Web Design Tips and Information

Tips for finding a web designer

If you’re looking to find a web designer here are some tips to help you find a professional web designer that can help you build a professional web site.

Find someone local

If this is your first time having someone design a website professionally, you will probably feel more comfortable if you find someone local that you can meet with one-on-one

• Use Google to search for a web designer in your home town or in the neighboring towns. Searches with keywords like “Web Designer Boston” or “Web Design Boston”, for example.
• Check your local Chamber of Commerce to find a reputable web designer.

Once you find a web designer

• Make sure the web designer has a professional web site. If the web designer can’t take the time to develop a professional web site you may want to ask your self if they are qualified enough to develop a website for your business.
• Ask the web designer how many years they have been developing web sites. It takes several years to learn to be proficient in HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash, MySQL, etc. It doesn’t happen overnight and they shouldn’t be learning on your account.
• Does the web designer use a site builder or hand code the HTML and CSS? These days, in order to develop a web site that is optimized for searching it’s almost essential to develop the web site by hand using HTML and CSS and a text editor. If you’re in a non-competitive market you may be able to get away with someone who uses a site builder such as DreamWeaver, which happens to be one of the best.

It’s not easy to develop web sites anymore. Web designer’s these days need to be equally proficient at the technical aspect as well as the design aspects of web design.

Someone who is good with computers is probably not qualified enough to design a website that looks professional and is easy to navigate. And vice versa….Someone who is a graphic designer or illustrator will generally not have the technical know how to create a website that has all the modern functionality of todays websites.

The moral of the story is to take your time and find a web designer that can design a professional looking website that is optimized for searching and is coded using all the latest HTML and CSS standards.