Affordable website design means more than just a cheap designer. Someone who charges less, doesn’t always cost less.

Your time costs money too! If you’re hiring someone to design your website from scratch, or just redesign your existing one, think about the time that it will take to work with someone to get it done. Many so called “affordable” designers lack the experience to turn an approved design around in a reasonable amount of time. This is why they don’t charge much. Look for testimonials and see if others have endorsed the work of your designer. Look for communication turn around times, for which you can get an idea to this by just sending an email and seeing how long it takes for a real (not an auto-response) to your inquiry. Communication will depend on the time zone someone is in as well. If you send an email at 5:00 pm, what time is it where it’s being received? If you have to wait 8 hours before that person even wakes up, you’ll probably have to wait at least 12 hours to get a response. Then you need to respond to them, but wait… now you’re asleep On and on it goes, making a simple 10 minute conversation last 10 days instead. If you’re “affordably designed website” got done 10 days sooner could you use the money it might have made over those ten days?

Affordable can mean different things, but what it comes down to is the over all experience you have with your designer. Think about that before you commit to working with a new designer or programming employee. Employee turn over is a hidden cost that is more expensive than you think.

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