How to choose a web designer?

Choosing a professional web & graphics development is one of the main concerns of any entrepreneur or company when deciding to launch into the digital world. With this I want to help you choose correctly guide your web designer and therefore, I invited my blog to five experts web designers, to explain you everything you need to know before choosing yours. Why this post? I chose my web designer badly Half a year later to open my blog, I had the need to add my services, make some landing and a partial redesign, I needed a person who was good at the graphic design part since it was the main part I wanted to modify. To summarize I will say that what started well, ended fatally. The person I hired, after having made the order and having advanced 50%, suggested that I would work better on his own staff, than on mine, who did not know and I made the serious mistake of accepting. Practical clues before hiring a web designer In the event that you already have a web page and are requesting a redesign or add a page or a landing and the professional will tell you that you have to put it in maintenance mode throughout the process. That means you don't know how to do a duplicate or migration. A website must be worked on a test server, and once finished, take it to the final server. It requires that your website be https, and that all pages have the little can. You will gain in security, speed and eliminate many "professionals" who do not know if you want to configure an SSL certificate. Essential elements within your website You must request a written quote and in it, your website must include: Integration with Google Analytics. And with administration permissions, not user.rnCookie Notice Plugin, plus the corresponding Legal Notice and Privacy Policy. At least until March 2018.rnSome image optimization system.rnA cache plugin that improves performance.rnA plugin to make backup copies.rnAn SEO plugin like YoastSeo and another Sitemaps generation like google xml sitemaps or do it through Yoast.rnIf your website contains a blog, you will need a plugin to share on social networks and at least one subscription packet.rnCheck that the design works correctly on PC, tablet and mobile.rnMake the speed checks that I talked about before. If you see that the loading times are very high, something fails.rnCheck that the contact forms work correctly.rnThere are many serious professionals that can offer you quality work, such as those that accompany me in that post, they may not be the cheapest of all the budgets you have, but I assure you that in these cases it is better to pay more and have the peace of mind of a good service. What do I recommend to consider when choosing a web designer? Check your designs or portfolio. If you do not have them on your website (which is rare), ask for examples of work you have done.rnDo not choose a designer based on the lowest price. In the long run, cheap is expensive and you can have experiences as negative as Elena's own.rnAsk for opinion and advice from other people who have worked with that designer. You can also read the testimonials that appear on their website (if any).rnThat the characteristics of their service are appropriate to your needs. If you are looking to design a blog because you are starting, you probably do not need a service with hundreds of specifications and that is very expensive, for example.