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Before deciding on the right web designer for you, you firstly need to establish what you want out of a website designer. Do you want someone to just build a website, or do you want to someone that is going to help drive your website forward, and help boost your online presence?

If you decide on the latter, then you need to make sure that you choose a designer that is willing to be in it for the long haul. By choosing a designer who isn’t experienced in, or willing to, drive your website forward, then it could mean a lot of wasted money.

It is entirely possible that, by choosing a web designer from an online marketing background, your website will benefit from achieving a higher online presence and better visitor usability. This kind of designer will also often have experience in working with on-going clients, so you know that, should changes need to be made after the website is completed, they can fit these into their busy schedule.

If you’re not quite sure whether or not a website designer has the right attention span you desire, try and gauge from your first meeting how they interact with you. Some website designers have notoriously short attention spans, so if this becomes apparent in your first meeting, this could prove detrimental later on. If they ask a lot of questions about design and future care, then straight away you can tell they are considering the future maintenance of your website.

Even if you are not planning on your website to need regular updates or changes, it is worth checking with your web designer whether or not they would be able to make these amendments. If you are planning on these changes, such as the addition of regular blogs, extra product listings etc, then it may be worth trying to work these into your pricing plan to ensure they can fit these into their schedule.

Never be afraid to ask your potential web designer questions, lots of questions. Web design consultancy is a very important part of creating the perfect website for you, and if this includes future maintenance, then it is important to establish as soon as possible whether your web designer is in it for the long haul.

At Divadani Design, we develop relationships with our clients that last long beyond the website design – we not only maintain and update websites frequently, we help with SEO, promotion, Social media and more to ensure that your website is something that works for you, not something you’re just left with.

Is YOUR web designer in it for the long haul?