Questions to Ask Your Web Designer

If you are a small business owner and don’t have a website yet, hopefully, you are planning on creating one. You may be in the process of hiring a web designer. Before you make the investment, there are some questions you should ask your web designer.

Ask them how long the project will take. The answer will vary based on how large your site will be, what complex features you want to use, how quickly you can meet with the designer and give them the information they need, and how quickly you can make decisions. The average launch time of a website is 30 days, but find out how flexible the web designer can be. You don’t want to be rushed and you don’t want to have to wait and wait for your site to be done. Next, ask them if you will be able to make updates to your site yourself. They should be willing to work with you to make minor or major changes for you and allow you to make small changes on the backend of your site.

You should also find out what happens if the website breaks or gets hacked. If the web developer will provide on-going support after the site launch, it should be no problem to fix the site or change the security information. However, many developers leave you on your own after the site launch. You should find out who owns the site. If you will own the site, that means you can keep the domain name and content even if you decide to cancel your services with them. Ask them what they charge and how—by page, by month, for individual changes, etc. If you aren’t aware of something ahead of time, it could cost you more than you’re willing to spend.  Finally, find out if the website will work on mobile devices. In today’s growing mobile web world, it is essential to reach mobile users as more people access the internet from mobile devices than desktop computers.

These are just a few questions you should ask your web developer and whether or not your hire them should be based on the answers. Beyond Custom Websites can give you the best possible answers to these questions. Our websites can be up and live in as little as 30 days. We can train you on how to make basic text changes to your site yourself, but we will also offer to do unlimited changes and updates to your site at any time. When there is a problem with a website’s pages, we send our developers in to fix it right away. Beyond Custom Websites’ sites don’t get hacked, but if they ever do, we can change your login credentials and other security settings so that won’t happen again. We have long-term relationships with our customers for as long as you have a site with us. That means we provide ongoing technical support and continue to fulfill your requests after the site has gone live. You will own your domain name, so your website always remains in your control. Our prices are a straightforward set up fee with monthly hosting and free changes.  Most importantly, BCW also builds mobile sites so your customers can view your site anytime, anywhere, using any device. Visit our site and find out what we’re all about.