Guide to Web Designers in New Zealand

Decide which services you need from web designers in NZ

Website designers differ not only in style, but in the services they offer. Some design companies limit their services to simply designing a site and filling it with client-provided content. Other designers will go further and use your ideas to design, layout and write the copy for your site, and then carry out a search engine marketing strategy. If you can afford these services, and trust your web designer, this will save you significant time and hassle.

I recommend: Sprocket Web Design and Kudos Web Design can both handle your project, from web hosting to marketing. Their services include web design, search engine marketing, web hosting, web maintenance, support and consulting.

Opt for an NZ web design company that specializes in e-commerce

If you want to sell products online, then e-commerce is for you. Many web designers include e-commerce development in their services, but their prices are really dependent on the volume of products you wish to sell and the merchant services you plan to offer. Database driven e-commerce solutions require additional software and coding, so make sure you are clear about what you want so your designer is clear about the charge.

I recommend: Dolche uses osCommerce, a user-friendly software that allows you to create, run and maintain your online store. Dots & Coms will build you an easy-to-use control panel to help you manage your e-commerce site.

Figure out who will maintain your New Zealand professional web design

If you are web savvy and have the time, or maybe you already employ a web savvy person, then you may consider self-maintenance. This will definitely save costs. Most design companies have a content management system (CMS) set up so that you can to maintain your own website, should you desire to do so. This option usually requires no programming skills and ultimately saves you money.

I recommend: Sinuous.net offers you an opportunity to tour Lucid, their content management suite. @ web one provides the Very Simple CMS so you can maintain your content.