Finding a right person for any job, not necessary for web designing, who can understand your views and vision is a tedious and frustrating process. There are a number of factors that has to be considered. Listed below are the most common mistakes people commit when they hire a web designer in India
Not Sure About What Exactly You Are Looking For
This may be a shock to many, but numerous client and businesses do not have a clear-cut strategy or specification about their projects. The first thing that has to be done is to identify, what exactly you are looking to achieve from the project and then hire a web designer or a web development company according to the requirements. The majority of the web designing companies has sales people who only want to finalize the deal. They are all under immense pressure to acquire the project at any cost, resulting in them not knowing whether the clients have all the specifications and requirements. This directly reflects on the end product getting delayed, wrong functions added and even exceeding the estimated budget.
Not Reaching Out To Multiple Agencies For Proposals
The process of recommendation happens a lot in the businesses in India and unless it's a good recommendation, it's not a viable option to just restrict yourself to just one proposal. Unfortunately, most of the recommendations are through individuals with high influence and they are not of high quality necessarily. Even when receiving proposals multiple agencies, more often than not, the lowest bidder gets the project.
Hiring A Web Designer After Talking Only To The Sales Person
Hiring a web designer through a sales person is not a new scenario in India, but discussing your agenda regarding the project only with them is a critical mistake that is committed on a regular basis and there are cases, when the credentials of the recruited person is not verified either. A sales person will never know the technicality involved in the process of creation of the website and for sure will try to convince, saying that the web designer they are recommending is well-equipped for the project. The clients end up paying more or paying less all the time, both shows up distinctly in the finished product.
Not Signing A Proper Agreement
This is a serious issue and can backfire at any stage of the development process. Not getting into a proper agreement with the wed designer results in a lot of payment and requirement conflicts. The risk of multiple intellectual property leaks is also very high. Many companies end up being in a legal mess and not able to recover the loss indefinitely.
Hiring A Web Designer Without Getting A CMS
Content Management System or CMS offers you endless options to update your website easily. It also allows you to have complete control of your website all the time, enabling you to expand and modify as you grow. Not having a CMS in place makes you rely heavily on the web developer for all your needs. Most companies hire a web designer without a CMS in place. This action leads to overspending on the web designers and causes huge development nightmares.
Final Words
For a website, a web designer plays an integral part that decides the outcome of it. Avoiding such critical mistakes while selecting the web designer will directly result in the success of that website in the online market space.