Tuesday, December 13, 2016

The Essence of Persuading Clients to Hire Your Web Design Firm
Persuading clients to hire your web design firm is the key to having successful company. However, this is said easily, but it’s not an easy thing to do. Every professional marketer knows that building trust is a mandatory process in order to sell a lot.
Is not a supposition, is a scientist fact. Everybody will feel comfortable with something they can trust on, and making feel people comfortable means more purchases.
We’ve said that it’s not easy to do, rather complicated. Luckily for you, we’ve gathered the best tips to definitely persuade people to hire your web design firm.
Honesty builds trust
Trust is a fundamental ingredient to increase sales, and being honest is a mandatory process to achieve that. I bought a car once, a beautiful 2002 Mustang GT. The paint was in mint condition, sexy wheels and without too much modification stuff. I didn’t notice that the car had a broken cylinder (I didn’t drive it and I’m not a big mechanic fan).
From the beginning, the owner was honest with me and he didn’t want to hide that fact from me. He even pointed out some problem with the paint in the rear near the dust cover. At the end, he told me ‘You’ll spend at least a thousand of dollars to make this car shine at its best’ we agreed on an incredible price and I bought it.
Being honest is the first step to creating a relationship and make the other part feel comfortable to trust you.
Build a relationship with that trust
The first step is to create trust and make the first contact. However, the first touch is not the last. In order to have solid clients, you need to make a relationship with them. And no, I’m not saying that must be friends with them.
Being friends is optional, but having contact with them is mandatory. Sometimes the only way to contact them will be from emails, however, you need to see them face-face to take that potential client to the next level. Good methods might be a personal meeting or a Skype call.
Another good tip is to always call a new prospect in the first contact with you. Ask some questions, make a brief and flow conversation and drop the bomb.
Make them know your capabilities first
The relationship and the trust are just the beginning. After a successful first contact or several contacts, it’s recommendable to show them what your company is capable of.
You can aim to that goal easily by not doing a free example or unpaid work, rather by showing them a solid portfolio with projects you’ve done. Also, they will make the final decision if you show them specifically a project related to their project.
Nobody likes to be in the blind road, everyone wants to see what you can deliver and if you’ve grasped their needs and intentions.
Show your professionality
The final step to get that lead and make conversions is by showing them what you’re a doing. Professionality is key on businesses, and your service must be as professional as possible.
An important tip is to show them how you do the entire process. When people is not sure about how things are done, they’re more likely to make a step back.
In fact, many clients related to web design doesn’t know nothing about it. Teaching them simple concepts and showing them how the things get done are powerful actions that will increase conversions.

If you apply these 4 concepts your Kenyan web design company is bound to be successful.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016


How much does a website cost in 2016? Well that is a very broad question. Here is a comprehensive answer. You decide! Yes really you decide what you need and how much you want to pay for that. There are thousands of options. There are so many ways now in which you can get a website that you can cherry pick the features you want at the price you want. Let's look at a few options and breakdown the cost.

Option 1: Hire a Kenyan Web Designer 

This is the most common one hiring a local web designer or developer and getting your site built. There are many advantages of going through this option. If you are doing business in Kenya then most of your clients must be from Kenya. A local designer has better knowledge of trends and requirements locally. Things to consider are like MPESA integrations if you are looking to accept online payments. Most Kenyans would prefer making online payments via MPESA rather than credit cards. A local designer is well aware of this and most likely has the knowledge and experience on how to go about this. Here is a breakdown of cost:

Web Hosting: approximately: KSH. 5,000/- per year
Domain Name: approximately: KSH 1,000/- per year
We Design Fees: KSH. 30,000/- for a standard website.
VAT: 5,760/-
TOTAL: 41,760/-

Actually that is pretty close to what most web design firms charge here. But for a standard website you should expect to pay between KSH. 30,000 and KSH. 50,000/-

It is also a good idea to have the website hosted in Kenya as this will mean faster load times for local clients.

The price can go significantly higher if your website has alot of content and superior functionality. For example an e-commerce website usually starts at about KSH.100,000/- Depending on what kind of website you need and on your negotiation skills you should be able to pull out a decent deal. If you are an NGO or a charity organisation it is always advisable to contact local developers most will give you highly discounted prices and some might even offer their services for free.


Option 2: Online Freelancers

Websites like freelancer upwork, fiverr and many other similar ones have literally thousands of people offering their services at dirt cheap prices. You can get a 3 page website on fiverr for $5! I have seen fiverr gigs offering decent websites at $50. That is a very good price for the services offered. However most of the web design gigs on fiverr are template based websites. But if you don’t mind that fiverr would be the place to go.

Here is a breakdown of the Cost:

Design fee on Fivver: $50
Web Hosting and Domain: $60 per year for a decent host.

Moving on to freelancer and upwork. If you have specific requirements that need to be filled these are the websites where you can hire individuals to create your website. Always be sure to check reviews of people you hire. Cost can range anywhere between $50 and a few thousand dollars depending on the functionality of the website.

Option 3: Do it yourself!

Well this is a great option but requires a bit of dedication. There are many tools like WordPress, Joomla, Wix e.t.c that can help you setup a website easily and within no time. You would be looking to spend about $100 on the overall project. A good WordPress theme would go for about $50 and then add the cost for hosting and domain names. You may struggle a bit with the tools at first but always remember whenever you get stuck, google is your friend. There are thousands of tutorials on the internet to help you. Going with this option will also help you develop new skills.

Well as you can see the choice is really yours, what do you need and what do you want to pay. This are only a few options mentioned here but there are numerous others out there. Our company I Web Designs can offer you a free no obligation quote with a sample design. All you need to do is drop us an email. Do check out our blog over at our website you will find many useful articles to help you build your website or get it built.





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