Today I am going to talk a little bit about the decisions company owners are faced with when choosing a web design company or freelancer to take on their web development needs. On average our company receives about 15-20 requests for quotations and web design mockups a week from small to large sized projects. In many cases people are willing to extend their budget appropriately to ensure they receive quality design and development. However, what I am interested in discussing today are the people who are lured in by web development companies that give an unrealistic quotation; in order to receive the business knowing they can not provide the client with the quality development necessary.
In some cases we can bring people back to reality with complete honesty about what they can expect to receive within their budget. No one ever wants to turn down business, but if the budget is not there to provide quality service that both parties can be proud of, then it is not worth cutting corners. Brazen Web Design wants to have an end product that ourselves and the client can be extremely proud of and are happy to add these sites to our ever growing portfolio. There is nothing worse then under bidding a project and not being able to deliver the quality that the client deserves. We just wont do it. That does not mean we are not flexible on our quotations or that website payment schedules can not be modified, but quality service and development is of up most importance.
Just in the past 4 months we have had 2 potential clients decide to move forward with another firm due to the cheaper quotation provided. And just recently both these company owners have contacted us back lettings us know that the other company fell short of delivering what they anticipated. We were asked to renegotiate our quotation and take over development. When this happens more time and more money is wasted, and the majority of the time work must be done completely from scratch. I urge people to make their decision carefully and do not make a decision solely on a sticker price. In the web development business you get what you pay for and in the long run it is not worth sacrificing quality for a few hundred or few thousand dollars.
Is saving money now worth losing out on your online business volume because your web development company was so eager to make a quick dollar they couldn’t provide the time and care necessary to take care of your needs appropriately?
If you get a quotation that seems to good to be true, then most the time it is. If you care about your business, your online presence, and your own customers then take your time and make the right decision when choosing a web design firm to fulfill your needs. If you find the right company a fruitful long term relationship for both parties can easily be established.
