How to quickly choose a developer for a website?

04.07.2018
Sergey Grebenyuk

How to choose a developer

One of the most important aspects of creating a website is the choice of developers.

This process includes many parameters, but we recommend paying special attention to the following.

1. Price  or  and quality

Many people are faced with a choice between price and quality, which is fundamentally wrong. These characteristics must be successfully combined into a single whole and ensure maximum efficiency of the project.

If you are inclined to choose a low price, expecting a quality project for the money, then, alas, you will most likely be disappointed. And it comes with wasted money and time. Not a happy prospect, right?

Memo to the customer for developing a unique website

Such situations teach some people nothing, and it doesn’t work out again and again...

At the same time, projects that some studios value at tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars can actually cost much less. In this case, the catch lies in the fact that the price includes all possible risks and a warranty for a year.

Optimally, everything should be balanced and verified, both in terms of the quality of the product and the price for this quality.

2. Why do you need a website?

Decide on the purpose of creating a website

Do you think it’s time to look and start working?
First, decide on the goals of your future site, its type and focus.
Now you can start your search, because with more or less clear data it will be easier for you to outline your idea, and it will be easier for developers to understand you.
By the way, you may be asked to fill out a brief during the communication process. This will improve the process of mutual understanding, which is in the interests of both parties.

3. Examples of work

Examples of SWOT project work

Study the portfolio, paying attention to whether there are successful projects among the works that not only exist, but actually turned out to be useful to the customer, bring profit and have a leading position in the market. This is an indicator of the efficiency of the studio, the fact that sites are not made according to the principle “to be”, and the developer is truly focused on the end result.

4.  And you are in Kyiv, right?
Territorial location

For some reason, for many customers, an indicator of quality is whether the studio is located in Kyiv or a regional center. In this case, it is worth noting that today’s technologies make it possible to work with the customer remotely from anywhere in the world. And at the same time do an excellent job.

High-quality remote work using the example of the SWOT project

And here the choice is yours - fall for the stereotype and, at the same time, pay the contractors for their cool office in the center, or get a project of the same quality (or even better), but at the same time get a lower price due to the remote location of facilities. The concept of locating facilities where production is cheaper has long been used by many large companies, for example in China, etc.

Stereotypes are evil!

5. Contract and terms of reference (TOR)

Terms of reference for website development

And, of course, clarify the nuances of payment and documenting the obligations of the parties. The contract and technical specifications are a guarantee that you will actually receive a quality product within the specified time frame.

If this small instruction is not enough for you and you would like to learn more about the step-by-step selection of the optimal developer for your site, then We have provided detailed instructions in our new article on this topic..

Our team values ​​time, money and reputation, both our own and that of our clients.

In the process of working on a project, we combine the client’s ideas and our experience and, as a result, we end up with a high-quality product that fulfills the assigned tasks!

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