website design fort lauderdale

When you are searching for a Fort Lauderdale website designer there are some things you can look for that will benifit you in the long run.

1. Find a website designer with REAL client website design examples that they can show you, not demos.
2. Find a website designer with ecommerce website design examples.  If you need shopping online capabilities in your website then take a close look at the admin section of their websites.  Is it easy to use the admin to change product photos or prices?  Does the shopping cart automatically get the correct shipping costs directly from FedEx or UPS?
3. In Fort Lauderdale you should be able to find a website developer with years of experience in website design and programming.  Sure it sounds obvious but many "website designers" are really brochure designers who purchased some website development software and now call themselves website designers.
4. Even if you never go to the website design company office make sure they have an office.  An office should be a building (just like in the old days) not just a virtual office with a website design portfolio.  People without a an office that you can go visit are not always easy to find when a problem comes up.
5. Ask for names and phone numbers of past website clients. Get at least three website addresses, owners names and call them.  Ask how their experience was with this Fort Lauderdale website designer.  Better yet randomly pick some former clients from their portfolio and then ask for the contact name and call them.
6. Don't let cheap prices draw you in to something that will cost you a fortune in lost business.  Sure price is important but if I offered you a diamond for $1,000.00 is that a good deal?  If you only know the price there is no way to determine if a $1,000.00 diamond is a bargain, priced just right or a ripoff.  Go over all the details of what you want your website to do and look at examples of the designers work. 
7. Have at least one meeting with a Fort Lauderdale website designer in their office NOT yours.  This is important so that you get to see the corporate culture.  Is the office a mess; if so you should wonder how your website will look.  If the Fort Lauderdale website design firm you are considering doesn't have an office please see number 4. above.  With a meeting in person it is easier to go over details, clarify what you want, see options you may have never considered and come up with a fair price and no suprises later.
8. Find out how many people will be involved in the developement of your website.  In a one person shop it is unlikely that you'll get great work.  People who are skilled in design are very artistic people who typically are weak in programming skills.  People who are drawn to careers in computer programming often have no design skills at all and will offer you ready made templates.  We recommend a programmer, a website designer, a professional copywriter and a SEO or search engine optimization expert as your development team.
9. Ask for examples for Fort Lauderdale based ecommerce website design examples and database driven website design examples.  You may not even need these services but a good website design firm will have examples to show because they will be well versed in all areas of design and programming.  Even a fairly simple website design requires good programming skills so look for the best website designer you can find.
10. Look for examples of good search engine optimization.  An example of this would be that when you search for a type of business do you FIND that business or can you only find them when you search for them by the name of the business.  People who know the name of your business are allready clients.  You want people that don't know you to be able to find you by searching for you by what you do.  For example if you search for "full service ad agency" I bet you'll find our company. 

Below we have two videos which show off two of the features our clients often like to see in their websites.  These features can be built into a database driven website to help our clients keep their websites current and to follow up on their clients.