Questions to Ask When Hiring A Company to Build A Web Site
Design Related Questions
The first group of questions pertains to the design of the site; "design" refers to the process of determining a look and feel of your site and getting the heading and menus to look the way you like it. To some people design is not important, and to some it is. Be sure that you or your organization will own the site and the design at the end of the day - if not, changes or modifications may be exclusive to the designer.
- Who will design the site? Will you design it, someone in your company, a third-party, or someone else?
- Who owns the design?
- Will you retain the source files, or will I?
- Will the design be built from a template, or is the design unique?
Site & Content Questions
This group of questions clears up any misconceptions about how the site and content will work.
- Who provides the site content?
- Who lays out the pages for the site?
- Do you provide copy editing services?
- Do you fill in meta tags, such as keywords and description for each page? Will it be the same keywords for every page, or different?
- Do you fill in ALT tags?
- Can your code be validated?
Application Questions
This set of questions is for sites with storefronts, shopping carts, or lots of programming.
- Who will be programming the site?
- How long has this company / person worked for or with your organization?
- Will there be any fees for third party licenses?
- Do you provide documentation with your web sites?
- Do you provide training for the application?
Always be sure to check references and ask to see a working portfolio!
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