Businesses of all sizes, from one person start-ups to small and mid-size businesses to international conglomerates, need to have a presence on the web. The most successful companies know there are compelling reasons to prioritize their website's design to improve the odds of their success.

Good design creates meaningful first impressions, helps differentiate you from your competitors, solves problems, boosts brand awareness and your bottom line. Good web site design can help individuals and businesses to promote their brands online, including on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others.

Poorly designed websites are not read, trusted or visited for any length of time. That means that more than ever, design is playing a crucial role in making sure your business attracts and retains a customer base.

You need both design and development for your site. Frontend developers focus on code that runs in the user's browser, like HTML and CSS. Backend developers focus on code that runs on the web server. This can include databases and other complex systems like ecommerce integration.

There are many ways to design and build a website. Some people hire a website design firm. Website design firms can provide very high quality website design work. They usually have web developers on staff who provide development services. But website design firms can be very expensive and you may find that the design price is out of your budget. If you decide to hire a website firm, get creative quotes from three or four dfferent ones. You can compare the cost of hiring each firm with the services they provide.

Most people find that a freelance web designer can bring the best of both worlds together. They can provide a high quality web design service at lower prices. One big challenge with hiring freelance web designers is finding the right one. There are many out there and picking the right one is often a difficult task. Another thing to keep in mind is not all freelance designers are capable of coding the sites they design.

If you decide to hire a freelancer, use similar strategies used to hire a firm and talk to more than one candidate. Get detailed quotes so that you can see the cost of hiring any of them. You should also talk to web developers so you can get a sense of how much development might cost.

Don't forget to ask them for a few examples of their work. You want to see the different types of websites they’ve designed. Watch for designers that only have one website or design in their portfolio. This suggests that they don't have a lot of experience. Finding designers with a more robust portfolio is definitely a good idea.

Some of the best website designers in the world work on crowdspring. crowdspring is home to the world's best creative department.

Unlike the traditional freelancer or agency market, crowdspring is a crowdsourcing marketplace. On crowdspring, thousands of designers from over 170 countries around the world compete for your business. You will get choice for your website design that you will not get anywhere else. In fact, we guarantee your satisfaction 100% – no questions asked.

Our unique model and design process addresses many of the concerns encountered when pricing web design. We take a lot of the work and stress out of the equation for you: you won't need to get quotes in advance for the work, or interview designer after designer.

Your set the price for your project, and web designers from around the world will post their designs to your project for you to review. When your project ends, you choose the design you like the best. It’s that simple!

Web design firms have different prices. It’s not unusual to find larger firms that charge tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Smaller firms usually have lower prices, but this can vary on the experience level of the firm. Freelance website designers usually charge less than firms. This can be because freelancers don’t have as much overhead to pay for as larger firms.

Keep in mind that designers prices vary with their skill level and experience. Design prices also can vary based on geography. As we've already noted, getting more than one quote from three or four vendors is a good strategy.

Price estimates are usually calculated two different ways: either on an hourly basis or as a set fee. Whether you get one or many quotes, make sure that you understand how you are being charged for the work. Even well-planned website designs can go over budget for unforeseen reasons.

Also keep in mind the price firms and designers give you are almost always estimates. They give you a price based on the information you provide at the start of the project. As the project progresses things can change, plans can evolve, and the work required can grow.

crowdspring offers a great solution for the potential uncertainty of what the cost for your web design will be. We let you set the budget ahead of time, and the cost you decide on is the cost it'll be. Designers that submit web design entries to your project understand what your budget is ahead of time, and submit to your project accordingly. You'll never be surprised about how much the final cost will be!

Crowdspring guarantees your satisfaction in website design projects. There's NO fine-print. We are not happy until you are. People are so thrilled with the designs they receive on crowdspring that we are proud to stand behind the work and make you an unconditional promise.