Website Designers In Chelmsford

Website Designers In ChelmsfordCompare Quotes From 5 Web Designers In Chelmsford

There are over 5o website designers in Chelmsford for your to choose from for your new website (or website re-design), which may take some time.  

We can help by getting you 5 quotes from local experts that know your industry sector.

Just fill in the form to obtain free quotes and advice from several web design agencies in Chelmsford.

Do You Have A Website Design Brief?

Did you have a website design brief to send to website design agencies in Chelmsford to look at, this should give them an idea of what kind of website you want (or need).

All web designers in Chelmsford need a starting point, if anything to know what colours you want to go with, or sending some examples of websites that you like the look of.

How many pages did you want (or need), and what about adding new website content?

Here are a few points to consider including in the website brief:

  • Did you know the colour scheme?
  • What websites have you seen that you like?
  • What particular features did you need, such as a payment gateway?
  • How many pages did you want/need?
  • Did you have a budget to keep to?
  • Which web platform should you choose?
  • Who would create the website content?
  • Did you want videos on the website?
  • What about hosting?
  • What about marketing?

There are of course lots of other things to consider, since websites can range in price from £500 to £50,000 depending on a wide range of factors.  The main one being, how long it takes to create the website and what features you want, if it is built on a standard web platform or whether it is built from scratch as a custom design.

Choosing A Creative Web Designer In Chelmsford

The majority of the web designers in Chelmsford are small.  

But there are a few marketing agencies that offer it alongside other marketing services such as brochure design, PR and advertising.  

In fact there are around 400 web design companies in Essex for you to choose from.  

There are a few considerations that are applied in order to select the right pro for the job:

  • Location – it is always best to work with someone local rather than outside, it only makes sense
  • Experience – choosing a web designer that has worked in your industry will bring many benefits
  • Cost – as web designers are outside London, prices should be lower, but comparisons still need to be made

Although much of design can be carried out at a distance, there is always a loyalty and allegiance that comes when working with someone local.  This comes from the need to please someone you have a relationship with, and the willingness to go the extra mile.

The main consideration with website design, is quality.

It is simple to find someone who can put a cheap and cheerful website together, but it may not do what is required.  

Sometimes paying for quality is a good thing.  Since your website is considered to be your businesses ‘shop window‘  it is important for a brand to stand out in the crowd.  

There are also many web design companies in Harlow which is just down the road.

The Next Step Is Your Marketing

The biggest challenge for any website owner is the stage after the website is launched, getting website visitors, in particular the right website visitors, your potential customers. Setting up a marketing strategy is important, over a 3 month and a 6 month period, something that many web designers in Chelmsford would advise.

This is known as digital marketing, also known as internet advertising.

There are tens of thousands of websites in Chelmsford, so being on page 1 of the search engines is essential.  However if you are in a crowded market, being 1 of the 10 websites on page 1 for your search terms is going to be a real challenge.

The main thing you want to do is to optimise your existing websites for the following search engines:

  • Yahoo
  • Bing
  • Google
  • Ask
  • DuckDuckGo
  • AOL

These are the main search engines in the UK, Google is the most popular, since it is the default search engine for most smartphones and desktop computers.

SEO or website optimisation is very much an unknown, as each of the search engines mentioned above have their own formula (known as an algorithm) to rank all the websites in Chelmsford.  Few web designers in Chelmsford know how to do SEO, which is split into two areas:

  • Onsite SEO – How your website is built, the quality of the content, your videos, your page titles etc.
  • Offsite SEO – How popular your website is, how many other website link to yours.

This is the best guess, as mentioned, the search engines do not reveal how they rank each website.  Choosing an SEO expert can be a challenge, since most SEO companies are working based on best guesswork.

PPC advertising is very popular with both startups and global brands, as it is a quick way to circumvent SEO and get onto page 1.

Social media marketing is an important part of digital marketing, as social media website have million of users in the UK (billions globally).

Have you considered using a social media influencer to support your brand, they can market you to their millions of followers.  In fact since the lockdown periods of 2020, many people have started a full time career as a social media influencer

Compare Website Design Costs In Chelmsford

As mentioned, paying that little extra for quality is a good thing, as it is your shop window and is in many cases the first thing that a customer will see.  It therefore needs to project the right image.

In today’s world, shopping around and comparing quotes is something of a necessity, as all companies are in business to make money. 

No-one begrudges paying a good days wage for a fair days work; but shopping around to see what is a fair price to pay is essential.   Choosing a web designer on price alone is not wise at all, as a cheap website can look cheap.

Web design prices do vary a lot depending on the above, so shopping around is essential. To receive free quotes and advice from several local web design agencies in Chelmsford, just fill in the form.

Chelmsford In A Few Words

It is in the county town of Essex is situated in the East of England, north-east of London.  

When the Romans arrived in Britain, they built a fort in 60 AD, and the town developed from that time, although there are earlier bronze age examples of earlier settlements in the area.

It has an under cover market which was granted a Royal Charter by the Bishop of London in 1199, and is still in use today eight hundred years later. During the war years,

The town played its part in the field of light engineering and in particular the development of radar.  The Marconi Wireless building was situated in the town, and as such was the target for the Luftwaffe and V2 rocket attacks.

Chelmsford has over 100,000 people living in the area according to the council, and a wide variety of industries including Britvic soft drinks.

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