Web Development Tips - Choosing the right web designer

So you're thinking of starting or upgrading a website? Good for you, but first you'd do well to avoid the gotchas. Here is a list of items to get you wised up.

Does the web designer have a solid reputation?

Because if they leave town without giving you the passwords and logins for your website, guess what? Yup, you're going to have a hell of a time getting access to your website. Make sure the designer gives you these details as soon as possible.

Does the web designer understand Search Engine Optimisation?

You'd want to hope so, because building a fancy website just to have nobody show up means; you've wasted your money. Which clearly sucks. Get them to show you some results from previous work.

Does the web designer understand usability?

What the hell is usability you may ask? Well quite simpy, it's about making websites easy to use. Do you know the feeling when you get frustrated by some idioticly designed website navigation? I imagine you surely do. Make sure your web designer is not one of these idiots... ask about usability.

Does the web designer understand cross browser compatability?

Because your site may look great on Internet Explorer Version 6. But what about the other 30% of users customers. There's a lot happening this year with technology changing fast; Firefox, Opera and Internet Explorer Version 7 are all gaining popularity. Make sure your designer has a clue in this area.

Does the web designer have a clue at all?

AdSense, API's, SEO, Chikita, Mash-Ups, Web 2.0, Blogs, RSS, XHTML, CMS, MySQL... if the web designer doesn't know ALL of these terms as well as many more, then get rid of them immediately becuase they are commonly used terms in the Web Industry.

Some final thoughts

If you've read this far then you obviously want to choose a good web designer. Just remember to shop around, look at the Bscene prices page for a realistic guide and give us a yell if you get stuck.

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