For many businesses, a website redesign is a huge undertaking. It can take significant time and effort and cost can prove expensive. For these reasons, these companies are often faced with the difficult decision of whether to outsource website redesign or not.
To help you decide whether you have to outsource website redesign or not, here are two things you should take note of.
1. Carefully evaluate your internal resources
This means figuring out if you have the necessary people in place to carry out the redesign and if they actually have the skills set to get the job done correctly. A typical website redesign would require the expertise of the following individuals:
- A project manager who will oversee that the whole project is within schedule and budget
- A skilled website/graphic designer who is knowledgeable in creating a usable site that has the right combination of aesthetics and usability.
- A talented web developer who knows how to create clean, efficient codes and has a deep understanding of creating functional, scalable websites.
- A skilled content writer/copywriter who can craft compelling content that reflects your business and provides the right information about your products or services.
2. Consider the time your staff can commit for the project
As mentioned earlier, a website redesign is a time-consuming proposition. It is not something that can be tackled merely as a side project. This is why you need to determine if your staff can actually devote an ample amount of time to get the job done without disrupting other business processes.
Take a look at the projects your staff has handled in the past and know if they were actually able to deliver the output on time and within budget. This will give you a rough idea if they are actually capable of accomplishing your website’s redesign according to your desired timeframe.
Outsource Website Redesign, Yey or Nay?
Once you have taken the necessary steps mentioned above, it will be easier for you to identify whether your website redesign should be tackled as an in-house project or should be outsourced. Basically, a website redesign would be best managed in-house if you have the necessary internal sources who can attend to the project and if they can dedicate most of their time doing the job.
On the contrary, it will be a better choice to outsource website redesign if (a) the staff you have in-house lacks the necessary creative and technical competencies to get the project off the ground; (b) you do not have enough staff to attend to the project and are open to collaborate with a third-party company to do portions of the project; (c) and you want a complete redesign and you want an outside opinion to make your website to look and function better.
Whether you opt to do your website’s redesign in-house or outsource it to another company, keep in mind that this is one project that should be tackled with great care and attention to detail.
Remember that your website functions as the face of your business, so you want to make sure that it will be redesigned in a manner that will properly showcase your products or services, caters to your target audience and will make transactions easier for everyone.
Hence, before you as much as embark on tackling the project, it is best that you do your homework first. That way, you will have a clear idea of what must be done to make your website redesign a success.
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