Thanks to a website designer, dietitian and nutritionists are now going global with a functional and robust business website. Moreover, several RDNs are using their websites to start a successful online nutrition consulting business too. Nevertheless, it is becoming a hurricane task while hunting for the best candidate in web designing. You can browse through various freelancing websites, but finding the right candidate in the right remuneration could be a gamble. So, if you are looking forward to designing an effective website, then the following are the things you should consider while hiring a good web designer.
Curiosity
As a client, I will surely floor the designer with questions. Who would want to hire a person who nods to every proposal? A designer should be a good listener, but he should also ask questions. If a designer comes up with an exact replica of your suggestions without contributing his creativity, then definitely you have invested money in the wrong person. A designer should churn out exciting ideas to the table.
Scrutinize The Portfolio
Before finalizing, do take a stroll through the designer’s portfolio and make a note of layouts, colour, technology and fonts that he has used. There could be some facets that you might just admire but there could be some which are outdated. If you are looking forward to design a stylish and modern website then there’s no use hiring a designer whose portfolio dates to 80s. Hire a designer only if your tastes match.
Clarity In Pricing
Every designer has its own set of rules while deciding upon the charges. Some tag themselves as quality and experienced designers and thus charge whopping amount. However, there are few who are truly experts and might charge meagre. So, you need to decide on your budget first. Moreover, your designer might be located in a different city altogether and also their hourly charges may vary from city-to-city or country-to-country. So, a web designer and the client should come to the same page and maintain transparency while finalising the web design pricing.
Third Party For Designing
If the answer to this question is yes, then the design you are opting for is going to be designed by someone else. Also, whoever is going to design, is not going to be your direct contact and thus he might not know your vision towards this website. So, basically, you are going to waste your hard-earned money on someone who you haven’t met and have no idea about his expertise whatsoever.
Maintenance Of The Website
You have to spend a few dollars while coming up with a website – though you decide to develop it on your own. If your website is going to be a money-minting machine, then you need to hire an expert to design it. However, only designing is not enough, because a website has to be up-to-date, flaunt good performance especially when third party plugins or software come into the picture. Maintenance is a requisite in a business website, so do clear the premonitions that whether your designer is going to take up this task, refer you to someone or do you have to do it yourself?
Know Their Methods And Strategies
It’s very important to know that what strategy a web designer is going to implement while creating a website. Moreover, as a client you must know about their knowledge, methods and if they are finding it difficult to explain, then it could be a tough time for both to work on the same page. On the contrary, if they share their goals, operations, know-hows, then rest assured you have chosen the right candidate.
Any Extra Services
When we look into web designing firms, then it’s possible that we might get extra services – SEO, Social Media Marketing, ad campaigns, Facebook marketing, content marketing, etc. Actually, these firms have special packages along with web designing but that might not be the case with a solo web designer. A solo web designer might not have resources other than working on your layouts and designs. So, while choosing a solo designer – your reach might just be limited to designing alone.
Communication Skills
Are communication skills and designing correlated? Definitely, yes, because sound communication skills, will make it easier to share ideas and the client will understand what the designer is trying to convey. Also, as a client you can share your business goals and the designer can carve a proposal accordingly.
Checkout Testimonials
It is very important to go through the testimonials of the clients, as it give insights of the project undertaken by the designer. Also, it is very important to check the authenticity of the clients – do they really exist? Sometimes, verification can be a hurricane task as people undertake various website changes later, but then just a confirmation that the designer worked for their website – can be a relief.
Support
Don’t let go the discussion of support while finalizing a web designer. Your website must be the best, but it’s always an important thing to know about support. Most importantly, clarify – what all aspects will be covered in support? Whether he’ll give you support if any plugin fails to work? Moreover, if you as an owner make any changes and things turn awry, then will the designer help you in such situation? And how much will be the charges?
Apart from these, there are other factors too – security, meeting headlines, intellectual property rights, refund, etc. But from skill point of view, the above-mentioned points should do wonders. Moreover, if you are looking forward for all these skills in one candidate, then feel free to contact us!
