Ask Your Web Design Company to Test for Accessibility
A web design company should be able to make its clients’ sites accessible to all internet users. As I’ve discussed in other posts, this involves the use of reflexive web design to make sure that sites display and interact properly on all devices and browsers. But it also involves making sites accessible to persons with […]
Does Your Web Design Company Know How to Talk to Kids?
It’s pretty rare that a web design company is tasked with creating content expressly for children. But even among companies that are used to targeting a core demographic of adult consumers, it’s worthwhile to know how to appeal to users of all ages. If a client’s website is designed to have a very long-term impact, […]
A Great Web Design Company Understands User Psychology
There are good reasons why the potential clients of a web design company might assume they can forgo professional assistance. It’s not just that there are abundant design tools available. It’s also that the landscape of today’s internet makes it easy to see what a good web design company will create, and what users expect. […]
A Los Angeles Web Design Company Sees Sites Through Different Eyes
What good is a Los Angeles web design company when almost everyone in a major metropolitan area can put together their own websites using templates and user-friendly design tools? I won’t deny that the average person can assemble a reasonably attractive and navigable site. And if that’s good enough for you, then it might be […]
Web Design Companies Must Limit Load Times
Web design companies set the stage for search engine optimization, regardless of whether those same companies actually contribute SEO services to a given site. This is because the way a site’s content is displayed has a substantial impact on how customers engage with it, and whether they boost its ranking. The effects of design may […]
Talk to Your Web Design Company about Continuous Scroll
At this point, any given Los Angeles web design company should have continuously-scrolling pages in their portfolio. But prospective clients for such a company might want to ask whether it is the only thing in their portfolio. Continuous scroll – the practice of having additional content pre-load as you move down a page – began […]
Discussing Trends With Your Web Design Company
Does your web design company have new ideas for the coming New Year? With 2018 winding down, industry sites all across the internet are publishing professional speculation about the hot new trends that might proliferate in the months ahead. You can easily search for articles on the topic right now, but you should hesitate before […]
Can A.I. Replace a Local Web Design Company?
With artificial intelligence growing to encompass more and more aspects of business, it has been suggested that AI could actually eliminate the need for a local web design company (company). There are already tools available that allow AI to play a significant role in web development, but the prospect of using them to build a […]
Local Web Design Firm vs. Telecommuting
Generally speaking, it’s equally acceptable to hire a local web design firm or one that provides a service for you remotely. There are certainly advantages to being able to sit down face-to-face with a contractor and to know that you and they are keeping roughly the same hours. But a telecommuter might prove to be […]
Customizability is the Gift of a Local Web Design Firm
Today, there are abundant tools for do-it-yourself web design. So when you decide to partner with a local web design firm, that decision should be based on a clear understanding of the advantages they provide compared to the DIY alternative. Arguably, the clearest such advantage is a greater sense of customizability. So if you have […]