A web designer is an IT professional who is responsible for designing the layout, visual appearance, and usability of a website.
A good website design needs to have both creative graphic skills and technical skills. They need to be able to visualize how a site will look (the graphical design of the site) and how it will function (conversion of a design into a working website).
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Who is a good web designer?
Whether you prefer to work with someone locally or remotely over the telephone/email you will need to have some basic understanding of what you want and what your expectations are, things to take into account:
1. Take note of how much they take interest in your business. They need to learn about what you do, where you do it, and what your goals are. The web designer needs to know your business inside out, how else can they design a website that reflects you and your business.
2. Look at their portfolio, are their designs similar or are they bespoke to each type of business?
Your new website can be crucial to the success of your business. Being thorough at your meeting with your web designer you are likely to get the designer you want and who is willing to listen to you and who can create a website that reflects you and your business and most importantly keeps within your budget and deadlines.