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11-Dec-2024Why Does Hiring The Best Web Development Agency Matter?
For a company which has a small size, it may be easier to resort to Discourse and have a third-party platform to host the company’s forums, so that costs can be saved and the company does not lose inadequate sums of money, when it has insufficient capital to do so.
At its base package of $50 a month, all except the most bootstrap of startups could likely afford this upfront cost, although it must be said that the GoDaddy Domain of 1 year would cost about 100 USD for that year, per year.
A site on the internet also requires cloudfire DDos protection, so all those things would have to be considered when considering which option to take, at this scale, it may be advisable to have such forums as your standard.
Large companies on the other hand can afford talent to make custom websites, support high traffic with DDos protection. It is the mid-company around the slightly larger size, that would need a Web Development Agency, not small enough to be content with forums (likely) and not large enough to afford or desire a dedicated team for in-house website generation.
It is here that Web Development Agencies could really shine and come to their own.Here they can for a fee, if they’re appropriate fits in service and temperament, provide ideal solutions for the needs of the mid-tier company.
The needs that they would see fulfilled would be:
1. A more attractive UI for the customers and clients.
2. Better information assignment, so that it doesn’t seem too minimal or cluttered
3. The costs of maintaining a sophisticated website would be lower if the web dev company’s expertise is utilized (due to economies of scale), exceptions are of course present for those who can find good quality at low prices or for free.
4. Quality of Life support, that is, after the website is live, subsequent updates and fixes to it, which can occur with enough frequency to keep it fresh.
At its base package of $50 a month, all except the most bootstrap of startups could likely afford this upfront cost, although it must be said that the GoDaddy Domain of 1 year would cost about 100 USD for that year, per year.
A site on the internet also requires cloudfire DDos protection, so all those things would have to be considered when considering which option to take, at this scale, it may be advisable to have such forums as your standard.
Large companies on the other hand can afford talent to make custom websites, support high traffic with DDos protection. It is the mid-company around the slightly larger size, that would need a Web Development Agency, not small enough to be content with forums (likely) and not large enough to afford or desire a dedicated team for in-house website generation.
It is here that Web Development Agencies could really shine and come to their own.Here they can for a fee, if they’re appropriate fits in service and temperament, provide ideal solutions for the needs of the mid-tier company.
The needs that they would see fulfilled would be:
1. A more attractive UI for the customers and clients.
2. Better information assignment, so that it doesn’t seem too minimal or cluttered
3. The costs of maintaining a sophisticated website would be lower if the web dev company’s expertise is utilized (due to economies of scale), exceptions are of course present for those who can find good quality at low prices or for free.
4. Quality of Life support, that is, after the website is live, subsequent updates and fixes to it, which can occur with enough frequency to keep it fresh.
Key Factors to Consider When Hiring a Web Development Agency
Experience
While it may be considered a cliché, there is a truth, that experience is the master of work. While credentialism and experience should not be fetishized, without exposure to a field, valuable and productive work would not be able to be done. This is why, one’s due diligence should not only include reading the websites, which usually have promotional work, but also their body of work which they have done for other clients and what their experience has been in. For example, they may have done work for clients which doesn’t match thematically or tonally with your intent and desires.
Expertise
Expertise is for as it says, excellence in a particular field, it goes one step above mere experience, it is much the same as a tradesman who has just started and a tradesman who has been working within the field for 20 years.
The skill you may see of a ringmaker who quickly crafts a ring versus a ringmaker who makes multiple rings in the same time, due to his skill.
The skill you may see of a ringmaker who quickly crafts a ring versus a ringmaker who makes multiple rings in the same time, due to his skill.
Tech Stack
There are many different kinds of Tech Stacks:
1. Frontend (client side) (Example, HTML,CSS/Javascript or Typescript based, react, angular, vue, SASS, LESS, etc.)
2. Backend (server side) (Example, Node, Python, Ruby, Express, Django, Ruby on Rails, SQL, NoSQL, etc.)
3. Development Tools (Example, Git, Github, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Circle AI, etc.)
4. Third Party Services And APIs (Example, Oauth, JWT, Stripe, Paypal, Twilio, Firebase, etc.)
5. Popular Tech Stacks, (MEAN, MERN, LAMP, JAMstack, etc.)
1. Frontend (client side) (Example, HTML,CSS/Javascript or Typescript based, react, angular, vue, SASS, LESS, etc.)
2. Backend (server side) (Example, Node, Python, Ruby, Express, Django, Ruby on Rails, SQL, NoSQL, etc.)
3. Development Tools (Example, Git, Github, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Circle AI, etc.)
4. Third Party Services And APIs (Example, Oauth, JWT, Stripe, Paypal, Twilio, Firebase, etc.)
5. Popular Tech Stacks, (MEAN, MERN, LAMP, JAMstack, etc.)
Project Management
Generally speaking, in your project management, it is important to have people who are quite self-driven and on point, the reasoning is that those who can manage most things on their own, can likely manage things for you. Such people also have to have interesting mix of traits, they have to be cognizant of not just the high level stuff, but also the low level stuff, that is both strategy and tactics, furthermore, they must have the ability to be rigid one moment and flexible the next, as the need arises, when to be democratic and when to be more authoritative, such is the thorny crown of management.
