Affordability is something that unites the companies that are into website design – they all claim to offer services that don’t burn a hole in your pocket. Interesting, isn’t it? Well, guess what, if anything, it’s ironical. Why, you may ask. Come on, how can every company offer services that don’t cost you much? Okay, they may, but can they maintain the same level of quality? More importantly, can they conform to the standards and still ask for low prices? Not always!

1. Affordable Web
Design
Is It For Real Or Are The
Companies Being Economical
With The Truth?

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“Affordability” is something that unites the companies that are
into website design – they all claim to offer services that don’t
burn a hole in your pocket. Interesting, isn’t it? Well, guess what,
if anything, it’s ironical. Why, you may ask. Come on, how can
every company offer services that don’t cost you much? Okay,
they may, but can they maintain the same level of quality? More
importantly, can they conform to the standards and still ask for
low prices? Not always!
Let’s find out what price you might have to pay for an “affordable
web design”, and if it’s a heavy one; fingers crossed:

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A Design that‟s (Not) For
Everyone
 There are companies that don’t even know mobile
phones have already made their way into the (end)
users’ lives. Let’s call them “naïve” for now.
 Well, these naïve companies do give you what they call
a sophisticated design, but minus the optimal viewing
experience that you virtually crave for.
 On a serious note, they seldom offer a responsive web
design. How convenient. If you have a visitor base that
comprises several smartphone or tablet users, you may
have to invest in another site – one that’s for them.

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A Design That‟s Biased
 A site’s home page is probably the first thing that a web
designer conceives, agreed and accepted. And for that
matter, it’s obvious for them to be a little, umm, let’s say
fond of it. As soon as the word “affordability” comes into
the picture, they take the “first impression is the last
impression” thing way too seriously and assume that the
users won’t look beyond the home page.
 You know what’s the worst part of it all? They don’t do it out of their love
for the first page, but to save time, money and effort.

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A Design that‟s (Just) Okay
What distinguishes a good design from an average
one?
Wait, did you just say quality? Isn’t it funny that you know it but many of
the website design companies don’t? Or maybe they do; maybe they don’t
give two hoots. Whatever it is, they often let quality go for a toss in the
name of affordability. Meaning,
 The design may not have the correct page layout
 The standards may not be adhered to
 User-friendliness may be missing from the scene
Come to think of it, any such design is virtually unusable. Talk of
affordability, huh?

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A Design that‟s From the Stone
Age
You get what can be easily referred to as an anti-social site, with no social
media integration. You save money, but you lose a golden opportunity – the
opportunity of reaching out to a far wider audience.

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A Design that‟s (Just) For
Chrome
They design a site that’s perfect, when browsed
in Chrome, but goes haywire, the moment some
other browser comes into the picture. Why, you
may wonder. Here’s your answer:
 Some additional resources may be needed for cross-browser compatibility
 A site, when designed for a single browser, may take less time to complete
 Cross-browser scripts may call for a periodic maintenance
Long live affordability!

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A Design That‟s Ready within
2 Days Flat
Sounds weird? To you perhaps, but not to companies that design 10
different sites a day. For them, it’s an easy way out, of saving time and
money that is. And then they happily pass on the benefit to you – you get an
affordable web design. What a rosy picture! Well, here are the thorns:
Take 10
different
pages
Club them
together
Your site is
ready.
Serve it hot
Continue…

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 Haste makes waste, remember?
 Not that a company that takes 2-3 months to design a site would do a
good job, not really, but 2 days?
 Identifying classes and IDs alone may take half a day, just saying.
 A good design calls for iterative testing – and that, truth be told, may call
for a day’s time in total, at least.
 Companies that promise to deliver the design in 2 or 3 days often
miss out on testing, saving valuable resources
 Lack of proper testing increases the possibility of you having to deal
with a bug-laden design
You are unlikely to get any kind of bug-fix warranty
Even worse, you may be on your own

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A Design that‟s Incomplete
Take for example SEO; how many web design
companies cover the basic techniques of search engine
optimisation at no extra cost? Leave alone SEO, do they
even work towards Google Analytics integration,
making it possible for you to measure the results?
See, it’s simple – you ask for an affordable web design,
you get one. Where did SEO and Analytics come from?
Tip: The next time you sign up for “affordable”
services, do read the „Terms of Services‟ page carefully

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A Design that‟s theirs (Not Yours)
 In web design companies you may pay less at first, but make no
mistake – you are dependent on them – and may have no option but to
avail their services again. What if they do not train you; without proper
training, you can have a hard time updating the site.
 As a result, it may seem that the design is yours, but you might not be
at the helm of affairs.
 You pay for losing control over what is rightfully yours.

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A Design That Breaks No Rules
Affordable solutions are
seldom tailored to your needs.
No one has the time to treat
your case differently. That’s
how it works. The designers
pick up some rulebook and
follow it blindly, even if
doing so makes your site
unusable
Continue…

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A Design That Breaks No Rules
For instance, if there are too many links, you have the perfect recipe for
disaster. Likewise, if too much information is included, who’s going to
read it?
Ideally, your site should be suitably
rewarded for following the rules, but
being too fussy about them only
ensures one thing – you don’t have a
design that stands out or attracts the
users.

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A Design that‟s Truly Affordable
These are the companies that know what all rules they must stick to, the 10second rule included, and where they can choose to go a different way in order
to meet your individual needs.
To sum up, you can call a design affordable when:
 You need not pay for SEO and Analytics; at least the basics
 The design is modern in its approach
 You get value for money
 You don’t need a mobile version of your site
Hopefully, when you next see an advertisement that reads “affordable website
design in Sydney” or something similar, you’d know if it’s worthwhile.

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