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Considerations

Whether you are looking for a Graphic Design, Web Design, Online Marketing, or a combination of all 3, selecting the right company is an important decision. Selecting the wrong one can prove to be costly in many ways, so we have put together a few things you should consider when choosing the company you wish to work with.

Pricing

In order to compare pricing like for like it needs to be clear as to what you are buying; many companies just provide an overall cost to a project and bury everything within that price. Take for example Web Design, there are many different elements that make up a web design project such as Design, Coding the Website, Content Management Systems, Hosting, Content Population, Training, Support and Online Marketing. It is easy to get caught out and end up with unexpected additional costs later on down the line.

DSM Design’s View

We provide a full proposal detailing and breaking down each element of a project, this includes our recommendations on how to proceed with each part. All of our proposals include a full costing break down, which we are happy to explain further if any questions remain.

Trust and Stability

The Creative industry is fast moving, consequently new agencies appear on a weekly basis and some disappear. When choosing an agency to work with check their track record and testimonials and see how long they have been running for, otherwise in 6 months time when you want to make some amends to your design, they may not be there.

DSM Design’s View

We have just entered our 25th year of trading and have seen many agencies come and go over the years. We have a strong portfolio and testimonials from a large number of clients. We have helped many companies over the years and we hope to add many more to that in the years to come.

Design

Many companies in our industry use pre built templates to help keep their costs down and to speed up the time it takes to produce a website. The downside to this means your website will not be unique and feel standardised and generic.

Check out the portfolio of the agency you are considering and see what they have done for previous clients, even if they are all bespoke designs, it doesn’t always mean they are any good.

DSM Design’s View

We always start from a blank piece of paper. We take detailed briefs from our clients and always ask for examples of work they like, or are inspired by. Using this, along with over 20 years of experience we can come up with a completely unique visual, making your website stand out from the rest.

Web and graphic design is our core competence and this is where we excel, but don’t just take our word for it, check out our design portfolio.

Services Offered

The Design Industry started out as simply design, agencies had designers who designed traditional print material such as Brochures, Flyers, and Exhibition Graphics. Over time this has moved forward to cover a cross section of other services now including web design, viral games, flash media, video production and online marketing.

Try to find an agency that have experts in all these fields, and can offer you a full service, you may not want a brochure at the moment, but in 6 months down the line you can go back to the same company who will already have an understanding of your business.

DSM Design's View

DSM Design has been with the industry for over 20 years, over the years we have continually grown in and around the areas where our clients required services. We have experts that can offer services in a wide range of digital media requirements who all work together to ensure all of our work is consistent.

Content Management Systems

Every website should be developed with a Content Management System today, if you have a limited budget consider using an open source CMS. Each CMS has its own benefits and limitations depending on the requirements for it.

Many companies have their own CMS and will only offer you this option, choosing the wrong CMS could prove to be very costly in the future so ask the company about other options, and come to an informed decision.

DSM Design’s View

DSM Design entered the CMS market very early as this was something we were keen to offer our clients. Eventually this side of the business grew and split into a separate company where the CMS is now offered to any company who wishes to use it.

We offer this solution to all of our clients along with the alternatives and will help you choose a CMS which is right for you.