Within Project Management are important sub-fields:
Within Project Management are important sub-fields:
Timely delivery is the culmination of good management practices, timely delivery coupled with good quality, is the bedrock of a successful project. It brings together QA, Design, HR, Finance, etc. in what could be called, a harmonious synthesis.
The importance of communication cannot be overstated, it is part of the whole “successful business” sensation. Humans are social, are verbal and physical communicators, it is self-evident that without this aspect, people would not progress very far, in information silos.
Agreeing on a budget at the start of a project, allows us to avoid the frustration of not having enough, to start, and having too much to know what to do with it, it’s a happy middle, which we would all be welcome to occupy. Once you have your budget in place, you know who you’re going to hire, for how long, what their workload will be, what software is or is not to be used, and so on. Once there is a clear flow of money after everything has been asked for in a budget proposal, the friction of asking for finances when some new need comes up is reduced, or minimalized, if we consider budget allocations for buffers and cost overruns. However, one must not also be so wedded to a budget concept, that one forgets to issue one and then no work commences, as we discussed earlier, there has to be flexibility for a happy medium.
As mentioned earlier, consider the quality of portfolios, those done and those to be commenced on their merits, while hard, since executive and budgetary concerns are present, what project one is going to start should also be considered on its merits, as these merits decide how a client or customer will spend money.
Red Flags to Avoid When Choosing a Web Development Agency
Low Prices
While low prices can be a good thing, that is, for either low or no cost you could get a service, the problem of course is that low prices could equally be representative of poor quality or a slipshod work ethic, which instead of enhancing your company, they actually diminish it. On the flipside, excessively high prices could be a sign of quality, or of unnecessary profit seeking, do your due diligence, to avoid the pitfalls of both these extremes.
No Portfolio
Having no portfolio could be a sign that someone is new and talented, but is most likely a sign of poor expertise or experience, and one should be wary of such people and institutions.
Poor Communication
Humans are social, we communicate through words and body language and intonation. When we mishear, misinterpret, misplace, mispronounce, etc. our words or display malapropisms, then we are liable to misunderstand each other, quite naturally. We should not assume, that someone has understood what exactly we’ve said, even the most intuitive and empathetic person requires some context, or some hints, to get what we’re exactly saying. Even if we assume that someone “gets us”, we should try to make sure that our intentions and thoughts have gone to them clearly, otherwise we risk unnecessary conflict from said misunderstanding.
This applies doubly so when it comes to a business setting as not only we have large sums of money lying around waiting to be moved, but it is also the case that we have many reputations on the line, among our peers, some of whom with which we share mutual respect, so it is in the end, advisable to be prudent, my dear reader.
This applies doubly so when it comes to a business setting as not only we have large sums of money lying around waiting to be moved, but it is also the case that we have many reputations on the line, among our peers, some of whom with which we share mutual respect, so it is in the end, advisable to be prudent, my dear reader.
Work Commencement Urgency
While we all desire clarity of thought and the prevention of stagnation, there can be a thing as too much of hurried activity, to the detriment of proper, organized and purposeful work. We should aim, as we have emphasized earlier to work with sufficient speed and caution as is necessary in every situation, roughly the middle path, as always, excluding emergencies, even in emergencies, as any emergency expert states, we should not panic.
Reliance On Templates
Everybody who has done something for any length of time, knows that in that particular field, we know when something has had creative input, and when that thing has had reliance or overreliance on templates. While these measures can save you time, they can also not only show a lack of creativity or interest, but also a lack of differentiation, affecting your bottom line in the long-term, as the participants in the market will not be able to distinguish between your work and that of somebody else, and may just something free instead, which may not be a bad thing overall, as you can shift your focus on scarce things or innovative things which can be charged and people would accept a price for, however if you do desire to make money or be present in different parts of the market, or even desire a somewhat passive income, then it is advisable to have that creative spark, atleast to an extent.
What Should You Ask A Web Development Agency?
We hope that you have read and enjoyed what you have read till now in our article, this article as a whole would be a stepping off point, on what to ask a or any Web Development Agency, before you jump into it and acquire their services for a price.
If you can intuit what works best for your company, at your time, your place, your finances, your product/service and your needs, then keeping our advice in mind, should allow you to make an informed decision.
If you can intuit what works best for your company, at your time, your place, your finances, your product/service and your needs, then keeping our advice in mind, should allow you to make an informed decision.
How Bizowl Simplifies the Process of Hiring the Best Web Development Agencies
Here at Bizowl we understand your requirements through an online form, first. By weighing different options both quantitatively and qualitatively, that is who is best and who feels the best, together, we provide you with options which maybe the best match for you. Those partners provide the ideal cost quotations, to suit your current position, both administratively, financially and otherwise, on your preferred mode of communication, be it WhatsApp or e-mail or any other medium.
Cross our hearts and hope to die, if we can’t get you quality for your price.
Cross our hearts and hope to die, if we can’t get you quality for your price.
In Conclusion
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