By Scott Faranello / Webanello Inc.

You've done the research, you've compared your options and assessed your level of seriousness about putting a website online. Maybe it's to sell your products, maybe it's to inform, maybe it's to entertain. Now comes the hard part of finding a web designer that's right for the project and can assure you the work will be completed on time, at a fair price, and exceed all of your expectations. So where do you start?

Step 1: Contact
You've found a few designers you would like to speak with. Great! Start with an email, or better yet, call them. If there is no phone number be wary. Any serious web artist will want to speak with you directly and will ask you a lot of questions about your company and to learn as much about you too. After you make contact keep a record of the response time and the demeanor of the person on the other end. You want to be comfortable with your choice because you will be communicating with this person for about 1-3 months, or longer, depending on the size of the project.