Cheap web design and development services - Is it really worth the money?
As a web design, development and internet marketing company we get offers just about daily from overseas companies offering their service at very cheap rates. As a company if I can save money whilst offering the same service to my customers I am in a great position, however what I found out is the savings are not worth the money.
Here is what I found out:
- The design of the site was poor, key fundamentals of designing the site were missed
- The site was designed based on an existing template for another client
- Projected costs for the project where exceeded by 30%
- Company is only contactable via messenger
- The company failed to deliver on their promise of great customer service
- The developed website was poorly constructed resulting in poor search engine optimization
- The search engine optimization techniques would be best referred to as illegal
- The company could not articulate what the best practices for designing, developing and optimizing a website should be
And many more...
I am sure there are great companies out there that live up to their word, but having used multiple companies in the past I know it is just not worth the money, time and frustration.
A person looking at saving themselves money will probably find that they pay more than anticipated and will most likely get an inferior product.
Don't fall for it, use a professional locally based company who can be contacted during business hours or can be visited at any time.