Why is a consultation with a website company useful? For the best results for your money, you need to like the people, you must work well with them, and you need assurance that they will be in business for a long time to come.
The “right” people will not necessarily charge you more than the “wrong” people, and in addition can offer you much more value for your money.
A visit to a company can assure you it is local and will be here next year. A large number of developers are fronts for companies off-shore. Your work will be passed off to someone in another country for a fraction of what you are paying the developer.
Visit people in their office and get a feel for them. See who is willing to give you their time and has an interest in your business. They will soon be offering free marketing advice, tips on getting more out of search engines, and generally helping you market your business during and after the site development.
Hire the most experienced developer you can find. From our extensive experience rebuilding sites done by students, we can say with assurance that it’s definitely not cheaper to start with a student or an inexperienced developer. Chose a WordPress developer who has been in business at least 2 years so he or she has gone through at least one cycle of updating the WordPress platforms, themes and plugins.
When people book a visit with us, we discuss many things that make a huge difference. Some factors to consider:
• Choosing the right kind of programming
There are many, many ways to build a website. You need a solution that will meet your needs now and in the future. 50% of our work comes from people who chose the wrong solution and need their site re-built. We’d like to explain your options so you are better informed in the first place about the option you choose.
• Making you competitive
You may be seeking to compete with other companies or services. If we know who your competitors are, we can analyze how their sites are made and what kinds of search engine optimization they have – and then make your site better in every way.
• Researching the content of your website
Finding or developing the content is the largest unknown factor in giving you a phone or email estimate. We’ll give you excellent feedback on your material and outline what you need.
• Ongoing costs of having a website
People are often concerned about ongoing charges, and rightly so. However you might find out it costs you very little, if anything, for updates. In our case, we don’t have a monthly charge. We don’t charge for updates that take only a few minutes. If you have a WordPress site built, you will need to have it professionally updated once or twice a year for a nominal fee. We can show you how these things work in a consultation.
• You’re online – but does anyone know?
We’re very proactive about getting your site up and well optimized for search engines. A more detailed discussion of your needs always generates lots of additional marketing ideas.
If you would like a consultation with us, we would love to see you. You’ll leave with a clearer picture of your goals, what it will cost, and a better sense of how to prepare for your site development – whether you use us or not.
We can also discuss your needs in more detail by email or phone. Just call 604-731-7020 or write info@kitsmedia.ca to get started.
