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Placing your company online should not be a strenuous or arduous task. It should be a reasonably enjoyable process whose final result ought to be increased leads for your business. The key, is choosing the best webmaster, with the right skills, for your particular needs.
When deciding on who should develop your website you should consider the following:
1. Availability - Is the developer contactable? Will he/she be available after hours and on weekends for those who have any issues or problems with your website?
2. Honesty - Will the developer provide you with truthful advice and proposals, or simply push the organization line?
3. Customer Service - Will you be given a personalised service in which the developer sees your project through from beginning to end? Will this developer function as the one who makes changes or additions as your business grows?
4. Services - Does your developer provide the full-range of services essential to get the online businesses? For instance, do they offer Website name Registration, Internet hosting, Email, E-Commerce, PHP and MySQL (to operate blogs, CRM's and other database applications) and be able to advertise your website?
5. Pricing - The price of having a website built can vary quite considerably.
Always ask for a quotation upfront.
You shouldn't be afraid to inquire about questions;
� Request a itemised quotation so that you can visit a introduction to precisely what you are getting for the money.
� Will you need to pay a deposit?
� Are there any ongoing fees? i.e. Website Hosting.
� Do you charge a set rate or charge by the hour?
� How long will the website take to complete?
� Will I have to pay for extras, and if so how much?
6. Quality - There is no point in paying big dollars (or even lesser dollars for instance) for a site you are unhappy with or looks cheap and nasty. Also have phone developer's portfolio. When they do not have one online, ask yourself why don't you? You shouldn't be afraid to ask to see previous works. Also, read customer testimonials. Even call those people to obtain opinion on the developer's work ethics and abilities.
Although I'd be extremely thoughtless to claim that these 6 points are all you need to be familiar with, I firmly believe should you include these points in when it comes to your developer you will find yourself one you will be happy with and that you uses for several years to come.
