Selecting a web design company is analogous with choosing a doctor. General practitioners are preferable. They’re the equivalent of the web design company that provides all Internet marketing services. Many general practitioners work with a network of medical experts. In the realm of Web development, a team of creatives and programmers, contributing to the process, usually exceeds the Web design company, outsourcing all the moving parts.

What is the normal span needed to create a Web site?
While each Web site is different, a web design company should be able to complete a seven to 10 page Web site within a month’s time.

Are there any basic tips on hiring the right Web design company?

There are three fundamental steps to hiring a Web design company:

Review the portfolio. Although a web design company may not have your specified industry in their portfolio, look for design qualities illustrating a variety of unique, aesthetic features. For example, The Net Impact’s web design portfolio exudes several distinctive Web sites with a variation of designs.

Check the Web design company’s reputation on the Better Business Bureau and other watchdog sites (I.e. RipOffReports.com).

Request a proposal. Most web design companies will provide a proposal, which details the following information: a blueprint of the site’s architecture and navigation, page names/titles, delivery turnaround time, project quote as well as any specifications that were requested for the site’s development.

Investigate this Web design company.

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Our company is searching for a Web design firm. We need a reliable company to redesign our Web site. We’ve noticed that most of the St. Louis Web design agencies offer SEO programming—and continue to up-sell us on the extras, like: SEO, paid search, and analytics. Are these really necessary if we want to update the look and feel of our Web site?

Unfamiliar with web design
Belleville, IL

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Greetings UWWD,

Without trying to sound cliché, designing your site and SEO programming are tantamount to having an annual check-up, and then not taking the medications prescribed by your doctor to stay healthy. It’s part of the complete package.

The navigation features, programming language and design work in confluence with each other. The synchronicity of the layout, the structure and programming of your site serve the primary purpose, driving traffic and hopefully converting those page views.

In order for your company site to be found by major search engines (i.e. Google), the site must be designed, properly. Without traffic or unique visitors, web site design is almost irrelevant. As for the paid search, it’s a means for exposure. Analytics provide information, assuring that all the components of the search engine marketing campaign are working in accordance.

Check back, we’ll review these topics in detail, in upcoming weeks.

Contact a St. Louis SEO company who delivers illustrious Web design, backed by high exposure SEO.