Website agencies on the first page of Google have generally paid to be there (whether Google Ads or Organic SEO). It is an indicator of who has the deepest pocket to spend on marketing. Just because they are happy to spend a lot of money to get in front of you doesn't mean they are any good. There are plenty of 'sweat shops' pumping out websites with no strategy nor ongoing support and will dump you as soon as they have handed it over to you.

Facebook recommendations are no better.

I'm sure you know of people who are happy to recommend a family member of a friend who has just got into web development. Sure there are some genuinely good recommendations but how do to sift and sort to good from the bad?

A Graphic Designer with a fantastic looking website can be very appealing, but a pig with lipstick on is still a pig (albiet a good looking pig).

What that means is if the website hasn't been started with setting a solid marketing strategy and goals is never going generate business.

The expression "You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover" applies online to, so don't be duped by good looks!

You can still have a fantastic looking website but it needs to start with determining what the business objective is first - that why our first step with all clients is an intensive 90 minute workshop to get these things right from the beginning!

A portfolio generally shows an image of the home page with a brief description of each project completed by a web designer. They rarely go into detail about the specific needs of the business, the goals and objectives, and outcomes from the point of view of how the website increased the leads, enquiries, sales or whatever else is important to the business.

Most portfolio's have a great looking image of the home page on computer, tablet and mobile. Whoopdie Do! Can you tell what someone's personality, beliefs and attitudes are without speaking to them or spending some time with them? No, of course you can't and it is the same with someone's portfolio.

You are better off having an in depth conversation with the web developer to discover whether what they have to offer is in alignment with your values, needs and business. And, see whether they are going be a "one night stand" or if they are going to stick around and develop and ongoing professional relationship with you to help with your business and online marketing.

Have you ever known anyone to put bad testimonials on their website? They are only going to put the good ones there. In business there are always going to be times when things don't work out, but most of the time customers experience is good to great. You are better off to do some Googling to find out what people are saying about the website developer rather than just relying on testimonials.

While it is important to know how much you will be paying for a website, a proposal and quote for most businesses is not needed (unless there is a lot of custom work). Having worked with hundreds or businesses over the past 10+ years, most websites follow a similar structure and have a similar formula to generate leads and enquiries (or sales if an eCommerce website). In most cases a proposal and quote is a long sales document to justify what the web agency does and to pitch to you.

Our prices are transparent and here on the web for you to choose from to both fit what your business needs and your budget. Unlike many other agencies whose prices can vary depending on what they think their clients are prepared to pay (why do you thing they ask for your 'budget'?), but they will still be making the same type of website from one of a number of 'templates'.