Web design is an industry that is becoming more and more important as people begin to realize that the Internet is a viable platform to gain customers. In this day in age, if you do not have an up-to-date website for your company, you are giving your competition a significant advantage. People no longer look to phone books or other print resources for information about companies, they are strictly looking online. Web design used to consist of basic HTML and other simple methods to design websites, but now has morphed into many more complicated technologies. When picking a web design company to design or redesign your website, there are several things that you should consider before deciding on a company.

Experience

When searching for a company to design your website, it is important to choose a company which has significant experience designing websites. This may sound obvious, but many companies claim to have years of experience when in reality they have only built a few basic sites for friends and family.

Portfolio

A portfolio is one of the most important assets of a successful web design firm. Web designers should feature their portfolio on their web site so that others can see the work that they have performed in various technologies. When looking for a web designer, you should not do business with any company that does not have a varied portfolio which shows off multiple successful web development projects.

Latest Technology

When looking for a high quality web design company it is important to find a company which is well versed in all of the latest web technologies. These technologies include HTML5, CSS, SEO, E-Commerce, Social Media and much more. If the companies that you are considering do not possess significant expertise in these areas, then you should likely choose another company.

Customer Service

When looking for a company to design your web site, it is very important to choose a company that is always accessible via email and phone. Many companies will only give an email address to customers, but no phone number. If your designer will not provide you with a phone number then you should view this as a significant red flag. A quality web design company should have no problem providing you with their phone number so that they can be reached if necessary.

References

Similar to if you were going in for a job interview, it is important to ask for references when you are looking for a web designer for your company. References give you a good idea of the type and quality of work that a company has been providing to other customers. This will give you a good sense of whether this company is up to the task of redesigning your web site. Beware of companies that are hesitant to provide references. These companies typically are hiding something, which is not what you want from a web design company.

"Sam & his team's undoubting creativity & expertise are re-inforced with the revamped of our new webby. His many initiatives helped us widen our IT perspective and meet our objectives more efficiently. Sam is a true professional and we cannot stop working with him. Cheers to a good job done! Keep up the good work;)"

Elcy Ng, Interior Former
2Form Interior Design Pte Ltd (Singapore)

"Thank you, Sam and your team of professionals at Right Intention. Ever since you took up the project to revamp my website, it has become much more user-friendly, ease of navigation, increase the flow of visitors to my site, bringing in more business-to-business opportunity, and most importantly, retaining people to stay longer and revisiting my website. Thank you for your ever prompt response to my call of assistance and the awesome vendor-customer relationship you have cultivated. In short, Right Intention delivers!"

Peter Ng, International Speaker, Trainer & Author
Peter Ng Training Consultancy, Asia Pacific Distributor for Service Quality Institute, USA

"1939艺术学院的网页设计非常棒！设计超出我们的预期想象。我们的全体工作人员都非常享受这个网页。几乎每天都有顾客称赞我们的网页很专业化。 我们真得很感激！谢谢Sam团队！"

Lucus Wang, Creative Director
1939 Art Academy / Purecolor Studio

"Mr Soh has provided Media Power Hong Kong a great web site that drives traffic and business for the company. Right Intention takes time to listen to our specific instruction and excel our expectation. They have done an excellent job for us. Thank you Sam for your creativity and devotion to excellence!"

Wanda SzeTo, Education Director and Founder
Media Power Education (Hong Kong)

"Mr Soh has provided Teamworks Distribution with a service of outstanding quality. We asked for an ecommerce system which would be SE friendly, functional and pleasing to the eye. "Right Intention produced the work". As well as everything we asked of Sam and his company, he also provided great relationship skills which we feel are as important as the work itself. Thank you once again Sam."

Richard Brookes, Managing Director and Founder
Teamworks Superstore (United Kingdom)