| Professional web design says a lot about your | | | | functionality provided works flawlessly |
| company and the image you want to project - hence | | | | 3. If you have a good webmaster or IT guru aboard, |
| quality/dated website design is known to be | | | | let him check simple things like input fields etc. against |
| damaging for enterprises. | | | | SQL injections, XSS vulnerabilities and alike. |
| We believe in clear professional web design, | | | | 3. If the web design agency has references and |
| accessibility, razor sharp graphic design, world class | | | | work samples on their page - call those companies |
| photography, color coordination, easy navigation, | | | | and ask how satisfied they were with |
| cross browser compatibility, fast loading & most of all | | | | communications, speed of delivery, quality and |
| great functionality which can include flash videos, | | | | professionalism. |
| AJAX framework integration, call to action elements | | | | 4. Full services agencies can offer a lot of things at |
| and many others. | | | | once, but not all are top in all fields, so make sure |
| Corporate web design is not only about visitor | | | | you get some specialists for the job you have in |
| experience and answering questions quick, it's also | | | | mind. |
| about absolute attention to creative thinking & | | | | 5. Don't overpay, but plan in a realistic budget. In web |
| technical excellence. | | | | design it's like in many other jobs - you get what you |
| Businesses need to consider the stability of their | | | | pay for. Don't expect a hobby coder to deliver a |
| corporate web design agency partners, the ability of | | | | website for 500$ that can cope with a professional |
| the programmer & delivery speed at equal | | | | designed & coded corporate website which might |
| importance to value. Furthermore corporations should | | | | costs 10.000$ and more. |
| always aim to keep their websites as accessible as | | | | 6. No traffic = no business - conduct traffic research |
| possible to not lock out impaired people. Many major | | | | for all phrases that relate to your niche. |
| players are failing in achieving this goal and even do | | | | 7. Conduct Competitive Research - know the |
| not have a validated page - loads of html and css | | | | strength & weak spots of your competitors before |
| errors which can lead to poor presentation in some | | | | engaging in the design process. If you do not know |
| browsers. | | | | how to do this, get yourself support from a |
| So here are some basic rules for enterprises that | | | | professional web marketer. |
| should be considered: | | | | 8. Can you lead your web niche - do not contend in a |
| 1. Check the web design's companies own page for | | | | well established web niche with a leader & underdog |
| accessibility, html / css errors | | | | without serious advice. |
| 2. Don't get fooled by a nice design only, check what | | | | 9. On Page SEO planning - get advice from an search |
| kind of menus they use ( e.g. flash menus are really | | | | engine marketer as on page factors may have |
| bad ), how their presentation is structured, how the | | | | impact on your rank & cost you more in future. |
| page looks in different browsers and if the | | | | |