It’s been several years since someone designed your business website and now it’s out of date. You are losing business to competitors who have quality designed websites with great design and navigation. This may be your company’s first website and you want to make the most of your money and time.

How do you choose a quality web design company that understands your company’s goal for designing or redesigning this website?

First, you need to answer a few questions.

1. What is your budget and timeframe to complete the web design or redesign project?

2. Will you use original content and images to create this website?

3. If this is a website redesign, do you plan on getting updated images and content for this new look and feel or will you need the web design company to provide them?

4. Does anyone at your company have basic editing skills and will be able to update website content or will this be an ongoing job for the web design company you hire?

5. Are you looking for a local web design company?

6. Do you already have an idea of ​​the colors, layout and navigation of your web design?

Knowing the answers to these questions will help you find the right web design company.

Now is the time to find the right web design company for your needs. Go to Google and search for local web design firms and you’ll see how many results they show. Take “orlando web design” for example: Results 8,860,000. Wow, there are many results for “web design orlando”.

Don’t panic, you’ll probably find a company that can do the quality web design work you need in the top 50 results. Quality web design companies will have a portfolio of work online that will show an example of their custom web design work. Start with the first web design result and work your way down.

Browse the portfolio to see if there’s anything equivalent to the web design layout you’re envisioning. You will be able to tell right away if this web design company is right for your business and your look. Find out how long they have been in the web design industry and compare that to the number of quality websites they have designed in that time.

If it is a redesign, find out how many website redesigns have been completed and ask to see the website before and after the redesign.

Find out if they have the staff available to work on all your web design needs and if they know the schedule needed to complete the job in a timely manner. Ask for references, a top tier web design company will be happy to offer references on web design work done. Most web design references will be happy to talk to you about the quality work your prospective web design company did on your website.

Depending on your web design budget, it may be helpful to talk to several quality web design companies. You’ll want to get at least 3 estimates and it never hurts to have more.

Remember, when it comes to your business and your company’s exposure on the Internet, take your time in locating a quality web design company. Your future may depend on it.