If you are in the process of getting a website and have gone through all the steps to select the perfect web designer to create your site you need to make sure they know what you want. This is often easier said than done and it is important to remember that unless you are completely clear your web designer may get it wrong which could result in frustration from both sides.

Whether you have a clear idea about the layout of your site or are not that bothered it is vitally important to give your web designer guidance. Many web designers will furnish you with a brief that will ask all the questions that they need answering in order to prepare initial designs for you. However if this is the case remember to give as much information as possible to ensure that everything you want is included at the beginning. The more you go back and make changes the greater the chance the cost will go up.

If you are not given a brief there are a number of things that you can supply the designer with to ensure you get the website you want. Below is a list of our top points of things to include:

1.If you have a logo, make your designer aware and supply them with a copy to incorporate in their design.

2.If you already have company colours or know what colours you want to have, tell your designer so they know what colours to use on your website.

3.Tell your web designer what your target audience is and what you want your website to say about your company.

4.Provide your web designer with at least one example of a website that you like and explain to them what you like about it. It might be necessary to supply more than one, as you may like one for the colours and design aspect and another for the layout. Be as specific as you can so your web designer is clear what you like.

5.If there are any websites that you don't like or things that you don't like appearing on websites, give your web designer examples and explain the reasons.

Going into this much detail might make you feel like you are being picky, but remember you have hired a professional web designer and they will appreciate the information you are supplying. This will make life much easier in the long run as their objective is to make their client happy and if they know what you want it is much easier to achieve this. For example, in the past, some clients have said that they really don't mind what they get and have given no clear instructions. The designer as a result has done what they think would be good only for the client to come back and say, "I don't like that colour" or simply "I don't like it". The web designer will then have to go back to the drawing board but without knowing what the client does like may again do something the client does not like, after all we are all different and all like different things. This is not only frustrating for both parties but also wastes a significant amount of time.

Remember to check what revisions are allowed in designs as your web designer will give you a quote for your website and this will include a certain number of changes. However changes over and above this may be charged for and you should be aware of this, particularly at the design phase, because if there are numerous revisions it is likely you will be charged for it. This leads us back to our advice above, give as much information before work begins and you are less likely to be disappointed and will keep the price at the original quote.