you ever hired a web designer? How was the experience? Have you missed any tips on this list? Send us your answers, and any other questions you might have, and we’ll do our best to answer them.
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