Monday, May 7, 2007

Who do you trust with your internet business??

Who do you trust with your internet business?

Having a work at home business, or your successful business that you have had for 20 years going to the next level with a website, who do you trust? As you decide that you want to venture into a website for your business, making the decision of who will take care of you for all of your website needs is VERY important, probably the most important.

There are a multitude of companies and freelancers that can build you a website. There are many items that you will need to know and watch as you choose the company for your new or established business.

1) Experience and Portfolio - As you are looking for a web design company to put together your website, what is the most important as information to assist you in your buying decision is the portfolio and experience that the company has. A lot of new business that the company ImageWorks, LLC out of Vernon, CT gets as clients are redesign or businesses that want a new host and takeover for service on the website. The internet is an open market for everyone who conducts business on the internet, and having the right company running your website is very important. There are scenarios of websites malfunctioning, websites not looking right to attract the customer, or the hosting just not working right and handling the increase in traffic.
2) Customer Service- Make sure that when you decide to choose a website design company, that you are going to be able to reach the people in charge of your website at any time, or if you happen to leave a message that they call you right back and correct or fix any problems that may arise. Many website design companies create problems for themselves and they then escalate to bigger problems when they do not answer their customer needs right away. If a website design company works only through email, stay away!
3) Services offered - when choosing the website design company, be sure that they are well rounded in their knowledge if design and SEO. Here is an example. Let us say you buy a car, and the first time you go to the dealer to get it repaired, they tell you that they cannot do that type of repair. They are a limited service garage, and that the car owner would have to go across town and get it repaired there because they have the right tools. Same thing with your website design company. Choosing the right company to handle every kind of design, hosting and search engine optimization will give you true success on the net and save you a lot of money in the end.
4) Reputation- When choosing your website design company, before you decide who to hire, be sure that the website design company has a good reputation and that you can contact their portfolio. If the website design company objects to you calling any of their customers, then maybe they are hiding information about their reputation.

Protect yourself when hiring a website design company for your business. In the end, this can make or break you as you as you venture into the online world for your business.


Chris Guerrette is an account manager for ImageWorks, LLC in Vernon, CT. ImageWorks has been a company for 10 years. ImageWorks can accommodate your business web needs in many ways. Please see our portfolio on our website. We have done work for Fortune 500 companies such as UPS, Merrill Lynch, and Yahoo. Chris has been working in the Internet Publishing Field for over 10 years. If you have any web, hosting internet marketing needs including myspace.com design and marketing and blogging services, we can help you. Contact Chris at chris@imagesites.com for more information.

No comments: