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10 Reasons to Choose a Local Website Developer

by | May 22, 2018 | Agency Advice

Online Services Can Be Anywhere, Even in India

Hire a local website developer for the service

The world is changing. The business world may be changing even faster. Think about all the things you used to go down the street to buy that you can now purchase online:

  • Groceries
  • Cars
  • Books, even used books
  • Movie rentals
  • Movie tickets
  • Flowers

But even in this grand global economy we share, certain jobs — specific services, especially — must remain local. For example, you have to go local for:

  • Haircuts
  • Landscaping
  • Home and office cleaning
  • Gasoline
  • Dental work
  • Car repair

Local and Online Services — Choose Wisely

Services for your business present a whole other dimension. Many business services are available locally, regionally and internationally. Common services you might find in your town or remotely include:

  • Writing services
  • Accounting
  • Social media marketing
  • Advertising
  • Human resources
  • Website development

The Skinny on Local Website Developers

When you need a website for your business, you need professionals to design it, build it and create content for it. You can’t do it all yourself; you have a business to run. Plus, when you leave these services to the pros, they do it right. Admit it — professionals do it better than you ever could.

Local website developers go through a process to get your website up. There are meetings, drawings, wireframes, navigation charts and more. While you can hire a firm in another part of the country or even overseas in a country like India, you’re often better off finding a local firm for so many reasons. Here are 10 of them.

10 Reasons Why Local Matters

When you hire a local website developer, you get something you can’t get from a distance:

  1. A local website developer has a local office. You know where he works. You can have face-to-face meetings, look him in the eye and ask the important questions.
     
  2. Once he’s passed your interview and audition, you still need to follow up. Ask for references from past clients. Get their contact info and call them up. You actually may know some of them if they support local, too.
     
  3. If your business serves locals, it only makes sense that you should hire a firm that knows your neighborhood and your clientele. Locals know what’s going on. Locals are connected to the community. You’ll get work that’s appropriate for your business and connects to your audience. You’ll be totally connected to the local community in more ways than one.
     
  4. Being local improves the communication between you and your website developer. You’re both not only in the same time zone, but maybe even in the same ZIP code. Emails, calls and texts are returned promptly.
     
  5. Do you network locally? Even if you’re an informal networker, the type of person who doesn’t do networking meetings, but always says hello people around town, you can benefit from hiring a local website developer. Word gets around, and doing business locally means you’re networking without even working at it.
     
  6. You have a thriving business, which is why you need a new website. Your local website developer takes pride in his work too. If he surpasses your expectations, delivering everything he promised and more, you’re more likely to recommend him. And as he gets to know your business, he’ll do the same. It’s an added advantage of local work.
     
  7. Hiring locally keeps your dollars in the community. When you pay him, he pays his local staff. And you all probably shop in the same grocery stores, clothing boutiques and tattoo parlors.
     
  8. When you hire locally, you’re both putting your reputations on the line. Many communities — like Asheville, which Ray Access calls home — are tight-knit. If your local website developer does a poor job, you won’t be able to stop the flood of bad reviews. But a great website draws raves for both of your businesses.
     
  9. The cost of living in New York City is higher than most anywhere else. If you’re not in NYC, why hire a New York firm? You can probably find less expensive options in your local market than you can from afar. Now granted, that may not apply to website developers in India, but then you’re dealing with different issues. Shop around locally for the best talent at the best price.
     
  10. With a local website developer, add-ons are easy. Once the website’s done, maybe you want to start a blog or an ecommerce store. Smaller projects are easier to complete after the main site has been delivered. When they’re local, you can just pick up the phone or stop by.

Ray Access is a content marketing firm that delivers targeted words to empower your business. Contact us about your specific project to receive a quote or discuss your needs. We write website copy, blog posts, e-newsletters and more. Everything we do is thoroughly researched, professionally edited and guaranteed original.