Ok, here's the deal. I want to build a news website that I'd update every day however I want it to look brilliant which is why I won't be doing it but instead I'd pay someone else. Now, what to look for in a web designer? How to be confident in one and not worry for scam or anything? What can he do for me? I mean, besides building a page. Since the nature of it would be that I'd be updating it constantly and my knowledge is only so so, can he work that out? Any bonuses? SEO stuff? Making the things I imagine into reality? Since I do have a vision and all. Paying isn't a problem btw. So basically, please help me...doing it all for the first time, what to do, what not to do and basically tell me all that comes to your mind. TY.
Now, what to look for in a web designer? Make sure to see a portfolio of their works. Make sure the web designer offers compliant, validated code. Get an estimate for time and cost from the designer and get a contract in printing! Check their status in the forum. Have others recommended them? What is their iTrader rating? Do they provide updates, submit your site to search engines, explain how to edit your site? How will they keep in contact with you (i.e. phone, email, messenger)? How to be confident in one and not worry for scam or anything? Check their status with past clients. Usually this is easiest on a forum, iTrader rating. If their prices seem to low it is probably because they are. The cheapest solutions don't usually mean the best solutions. What can he do for me? A designer can create a PSD/JPG of your entire site. This is then used by the programmer to develop your site. A programmer (most web design companies have both programmers and designers) can turn your entire site into anything you want. This includes shopping carts, back end administration, you name it and it's possible. If you like a programmer's work and he/she has the experience needed, but you don't like the designer, feel free to hire both a designer and a programmer. Since the nature of it would be that I'd be updating it constantly and my knowledge is only so so, can he work that out? Make sure the programmer creates a portal back-end for you. This will turn your site into a Content Management System allowing you to do all of the posts and updates behind the scenes. It will cost more initially, but will keep you from paying for updates and relying on other people to post updates. Any bonuses? I find when clients post bonuses to get a job done by a realistic date it makes myself and the designer work better and faster. SEO stuff? It is my opinion a lot of SEO stuff can be held within a grain of rice. Many people who claim to know it don't. Just make sure your site is valid and strict and contains valid keywords, title and description. Making the things I imagine into reality? Make a list of all the things you are looking for in a site and then ask the designers and programmers what experience they have on the exact points.