What should you look for when choosing a Web Design Newcastle company? Here are the top 10 tips for making sure that you get the right website.
1 - What experience has the Web Design Newcastle company you are considering had?
If the company you are considering is new, they might not have built many websites. They should have checkable backgrounds in web design though. Their previous roles should have given the skills and experience they need in order to build the type of website that you need. Rippleffect.com is an experienced Website Design Newcastle company, and lists many household name clients in many different industries and sectors, from samll start up companies to global brands.
2 - What sort of clients has the company worked for?
Does the company that you are considering focus only on one type of industry, or sector? Are they comfortable with handling large clients with big budgets and requirements? Do they only create brochure sites? Rippleffect.com designs and develops exciting and innovative websites for all clients, such as Premier League football clubs including Arsenal, Everton and Fulham; Salonlines, BeautyBay, Sparesaver and John Norris; brochure sites, such as Hunters Contracts, and corporate websites for solicitors, accountants and many other types of companies. Why not have a look at the Rippleffect.com Portfolio?
3 - Do the Web Design Newcastle company you are considering understand your business, and what you want your website to do?
If they do, they will be able to provide you with the website you need. You can't expect a Web Design Newcastle company that doesn't understand your business, and doesn't know your position in the marketplace, and your aims and requirements to provide the right website for you. Rippleffect.com constantly work with clients from all industres. As a capable Web Design Newcastle, Rippleffect has great experience of designing, developing and programming websites, from small brochure sites to anything you require. Have a look at the Rippleffect.com Portfolio for examples.
4 -Is the Web Design Newcastle company trying to sell you a website package rather than letting you explain waht you need?
If you are not offered a bespoke design, or are asked to choose from a template, or are met with blank looks or surprise when you discuss your requirements, then this web design Newcastle company is not the right one for you. You need the right website with the right functionality to provide the features and performance your business requires. Rippleffect.com will help you decide on the type of website you need, and can advise you, based on our experience with similar clients, in similar sectors.
5 - How soon can your chose Web Design Newcastle company start work on your website?
If they can start straight away, this could imply that they are not busy, and so are in need of the work. It could also mean that they want your business and are willing to put more resources towards the project. Depending on the complexity of the website, Rippleffect.com may not always be able to start on your website immediately, but will provide you with a timescale complete with milestones so that you are always kept informed as to what is going on, and what stage the project is at. Regular meetings also allow any changes or suggestions to be made.
6 - Can you meet your chosen Web Design Newcastle company at their premises?
If you can meet them on their ground, you will be able to see how many staff there are, how the organisation is structured, and how seriously they take their business. If it looks like there's a few disinterested staff, and there are people messing around in an untidy office, it could be that this isn't the agency you should trust with your company. If you can't meet them at their office, does it mean that you are trusting your website, and your company reputation, to a one-man-band working from a spare bedroom at home? Rippleffect.com is more than happy to hold meetings in our offices so that you can see oweb desginers and programmers hard at work.
7 - Will the Web Design Newcastle company do all the work in house or will it be outsourced abroad?
If they don't do all the work themselves, how stringent are the controls and checks to ensure the quality of work? How easy would it be to get hold of the company building your website? If the work is outsourced abroad, there could be problems with language and time zones to contend with. Rippleffect.com has an extensive web design and programming team that has the skills and experience to carry out all aspects of web design and build in house. There is no web work outsourced.
8 - How do existing customers see the Web Design Newcastle company you are considering?
Why not look at their Portfolio, and contact some clients to see what they think of the Web Design Newcastle company you are considering? Are there any testimonials on the site, or in the web design proposal? The Rippleffect.com website and all proposals have a list of clients and their contact details so that you can get in touch with them and see what they think of their websites and the way Rippleffect works. Many Rippleffect.com clients come back to have additional work done to their site, as they find even more innovative ways of using it.
9 - Use a search engine to find out more about your potential Web Design Newcastle company.
If the company you are looking at are mentioned positively in printed and online magazines, and are winners or nominated in award lists, and spoke of highly on forums and blogs, then it would seem as though you have found a reputable company. If they are not mentioned, it may just be that their time hasn't come yet. You project could be the tipping point. If there is any negative press, is it justified? Or is it a simple misunderstanding? As in most industries, there are some web Design companies that are not as reputable and honest as they should be. Rippleffect.com is proud of it's reputation amongst clients, staff and those in the web design industry. Find out more about Rippleffect in the Press.
10 - Will you be invited to meet the Website Design Newcastle company designers and programmers that will work on your website?
If not, ask to meet them. Meeting the web design, programming and development team who will be working on your website should be very important to you, as it will give you points of contact, and reassure you that the work is being carried out by people who have met you, and who will understand your business requirements and your website and priorities. Rippleffect.com programmers and designers are involved at each and every stage of planning and preparation, and will be happy to answer any questions or discuss any technical queries you may have at any time during the project.
Why not contact Rippleffect on 0845 803 8381 to discuss your Web Design Newcastle project?
