What to Know Before You Choose a Custom Web Site Design Company

There are lots of web design companies whose specialty is creating custom web sites.  But there are pros and cons to choosing a custom web site design company.  Plus, companies you think may offer custom design might just be trying to reel you in and charge a premium price.

Here’s what you need to know before you decide:

• Portfolio design - A creative design portfolio can help you choose a custom web site design company, but it shouldn’t be your only consideration.  Look at portfolios with sites whose style and design you admire.  Sites with lots of flashy, animated sites may not work well for a business web site design. 

Custom web site design works well for unique, forward-thinking businesses who aren’t afraid to experiment with some creativity but still rank highly in the search engines.

• Watch out for big names - Many of the most well-known companies that claim to do custom web site design (Yahoo and GoDaddy) actually offer fill-in-the-blank templates that will cause your website to look just like someone else’s.  That means it’s up to you to do the customizing!  Not exactly what you had in mind, is it?

If they do offer custom web design services, you can expect to pay a premium because of the brand name attached to the design.  Be careful.  What you pay for “in a name” might set you back more than you think, once you consider all the additions and “up sells” they try to get you to buy.  GoDaddy is especially notorious about doing this.

• Avoid “free web site design” - It can end up costing you later, in terms of business and customers lost because of any number of problems.  Free website design is fine for a personal site, but customers must feel like your business is a credible and reliable place to order - and having your website designed or hosted free of charge is a surefire way to make sure it isn’t!

• Custom design costs more - It’s a fact of life that having a custom design is more expensive than using a “cookie-cutter” style template.  With that said, it’s still possible to get an affordable design quote for your custom web site.  Click here for a free quote from iElectrify. It costs you nothing and you may be surprised to find that your custom web site design is well within your budget!

When choosing a custom web site design company, remember that we’re here to help.  Support should always be no more than a quick e-mail or phone call away.  Your custom design was created especially for you to help your business gain more exposure on the web.  It’s the least we can do to help you get the most out of it!

Get your free custom web site design quote now.

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