Kenya web designers are divided into two categories; we have full time and part time web designers. Full time web designers usually have their Companies registered and own offices in major Cities and Town in Kenya. Most of these designers are renowned web designers across the Globe, and offer services internationally.
The second group of designers is the part time web designers. These are the students, self taught, or fully employed I.T Specialists that have a full time job but want to cash in on the increasing demand for web designers in Kenya.
Most part time web designers are stand alone and although some of them share projects with others, most would look for a project, once they get it, deal with it to the finality. What is common with both groups is marketing. They tend to market their web design services either through the Internet pay per click ads or Kenya Daily Newspapers, where a cell phone number or a website address is the only means of Communication especially if they don’t have physical offices.
With these types of web designers in Kenya, the most important point is not whether they have a physical office or not, the most crucial thing is get your project done within the needed time at an affordable pricing, and they way that it works for you.
TYPES OF WEBSITES AND WHAT YOU SHOULD ASK FOR.
Before I give you the necessary tips on how to get the best web designers in Kenya, it’s important that you understand the types of web sites the designers might have for you. We have two types of websites; Dynamic and Static websites. Static sites are cheaper across all web designers in Kenya, and they always don’t contain much they can be as basic as they should, with between 5-10 pages. These sites normally have contact form(s), and maybe little information about the Company. The second type is the Dynamic website. This is data driven web site that normally work with the database (database driven)this type of sites may prompt the web designer to code in registration and login forms, they can also collect e-mail addresses from clients, send out newsletters automatically and collect data etc. One thing with this type of site is that they are more expensive than the previous ones and most Kenya web designers will charge anything between 15-150,000 kshs depending on the functionalities.
Although the sites vary in form of functionality and pricing, it’s important to note that they share one thing in common depending with the web designer, they both can have a C.M.S (Content Management System) that enable a non programmer to update and maintain their own web site without having to call the web designer all the time, with very basic Computer Skills.
Hence it’s important when searching for web designers in Kenya, to put the above into consideration. Insist to have your site integrated with a C.M.S so that you can change anything you want, or put in new information anytime you want, since sometimes the web designers are overwhelmed by work and hence feel irritated to do very basic editing, especially in Kenya, where most clients will not pay for the services.
TIPS ON HOW TO GET THE BEST WEB DESIGNERS IN KENYA
- Find out about the web sites this designer has done before; Ask for their website address and go to the portfolio page. Look up at some of the web designer’s project and compare them with what you want make sure the clients are from Kenya who will be easier to reach.
- Select the design which falls under your category this might be done for a client in Kenya or the Global market .e.g. if you intend to have an E-commerce website, check out if the web designer has this, once you get to the site, go to the contact page and try to communicate with the client. Do this from as many web designers as you can until you get several on their portfolio giving you some information on the project. As you communicate with them, find out the following;
- How long it took for the web designer to complete the project, was it within the agreed period?
- Did she/he have problems with the final work done by the web designer?
- Is there a regular communication between the web designer and the client or the barrier was closed immediately the project was done?
Armed with the above information, you can go ahead and choose the ultimate web designer of your choice, out of many web designers in Kenya, all you need is patient and you will have no regrets.