How to choose the right person to create your website?

You already know that you will need a new website for your business or personal project. You may already know what they should look like and what they should be able to do. Now comes the next key question: Who should create your website or web application? We will advise you on what to look for when choosing who will implement your web solution.

Publish date 08.07.2024
Author Václav Lang

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Web development CMS Consultancy

Key takeaways

  • Focus on a company that specializes in your type of project

  • Choose the right system according to your needs (CMS, DXP, custom solution)

  • Follow references and case studies

  • Monitor the price/performance ratio, not just the lowest price

  • Check for follow-up service and long-term support

  • Interpersonal chemistry is key to successful collaboration

  • A professional company will add valuable advice and comprehensive solutions

The market is oversaturated with companies. Many promise you even what they cannot fulfill. Or they deliver the promised product, but it doesn't work as it should. Or maybe it's just the simple chemistry between you that's lagging behind. It is a good idea to detect any future shortcomings before you sink time, money and energy into your joint project.

So what should you look for when looking for someone to assign a task to which the future of your business or personal brand stands and falls.

Company specialization

There are a number of teams on the market that are dedicated to the production of websites and various technological solutions. Although it may seem like one and the same group of people to some, the truth is that each company can have a completely different specialization.

Therefore, focus on the detail and choose a company that is an expert in creating the solution you are looking for for your project.

Choosing the right system

Let's say you already know exactly what your page should look like and what it should be able to do. Accordingly, focus on the system on which it should run. If you are not exactly looking for a multi-tool professional platform for managing a billion-dollar company, but a common multipurpose system for managing personal or business websites, then you can do with one of the popular CMS platforms, i.e. platforms for managing the content of your website.

For example, at NITTIN, we like to build our customers' websites on CMS Strapi. We think it fulfills the good old rule of A lot of music for little money. With Strapi, you don't pay for use, but you have a wide range of features that we can customize or extend to you so that you have everything you need to manage your website at hand.

If you are already looking for a professional tool with functionalities for sophisticated marketing and precise e-commerce, and you don't mind spending a few bucks on it, then we recommend DXP platforms in the style of those from Kentic. Thanks to its tool, the Brno-based company has built a name all over the world, where it is used by thousands of satisfied customers.

NITTIN is a proud partner of Kentica and we specialize in implementing websites on this platform. We are pleased that it is truly multifunctional and highly capable when it comes to professional website management for large enterprises. With great tools for personalized marketing and sales, it guarantees your business everything it needs to stand up to the fierce competition. And the fact that we really know how to do Kentico is evidenced by the honorable mention for the best business website in the Site of the Year 2023 competition.

And if you don't choose from any of the solutions and you are a true connoisseur with a sense of your own style, then you can always reach for a unique solution tailored to you. We are also able to implement this for you.

References and case studies

A website builder is just as important as any other vendor for your business. That is why it is important to choose one who implements your requirements at a high level.

Follow references from past customers, go through case studies of implemented projects and get a picture for yourself whether such a supplier is suitable for your order.

You can also view our case studies and learn what projects we have worked on and how we have progressed.

Price and price/performance ratio

Whether you are a start-up or an established business, the price will probably always be what you will look at with caution when choosing a contractor.

Few web developers have a specific price list of services on their website. The price in these cases always depends on the specific project, because their variability is as diverse as the entire Internet. However, a trustworthy and high-quality company will be able to outline the approximate price based on the description of your requirements.

But always take it with a grain of salt, because it rarely happens that a project does not take some optimization of requirements along the way. All this is still a mess with the final amount. However, keep in mind that no discount is usually free and that, on the contrary, even the most expensive does not automatically represent the highest quality. Be guided by the price/performance ratio in particular and take the help of reliable references.

Follow-up service and support

It used to be said that nothing is older than yesterday's newspaper. Today, this saying could be analogously translated into a website. Business can no longer do without a stylish and functional website. And as the internet and technological trends are advancing by leaps and bounds, it is necessary to move with the times. Find out what follow-up service the company offers, so that you can be sure that its services do not end with the handover of the finished website, but that you will be able to rely on it with possible support in the event of failures, or continuous improvement as needed.

Interpersonal chemistry

All of the above can intersect perfectly with your requirements, but when the interpersonal chemistry between you and the supplier doesn't work, it can bury everything else. As soon as the first friction arises, it grows into a frozen conflict and suddenly you overtake each other as even minor mishaps affect your business on a large scale. It is difficult to build a successful result if the basic building blocks do not fit together properly.

Therefore, you better take your time, get to know the team that is supposed to implement your order to make sure that you are entrusting your project to the right hands. It will definitely pay off in the future.

Why a professional company

Ordinary websites with basic functionalities can already be built by almost a layman thanks to a variety of templates and available CMS systems. However, not always everything that seems sufficient to the creator really meets the needs of the outside. The customer's eye is relentless and has an eye for detail that an amateur handyman may not reveal.

For this reason alone, it is good to contact a professional company. Not only will it provide you with a quality solution according to your ideas that you can rely on. But based on his own rich experience, he will add valuable advice and can lead you out of various dead ends and guide you even where you would not have thought of going.

On a practical level, it will also usually offer you a whole package of solutions, which does not consist only in the creation of a website with all the functionalities, but can also elaborate on it, adjust the design according to the latest trends, equip SEO with the essentials so that your site appears in search engines, and even help with branding or marketing gadgets.

If you really care about the result, it pays to entrust yourself to professionals. Yes, each of us can eventually make something out of chipboard that you can put a glass on. But if you want to have a table at home that lasts something and also looks somehow, then you need quality material and a job done by a professional. The situation is similar in our field.

Therefore, do not hesitate to contact us. We are NITTIN and we will create a web solution for you that will suit you and your customers. Whether you are an individual or a small business, or an established professional. All you have to do is make an appointment with us.