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How Can You Choose a Web Design Company?

When you search for web design companies online, you run the risk of getting overwhelmed. There are so many choices, after all. Should you hire a company that focuses only on web design and has their headquarters in a major city? Or should you opt for a full-service company right down the street from you? How can you tell which company is the best fit?

Comparing companies to find the one that can offer you the best web design services is a challenge, but it's worth it. The trick is to know exactly what criteria you should use to compare them.

How to Compare Web Design Companies

When you decided you needed a new website, the first thing you probably did was perform a search. You may have looked for something like "website design company," or a more targeted phrase like "Harrisburg web design" that led you to our site. But instead of a single result, you got multiple.

Narrowing down this selection of companies means you'll have to do a little research. For each company, take a look at the following:

• The quality of websites in their portfolio
• The customer testimonials on their website
• Any customer reviews posted on other sites (like Google, Yelp, and so on)
• The results they achieved for clients, preferably those with percentages and data included
• The size of their company
• How long their company has been in business

You should be looking for companies that have been in business for a fair amount of time, have a dedicated team of web design employees, and a fair amount of clients in their portfolio. Additionally, the websites these companies have designed for clients should be attractive, functional, and have results attached to them—for example, you would expect to see a report on how these websites have succeeded since their redesigns, or even case studies on specific clients.

By reviewing the results these companies have achieved, and what their customers are saying about them, you should be able to narrow all of these choices down to a select few web design companies or full-service agencies.

Selecting the Right Company

With the field narrowed down, how can you pick the right company to contact about your web design project? Well, don't hesitate to contact multiple companies—that way you'll get a better idea of how much your project or site design will cost. But this is also a great way to determine the partner you should choose.

By calling or emailing multiple potential companies, you'll be able to get a much better idea of how they would fit into your budget, execute your plan, and serve as a long-term partner. Sometimes a company will have a highly impressive website, but the experience you have with their quote or sales process is not a good one. If they are slow getting back to you, don't provide an accurate quote, or can't answer your questions, you should probably rule them out.

Finding the company that can provide your business with the best web design possible can definitely be a challenge, but it's not something you want to take lightly. Because so much of your online success hinges on the way your website looks and acts, it's crucial to locate a company that has your best interests at heart.

Now that you know how to choose a web design company, why not consider our agency for your next project? Our team of experienced designers, developers, and Internet marketing experts have created beautiful, highly functional, well-ranking websites for hundreds of businesses—and we can help you, too. Take a look at our portfolio to see just a few examples of our web design work.