2. • You should be the owner of your domain name.
• Some web designers take advantage of customers who know little
about how websites work by purchasing the domain names
themselves and then charging a fee for their use. They may even
hold the site hostage by increasing their rates and forcing you to
pay (or else lose your domain name). Purchase your domain name
BEFORE you hire a designer, and then have the designer create a
site for the domain name.
3. • Know what you want.
• Your web designer can help bring your vision to fruition . . .
but you must at least have a vision. What do you need out
of your site? For example, will you be maintaining a blog,
creating an online catalog, using a virtual shopping cart, or
hosting a forum? These are things you need to know about
your site before you commission someone to create it.
4. • Experience equals reliability.
• There are many fly-by-night web designers who do their
work as a hobby or side job. While they may be able to
create great-looking and functional websites, you can’t
necessarily count on them to stay in the business. That
means you could end up with a website and no back-end
support for when you decide you need to make changes to
it. Hire a designer who has a time-proven reputation, and
who is most likely to stick with your website for the long
haul.
5. • What you can expect to spend.
• Depending on your needs, the cost of web design can
vary greatly. Therefore, it pays to interview a number
of web designers before settling on one. Give a
detailed list of your wants and needs, and get the
specifics of what each is including in the bid, in order to
weigh each estimate out and make the best choice.
6. Don’t skimp when it comes to building your brand.
Contact the experienced professionals at EPepe
Design to handle all of your logo and web design
needs.
Contact us by phone, at 727-242-5511,
or email: epepe@epepedesign.com
