Web Design Bournemouth

My company Expect Best provide web design Bournemouth and other related services but what things should you expect from a web design company when finding the ideal partner for your web design needs?

In this blog I look to outline the basics of web design Bournemouth and the approach that a web company should take when provided web design Bournemouth services.

If you are just looking for a quotation for your web design Bournemouth needs then please feel free to visit our website www.expectbest.co.uk or send me a message alex@expectbest.co.uk

Web Design Bournemouth - Picking the right company for you

So when you need a web design Bournemouth service what sort of business will suit you best? You may need to think about the size of the company you would like to work with, smaller companies tend to be quite quick when it comes to making a start on the work, and can usually place work in and around other projects however if your website design Bournemouth project is a relatively large size then it may be time consuming and will potentially be better placed with a larger web design agency in Bournemouth.

Web Design Bournemouth - Continued Support

To ensure that your project gets the best support moving forwards it may be better to look for a team rather than one person. You don't really want to be stuck when your designer/developer goes on holiday and cannot support or service your site for a week or so, especially in an emergency.

Web Design Bournemouth - Understanding of the portfolio

It is also important when placing your web design Bournemouth project to have a good understanding of the previous work that the business has done. They may be specialists in SEO (search engine optimisation) or may be more focused on e-commerce. Therefore it may be a good idea to look at the type of web projects they have done in the past to see how they fit with what you are looking to do.

Web Design Bournemouth - Timescales

Timescales are also important. We all need to ensure that we are clear at all times on how long a project will take, if it sounds too good to be true then it might be. As a web company we are lucky because we have enough people to draw resources however if only one person can work on your website then it may drag in development time, time you could be using to sell.

Web Design Bournemouth - Hosting

When considering your web design company, you also need to be aware of where they will be hosting your website. The hosting package they offer might sound great but it needs to be great, if it isn't you might be in danger of losing your website. I have had clients come to me because their old web company has gone bust and their hosting supplier has switched off their hosting account. This is not a good thing to happen and then they also realise that the website has gone too. They may have paid thousands and there is no way of getting it back. So ask questions, ensure that the hosting the company will be provided for your web design Bournemouth project is good enough and your website will still be there when you come to check it in a few months time!

Web Design Bournemouth - Security

You need to ensure that your web design project will be secure. You should ask your web design company questions about how the website will be secure and what steps they have taken to ensure this is the case. If they have used a common CMS such as wordpress this generally isn't that secure out of the box, this is because when a problem is found it can be hacked in bulk by hackers making the system a popular target. I am not saying that companies shouldn't use things such as wordpress because they can be secured but it needs to be something that is on the agenda at your meeting with your Bournemouth web agency. 

Web Design Bournemouth - CMS

Moving on from the previous section it is a good idea to ask if your website will be a CMS. This means 'content management system' and means you will be able to make certain updates by yourself such as your opening times on your contact page.

You don't want to have to pay your web company an hours worth of work to make a simple update and they probably don't want to do it for free or overcharge you especially if they have hundreds of customers, that can mean hundreds of updates a week! Therefore for your web design Bournemouth project you should probably pay extra and get a CMS system so you can make simple updates moving forwards.

Another thing a customer might suspect about a CMS system is that it is free. This is correct there are a lot of free CMS systems out there and some are also paid. It might mean you feel that this should bring the price down. This really depends on how much time the agency is going to spend working on your design and build.

If the design is important to you then the web design agency may sink hours into your project and not worry about the layout of the CMS until it comes to it. This can actually take longer but it means you get a website looking just how you want it to and it makes it unique to you and your brand. 

Web Design Bournemouth - Website Ownership

From a legal point of view when doing your web design Bournemouth project you should check who owns the website. It is not difficult to define this so any good agency should be able to give you a clear cut answer. Your website is quite simply the files which are used collectively to produce your website, it may also have a database attached to it so this is something you should ask.

Once you know that you are the owner of these files you should probably ask for a copy. It wouldn't take 15 mins for your web company to take a backup of these files and send direct to you using online services such as 'wetransfer'

Web Design Bournemouth - What's right for you.
I hope this has been insightful about how you as a customer should expect to be treated when looking for a web design agency in Bournemouth.

If you have any questions please get in touch: alex@expectbest.co.uk

Web Design Bournemouth