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Before You Hire a Web Designer - 18 Crucial Questions to Ask

Whether you are hiring a freelance web designer or agency, there are crucially important questions you need to ask. Their answers should determine the best designer to pitch your tent with.

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Before You Hire a Web Designer - 18 Crucial Questions to Ask

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  1. KLEVADESIGNS.COM BeforeYou HireaWeb Designer... 18 Crucial Questions to Ask BYKLEVADESIGNS

  2. Intro GreatAnswers = Great Choice Whetheryouarehiringafreelancewebdesigneroragency,there areimportantquestionsyouneedtoask. Thekindofquestionsyouaskwilldeterminethekindofanswersyou getwhichinturnwillhelpyoudeterminethebestdesignertogo with. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE2

  3. Question #1 WillIhaveaccessto allaccountscreated inmyname? Whenall'sdone,youshouldget thelogincredentialstoyour domain,hosting,CPANEL, analytics,email,livechat,online paymentprocessor,etcsothatif youchangedesignersyouwon’t beheldtoransom. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE3

  4. Question #2 Whatarethehosting specifications? Unlimiteddiskspace?Best. Unlimitedbandwidth?Best. Notunlimited?Askforthespecifics. Dedicatedserver?Best. Sharedserver?Manageable. Bewaryofagenciesthathostyouwithother clientswiththesameCPANELlogindetails! KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE4

  5. Question #3 Howmanyrevisions canIrequestfor? Ifyoudon’tlikeanythingaboutthe design,youshouldbeableto requestforrevisionsanditshould beunlimited.Thisshowsthe designerisconfidentofdelivering ahigh-qualityjob. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE5

  6. Question #4 Doyouacceptdown paymentandatwhat percentage? Neverpayadesignerinfull.Ideally,it shouldbe50% downpaymentor enoughtogetthejobstarted.It’sbetter ifyouuseanescrowservice. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE6

  7. Question #5 CanIseewebsites youhavedesigned forotherclients? Agoodwebdesigneroragency worthitssaltshouldhavea portfolioofwebsitesthey’ve designed.AskfortheirURLsand calltoconfirmthattheyactually didthejob. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE7

  8. Question #6 Whenwillyoudeliver? There’snohardandfastruletothis.It alldependsonyourgoaldeadlineand thetypeofwebsiteinquestion.Butit shouldbeatimelinethat’sacceptable toyou. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE8

  9. Question #7 Doyouoffer “after- sales” supportand whatdoesitentail? Thisisoneoftheadvantagesof hiringsomeoneelsetodoyour design.Anydesigneroragency shouldofferafter-salessupport that’savailabletoyouatleast duringworkinghours. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE9

  10. Question #8 Doyouofferany warrantyandforhow long? Youshouldgetatleasta30-day warrantythatstartscountingafterthe websitehasbeendelivered. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE10

  11. Question #9 Whowillmaintain andmanagethe websiteandatwhat cost? Thewebsitedesignershouldoffer awebsitemanagementserviceata costacceptabletoyou. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE11

  12. Question #10 Willmywebsitebe backedupdaily? Yourwebsiteshouldbeautomatically backedupdailyoreveryhour dependingonhowofteninformation changesonyourwebsite.Itshouldbe backeduptoaremoteserverandat leastthreecopiesmaintainedbefore beingoverwritten. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE12

  13. Question #11 Willmywebsitebe mobile-friendly? Yourwebsiteshoulddisplaywell onmobiledevicesandtablets. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE13

  14. Question #12 Willmywebsitebe SEOfriendly? Itshouldbe.AskfortheSEObest practicesthatwillbeimplementedat thebasiclevel.Ifyou’relost,thenhire theservicesofanSEOprofessional. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE14

  15. Question #13 Howlongwillittake mysitetoloadwhen tested? Thishastodowithloadingspeed. Thereareseveralsitespeedtesting toolsonlinethatcanbeusedto testthis.Thedesignershould implementbestpracticesthatwill makeyoursiteloadfast.Agreeona targetof4secondsmax. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE15

  16. Question #14 Whowillcreatethe content? Ifit’sawebdesignagency,theyshould haveacontentwritertohelpyoucreate yourpages’ content.Ifnot,afreelancer shouldhelpyououtsourceitandfactor inthecost. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE16

  17. Question #15 WillIbeabletoedit mywebsite’s content? Ifit’sasmallbusinesswebsiteyou shouldbeableto.Thedesigner shouldtrainyouoryourstafftodo this.Thiswillsaveyou maintenancecostunlessit’s affordable. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE17

  18. Question #16 Whattypeofimages willyouuse? Thewebsitedesignershoulduse imagesthat’sroyalty-freeorcustom images.Snappingupimagesfrom Googlesearchcanlandyouinlegal trouble.Beware! KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE18

  19. Question #17 Whatwillconstitute completionofthe project? Ideally,thereshouldbean acceptancecheckliststatingthe deliverablesandtheirstatuses.The projectwillbeacceptedas completedifthestatuscolumns areallshowing “DONE” andcanbe confirmed. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE19

  20. Question #18 Doyouofferaservice levelagreement (SLA)? Thereshouldbeanagreementofsort tobindbothofyouto.Thesedaysthere arecompaniesofferingsuchtemplates online.Youshouldrequestforone. KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE20

  21. Thank You Kleva Designs www.klevadesigns.com KLEVADESIGNS•PAGE21

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