The art of choosing the right web development company

The Art of Choosing the Right Web Development

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The last time you were out there to choose the right web development company, how was the experience like? It was not good, right? Believe it or not, choosing the right company is an art, one that you need to learn and possibly develop a knack for. Â Who knows, with time, you may get good at it.


Let’s start with what’s the first thing you should look for. Any guesses? No? Okay, here’s a simple exercise for you to find the answer:


Visit a website.Monitor the

speed at which the site loads.

Keep a track. Find out if the

site takes more than 8 second

to load.


• If possible, visit a website that you have not seen before so that cookies don’t play a spoilsport.

• Make sure you have a speedy internet connection; else, the exercise doesn’t make any sense.

Points to consider


All said and done, you must focus on a company that can keep the website load times to a minimum. If they develop a site that takes more than 8 seconds (5 seconds max, in case of a speedy connection) to load, well, no offence, but they haven’t heard of the 10-second rule, at least that’s how it looks. Ironically, they would get their money. It would be you who’d be at the receiving end, losing on many of the conversion opportunities.


The last thing you want is to see your website getting penalized. It hurts, right? And you, with no fault of yours, are left to wonder â€“ what went wrong? Well, for some companies, web development is all about coding â€“ they do it left, right and center. Who gives two hoots about the web standards â€“ at least, such companies don’t. Do they have anything to lose? You have the answer.

Don’t pay the price (for what you didn’t do!)


If it’s anyone who should be pulling the strings here, it’s you. Yes, a company would develop the site for you, but that’s just about it. It’s your website (you don’t have any doubts, do you?) and it goes without saying that the control should be in your hands.

Don’t be a puppet (unless you enjoy being one!)


Does it sound too good to be true? It is not, but then, the developers must use an open-source CMS (WordPress, Joomla etc.) for you to be at the helm of affairs. Â Only then you can change the content, if the need be and for that matter, update the images as well. And yes, did you know, it is also possible for you to change the site headings? Well, now you do.


A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. You bet; if it wasn’t, anyone could easily update the content or images after getting to know a thing or two about CMS. Make sure the company you choose, offer proper training.

Don’t settle for less (or little!)


Training Query resolution Bug fixing


Next, find out if they would be there for you, should you have any queries later on. Last but not least, you must not make do with a site that has errors and/or bugs. If at all the website is not error-free, make sure that the developers resolve the issues at the earliest. Don’t even think of paying extra for something that should have been done right the first time.


Let’s play fastest finger first. Answer the following questions as soon as you can:

• Whose website is to be developed?• Who is choosing the company?• Who should be involved in the development process?

Don’t feel left out (or be oblivious!)


Call yourself the guest of honour, if you may, but don’t forget, it’s all about you, your business, your website. Make sure the company keeps you in the loop throughout the development process because only you know what may work best for your business. If they don’t keep you involved, chances are they are going to take you for a ride.


By now you’d be like “Oh, it’s my site and it’s all about me and my business.” Yes it is, but more than you, it’s about the potential customers who are going to visit your site. Like it or not, you have been dethroned. Step down and ask the company to develop a website that enhances user (read: customer) experience. Tell them you want the customers to stay on your website for as long as possible. In fact, given a chance, they should come back. Customers were, are and will be the king(s), always â€“ for you. Make sure you and the company are on the same page.

Don’t put on airs (and graces!)


We have all been bullied, at some point or the other. That big guy, who made us run around the school, snatched our lunch â€“ just the mention of him was enough to send shivers down our spine. Companies are no different. They have experts â€“ experts who probably know more (this is what they say even if they don’t know a thing about web development) than you do. Here’s how a typical conversation between you and these so-called experts would go:

Don’t get intimidated (or hesitate!)


You: Um,okay.Whatever you

say.

Expert1:We’d incorporate a responsive web design and make it adapt to the

viewing environment.

Expert2(Speaking out of turn):we are going

to use fluid grids, flexible images and css media queries.)

Blah, blah, blah…


No further questions, right? Experts play with words; they do this all the time â€“ scare you with their ‘techie talk’. It’s time things change; they should give you clear answers sans the unnecessary jargon. The process of development is not that easy, yes, but it can’t be explained in such a way that you at least develop a basic understanding, no! A company that can articulate and break down things into the layman’s language is the one you have been looking for all this while.


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