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How to Select the Right Web Developer for a Truly Effective and Engaging Website

Published on 03 June 14
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In this age of digital technology, your website is usually the first contact your prospective customers have with your business. In this regard, it is in your best interest to make a good impression on visitors with a well-designed and crafted website which promotes your services in the best way possible and shines a good light on your business overall.

This is why it is important to choose the right web developer. But for many of us, the world of browsers, SEO, web standards, and other Internet-related subjects is not that easy to understand. You could very well be wasting your time with a developer who convinces you with a vast knowledge of technical terms but does not give you exactly what you need.

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A website that is fully optimized

Whilst it is easy to get carried away with all the bells and whistles - flash images, bright colors and graphics, music and video, and other features - do not neglect the optimization of your website. If you have a prospective web developer in mind, speak to them about how they plan to give your website a good ranking on top search engines. One key step to achieving a top rank in search engines is making sure that your site is able to comply with standards for web coding. A search engine spider travels the web on the lookout for sites which can be added to its database. If your codes are too confusing, they might move on to another website. So it is important to make sure that your web developer knows the right web codes which search engine spiders can easily read.

Focusing on the web developer

When you have a potential web developer in mind, it is always a good idea to check their clients’ sites, and not just their own. Check the work they have done in the past. Usually, web developers’ sites have links which can direct you to samples of their previous work. Once you have clicked on this link, analyze the sample websites. Are they easily navigable and attractive? Are the sites loading fast? Do they have a professional look, or are they amateurish?

You can also ask the web developer for references. Once you have a list of references, speak to them and ask them about their experiences with the web developer in question.

Another thing you can do to further enhance your knowledge and understanding about the developer is to check the sample websites more thoroughly. The first thing you can do is check for a valid code. You can do this by entering the website URL onto a validation site like the HTML Validator. If the site meets the standards, you will know this right away. The valid code shows how professional the web developer is, because it proves that they have made sure that everything has been correctly formed on the site.

Assess the load time of the sample sites as well. The faster the load time, the better - load times which are longer than eight seconds are not a good sign.

Web developers like massmediadesign also offer comprehensive services and do not just focus on web design and development, but also branding and website marketing and management. It is good to take advantage of the full spectrum of services under one roof, so you can be assured that your website is utilised to its full potential.

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