{"id":3741,"date":"2016-08-17T19:58:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T23:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2016-08-17T20:03:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T00:03:43","slug":"5-things-to-do-hiring-website-designer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/5-things-to-do-hiring-website-designer\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things To-Do Before Hiring a Website Designer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hiring a website design company is vital step in the success of your small business. A well-designed website gives your business credibility and an excellent source of new business.<\/p>\n
What if you stay busy from quality referrals?<\/strong> Great! Good quality referrals are the best drivers of new business. Referrals are golden since they result from a personal recommendation from a trusted connection.<\/p>\n So why would you need a website?<\/strong> For 2 major reasons:<\/p>\n Now that you’ve decided to search out a web design company, take a step back and consider these 5 things to prepare for them. These apply to every type of website from a local salon to a non-profit organization.<\/p>\n Open up a Pages or Word Document and answer these questions. Be as detailed as possible. Includes links and pictures where necessary. All of this will both prepare your expectations and better equip your web designer to acceptably\u00a0service you. Once you’re ready, give Pioneer Media<\/a> a call at (865) 308-2887<\/a> to get started with your website project!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hiring a website designer is vital step in the success of your business. A quality website gives your business credibility and an excellent source of new business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3741"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pioneer.media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\nWhether or not you actually want to print\u00a0the Mission Statement on the website, it sets the tone of the site\u00a0and gives your web designer a clear idea of the vision you want marketed to your site’s visitors. Do you pride yourself in exceptional quality? Stellar customer service? The best price in town? Let your web designer know.<\/li>\n
\nCan customers place orders on your website? Should the website display a list of your various services? What pages would you like on the website, and what should they say? These questions help you to create a vision for your new online presence.<\/li>\n
\nPositive and genuine reviews from previous customers will stimulate people to hire your business. Collecting these prove your business’s reputation to your website designer and also give the designer another piece of content to fill the site’s design.<\/li>\n
\nCheck out their websites to see what they’re advertising and how you can set yourself apart. Do you like their website? If most of your competition have ugly websites,\u00a0you have a real opportunity to gain an edge by building the most visually-appealing site in your local market.<\/li>\n
\nIt doesn’t matter if those websites are in your market or not. Let’s say you like Apple’s website. That means you probably prefer a minimalistic and clean design, which is a common and elegant trend. Write down notes about those websites so your designer knows what you like and what you dislike. These notes will help craft a design that both you and your web designer will take pride in.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n