Signs You Picked the Wrong Development Company

Select Your Web Design Company With Care

You must do a reasonable amount of due diligence when selecting a web design firm. Make sure they can produce the finished product your company needs by reviewing their portfolio, meeting them in person, speaking with previous customers, and more.

The majority of web design firms won’t be able to. They won’t be able to operate within your budget, they won’t have the necessary designers or creative expertise, and overall, they won’t live up to your expectations.

Sadly, a lot of individuals choose the first design company they find, which leads to disappointment, frustration, and money lost. You may be one of these clients if you’ve previously signed up with a web design firm but aren’t receiving the assistance you need. Watch out for these three warning signs, and if you find them, it’s time to switch companies before it’s too late.

You Can’t Contact the Company

Your website is very important. Much of your sales and marketing efforts will depend on it since it is what will generate new consumer leads. Your website should be important to your web design company as well. When you need assistance or have questions, they should be readily accessible to address them; they shouldn’t make excuses for you or engage in phone tag. If you ever get the impression that your company isn’t giving you and your website enough attention, leave right away.

You Aren’t Seeing Any Observable Progress in Work

Expecting your website to be finished in a day, a week, or even a month is unrealistic. But along the way, you need to at least be able to observe some substantial, workable development. There is an issue if three weeks have passed and you have not heard anything.

There are processes and procedures that go into web design. At least once every week, you need to see progress being made on your project. It doesn’t have to be a lot, but there must be movement, whether it be via a mock-up, snapshots of the development process, a staging site, or any other kind of content or deliverable.

If you’re not seeing such progress, you either hired a firm that is unable to meet your needs or one that won’t give your project top priority. In any case, you’re receiving a rough deal.

You Aren’t Being Kept Informed.

Trusting your web design company’s design sense, writing talent, or coding talent is one thing, but that doesn’t mean you should go about it blindly. You shouldn’t merely mail a check and wait a month for the finished product.

You must be informed at every stage of the process if you want to be sure that the website you get actually fits your demands, aids in the achievement of your objectives, and has the appearance and feel you need. Your web design company needs to be aware of this and should be providing you with automatic updates on the status of the project on a regular basis.

In fact, they need to be asking for your opinion at every stage, whether it be to approve designs, provide comments on the text, or ask you to evaluate the staging site’s usability and quality. Your final output will entirely surprise you if your web design company isn’t doing this, and it generally won’t be a positive surprise.

Don’t be disheartened if you believe you may have picked the incorrect web design firm to work with. You may always find a new one afterward. Learn how we can make your site design (or redesign) process simple, economical, and effective by getting in touch with us right now.

We are a Full-Service Digital Marketing Agency that provides quick and easy access to a full range of Online Marketing solutions that offers Website Development, SEO, Content Writing, Graphic Design, and Social Media Marketing for profitable online growth of your business. Please contact Lydia at lydia@eastcoastdm.com for a free consultation.