There are over 100 website designers in Guildford, giving you a wide range of choice to help you with website design projects.
Most of the web companies in Guildford are relatively small. Your website is your shop window, so you need to select the ‘right agency’ for your brand.
However there a number of marketing agencies who offer additional marketing services, such as graphic design, artwork and advertising, in addition to web design.
Should you need media support, there are a few small PR companies in Guildford that may be worth speaking with?
Just fill in the form to get free quotes and advice from local web design companies in Guildford that know your industry sector.
Do you have a website brief to send to a few web designers in Guildford?
A website brief is not telling agencies what you want, but it is an outline of what you are looking for.
Some of the things to include will be:
If anything it saves you having to repeat yourself 5 times when talking to 5 agencies.
It is always to be recommended to use a website design company that is local rather than one in London, Brighton or further afield.
The main consideration would be to be able to pop over and visit them; most web designers prefer not to have face to face meetings, as they are less profitable and more hassle than communicating by e-mail, but for value in terms of defining requirements it is far better to have a meeting.
A meeting can also give a good impression as to what the designer is like. With virtual offices a company in India could have a UK website and Guildford postcode. So by meeting them you can make sure they are who they claim to be.
Since COVID, meetings may be dangerous, so maybe a ZOOM meeting is safer?
By meeting a web designer, you can also check their experience. Using a designer who has previous experience of designing websites for your industry sector is always advised.
They will know the kind of designs that will work, and how to position you against competitors.
There are over 500 web designers in Surrey, so there are lots of options for your new web site (or website re-design).
Once your website is launched (or a web re-designed), the hard work then starts, as you need to get people to your website.
This is going to be a challenge, as Guildford has thousands of websites, you are not just competing nationally, but globally.
In the short term, advertising is advised, also known as pay per click marketing. This is done via advertising platforms such as Google Adwords.
In the long term, getting organic visitors is needed, rather than advertising online. This is called website optimisation or SEO for short.
There are a number of SEO companies in Guildford that can help with this, since most web designers do not offer SEO. SEO is very much an unknown, since the search engines do not reveal how they rank and list all websites in Guildford.
This is called digital marketing, and also includes social media marketing. Not all web designers in Guildford offer digital marketing, so you may require quotes for digital marketing support.
Social media marketing has become a big part of the mix of SEO, on platforms such as Twitter and TikTok.
Have you considered using a social media influencer, to get you known to their thousands of followers? Many people now have a full time career as a social media influencer.
All agencies offer quite different design work, and offer different skills, based on differing experience.
All charge at different rates, therefore shopping around to get a good deal is important.
Web design prices are based on a website designer’s size, their staff costs, their experience and their profit margins.
For free advice and quotes from local web design agencies in Guildford, just fill in the form.
It is the county town of Surrey, with a population of just under 70,000.
It has a history dating back to Saxon times when the city was known as ‘Gyldeford’, taken from the names golden ford, referring to the golden flowers by the river crossing, or ford.
There is mention of ‘Geldeford’ and ‘Gildeford’ in the Domesday book in 1086, and a Norman castle which still remains today was built after the Battle of Hastings.
Today it is a thriving ‘market town’ hosting many top companies, Vodafone, Mitsubishi, Dennis Fire Engines, EA and Colgate-Palmolive having offices based in the city.
In addition, it has a growing university, the University of Surrey.