How to Choose a Web Designer: Questions Before You Pay
Before you hand over your site to a designer, run a quick self‑check to spot the most common blind spots. Doing this yourself saves you from costly revisions later and gives you a solid brief to share. Clarify the goal of each page. Write a one‑sentence purpose for the home page, services page, and contact page that tells you what action you want a visitor to take—whether it’s booking an appointment, making a purchase, or simply calling. Clear goals let you rank features, set realistic expectations, and evaluate whether a designer’s proposal actually meets your needs. Verify mobile friendliness and local SEO basics. Open the site on a smartphone, tap every link, and note any slow loads or layout breaks. Ensure your business name, address, phone number, and hours appear prominently, and that schema markup for a local service is present in the page source. These elements are essential for both user experience and local search performance. Outline the expected design process. Sket...