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to find a Kelowna web design company that's right for you. |
Kelowna & web design companies are as
the saying goes "like peas and carrots". There are more
skilled web site designer and developers concentrated in Kelowna
and throughout the Okanagan that anywhere else in Canada. Hence
the nickname "The silicone vinyard". Is this tidbit of
information going to make your decision in choosing a design firm
to represent your company any easier. Probably not, if anything
it will make your descision even harder.
Where to begin? Considering that you are looking for a "Kelowna
web design company" there should really only be one place to
look, and it's not in the yellow pages or the local newspaper. A
good start would be Google or Yahoo. After all, you are going to
be hiring this company or build, maintain, & market a website
representing you and your products or services. So we'll start by
looking for a web design company that can build, maintian, and market
themselves first.
By running a few searches on your favourite search engine you can
refine your results down to a select few capable companies. To narrow
your results even further try using a variety of search engines
such as Google.com, Yahoo.com, mamma.com and so on. Specifically
target your searches for terms such as "kelowna web design"
or "website marketing kelowna", "internet marketing
kelowna", Okanagnan website design company". Be sure to
use a variety or search terms & topics to ensure you're finding
well rounded companies capable of marketing their own website for
more than one search term.
By the time your finished running half a dozen searches on a couple
different search engines the results should be making themselves
clear. You are now left with a small handfull of capable Okanagan
based Kelowna web design companies, be it large corporations or
joe freelance makes no difference. These are the cream of the crop
developers that know how to get the job done. This will be who you
want to build your website.
The next step is a simple process of elimination accompanied with
some mild background research.
In my opinion "the proof is in the pudding", the best
way to tell if you've found a quality company is to review their
work. Head strait over to their portfolio or case studies section
of their website. Beware the fancy pictures and bright lights often
found lerking in these sections of a web design firms.
A pretty website is not always a productive website, quite the opposite
in fact. Search engines want to see quality text and information
about the products and services that a website may have to offer.
They don't see pictures or graphics
Ensure the company has been around the block and is well
established.
When I say "well established" I am not intending to point
you in the direction of the first company you come across that has
been couped up in the same old building year after year pumping
out drones of mediocre websites as quickly as possible in order
to make payroll. There are many small companies, home based busninesses
& freelance designers that have been around for years whome
are infinatly more capable of producing a quality product.
1. Look for a physical address &
not just a PO Box.
2. Review their work - Visit their portfolio.
3. Read testimonials - Possible call a few if their contact
information is listed.
4. Have a look at their own website - Is it easy to use &
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