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WHICH TYPE OF WEB DESIGN COMPANY IS BEST FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

the typical web design story

So you are thinking about having a new website created for your small or mid-market business, and don’t know where to start. You go to Google and search for “web design company” or maybe “web design company for [your industry]” and find there are thousands of companies and individual freelancers that say they do website design.

Choosing the best website design company for your business can make your project run smoothly, output a site that represents your business well, one that your customers love and Google will rank highly, and provides the most value for your strategic marketing dollar.

So where do you start, and how do you choose the best web design company for your business? The comparison chart includes information that we have gathered over the years, such as what skill-sets each type of company or freelancer usually has, what is usually included in the project scope, how long it takes to complete a website project, the average cost for a website, etc..

We also added a final column to show how we do website design, based on our belief in what every website design project should include.

DESIGN COMPANY COMPARISON CHART?

not all web design firms are created equal

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	Online Website Builders	Cheap ".com" Firms - (web.com)	Boutique Agency	Mid-Size Agency	Big Digital Agency	Development Firm	Freelance Designer	Freelance Developer	Linchpin SEO
What’s Included?
Design	Basic Templates	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Development	Basic Template Coding	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Maybe	Yes	Yes
Information Architecture	No	No	Maybe	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Content Strategy	No	No	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
SEO Included / Priority	No	No	No	Maybe	Maybe	No	No	No	Yes
Transition / Relaunch Plan	No	No	No	No	Maybe	No	No	No	Yes
Google Analytics Setup	No	Maybe	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Website Management Offered	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Design	Development	Yes
Content Creation	No	No	No	No	Maybe	No	No	No	Maybe
Team Member’s Skillset
Design	Depends On Your Skills	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Development	Depends On Your Skills	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Maybe	Yes	Yes
Information Architecture	Depends On Your Skills	No	Maybe	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Content Strategy	Depends On Your Skills	No	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
SEO	Depends On Your Skills	No	Maybe	Maybe	Maybe	No	No	No	Yes
Website Relaunch Planning	Depends On Your Skills	No	Maybe	Maybe	Maybe	No	No	No	Yes
Content Creation	Depends On Your Skills	No	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Additional Info
Project Pricing Type Offered	NA	Project/Monthly Subscription	Hourly	Hourly/Project	Hourly	Hourly/Project	Hourly	Hourly	Project Based
Completion Time (Months)	Depends On Your Skills	1-2	3-6	3-6	4-6	1-3	1-3	1-3	1-2
Understand Holistic Digital Marketing?	Depends On Your Skills	No	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Will They Need To Outsource?	You’ll Probably Need To	Yes	Maybe	Maybe	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No - We Never Do
Average Website Price?	What’s Your Time Worth?	$99 - $299 per month	$12,000+	$30,000+	$100,000+	$15,000	$3,500+	7,000+	$6,000+
Holistic Website Quality?	Depends On Your Skills	Poor	Good	Good - Great	Great	Average	Poor - Average	Poor	Good-Great

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