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What To Look For In Your Sunshine Coast Website Designer

So you’ve decided it’s time to revamp your website, or perhaps you’re launching a new business and need an outstanding website and digital marketing strategy to get you started. Either way, that means finding a Sunshine Coast Website Designer you can trust to get the job done right.

Sounds easy, right? Just Google ‘Sunshine Coast Website Designer’ and pick a name. Yep, there are plenty there to choose from, that’s for sure. But how do you know you’re choosing the right one? When it comes to knowledge, skills and experience, not all website designers are the same.

For example, exactly what is a website designer? Don’t you mean website developer? What’s the difference? In old-school terms a website designer ‘designs’ the look of your new website – let’s call that the front end. A website developer then makes it all happen by adding the tools and coding – that’s the back end.

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A website designer always needs a website developer, but a website developer doesn’t necessarily need the designer. In actual fact, there is a move away from hiring individual designers and developers as businesses recognise the advantages offered by web solutions companies.

A web solutions company does it all under one roof, which generally means a better price for the client, better continuity across your brand and the ability to grow your website as your business grows.

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So what should you look for when choosing your Sunshine Coast website designer or web solutions company? Here are a few pointers:

Experience in Your Industry

Your chosen provider should not only have proven experience in designing and developing awesome websites but specifically in your industry. Designing a purely informational website for, say, a charitable organisation is very different from developing a fast and secure eCommerce website.

Ability to Listen

Some business owners deliver a brief and then want nothing more to do with it until the website is up and running. Most business owners, however, like to be involved in the process and kept informed of progress. They also need the website developer to listen to their needs.

A good web solutions company will sit down with the client, learn about their business and take note of their needs, goals and budget. Having listened, they can then suggest workable options that deliver the best results. For example, if a suggested element would negatively affect the speed of the website they would offer an alternative solution.

Willing to Grow With You

If your business is new it’s likely you’re on a tight budget. It’s also logical that your website needs will change as the business grows. Find a Sunshine Coast website designer who understands this and is willing to build in the foundations for future applications now. This will save a great deal of money later on.

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Choose a provider who can handle all your website design and digital marketing needs under one roof. This will reduce your costs, save time and ensure consistency across your brand. It also means your Sunshine Coast website designer will be invested in the success of your organisation, rather than seeing the job as a one-off.


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    We've been using Suncoast Web Solutions for approximately 20 years now. The service we've received over that time has been second to none. Neil and his team have at all times, assisted us as we expanded, nothing was a problem, and always done in a very timely manner. I couldn't recommend them any high enough.
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    Andrew and Neal of Suncoast Web Solutions have looked after our Website for the past decade,The service and knowledge is second to none.They have designed and developed our website to help our business grow with excellant results.
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    Cannot speak highly enough of Andrew and Neil at Suncoast Web Solutions. Andrew espscially has been nothing but caring, patient and polite. We've had bad past experiences and these guys have turned everything around, couldn't be happier. Very trustworthy, which is hard to find these days, and worth every dollar spent. Finally feel like we're being looked after and our website and traffic to it hasn't been better! Would highly recommend these guys to anyone.. they've been in business a long time and you can see why!
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    Andrew & Neil have been incredibly helpful. They both played a key role in developing the website for the business I currently work for, & the results exceeded our expectations! Without a doubt, this is the best web design company I’ve had the pleasure of working with. They are so understanding & attentive to detail. They give great advice & recommendations & listen to my ideas/concerns. Thanks guys, appreciate everything you do! 🙂👍
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    Neil and his team at Suncoast Web solutions were great to deal with. They definitely know their stuff when it comes to web designs. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a professional online presence.
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    I didn't quite understand the design process at first, so a little early communication would have helped that & it was lengthy however the end result was a great looking perfect functioning website that finished up with a meeting about the site with training.
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    Neil and the team at Suncoast Web Solutions have looked after and hosted our website for over 12 years now and their advice and services have been invaluable to our business. They have overcome technical issues to deliver the web features we desired. They assisted us to be involved in managing our website proactively ourselves, however if we got out of our depth they would jump in and take over to ensure everything was done correctly. I would highly recommend Suncoast Web Solutions for your web needs.