What to look for in an ecommerce design agency.
Most people make the mistake of thinking a web designer can automatically do ecommerce. Ecommerce web design is a specialist field of design where every decision on design has an impact on whether the customer will purchase from your site or not. Purchases mean revenue, good design means revenue.
Look at their ecommerce design portfolio.
Do a search on google for other sites they designed that are not on their portfolio.
Does the design company have a business view about them or are they more interested in creating a design that makes them look good and not terribly interested in your wishes and style.
Look at their ecommerce testimonials. Get references.
Create a detailed specification and use this as a basis for quotes.
Never buy from an agency who you have not met in person.
If an ecommerce agency is not interested in visiting your business then they are not truly invested in your project.
What is the after care going to be like. Is it a case of build get paid and run. Ecommerce sites require a relationship long term with the developer and designers.
