There is a direct relationship between website design quality and cost. There are many factors to consider when understanding that just because a small business website owner may spend a great deal on a site design, that doesn’t necessarily mean that he has a site of high quality. Simple aesthetics and look of a site does not mean that it is running at optimum performance, because a lot of what the search engines see is invisible to the common visitor.

When my Dad told me that he writes in perfect HTML code, I didn’t realize how impacting that really is in the web design world. To have a site run with NO errors and absolutely NO warnings is no menial achievement to accomplish in website design. Many sites run just fine without having perfect code, but search engines don’t always see a website the same as visitors do.

For example, I checked the HTML code on various quality websites that ran just fine using a code checking toolbar. To my surprise, the pages were loaded with errors and warnings. Although some errors appear due to Flashplayer buttons and simple forward slash problems, there is no replacement for perfect code. Even the page that checked the code of other pages came up with multiple warnings and errors. The quality that I offer is the reason that I can charge the amount that I do.

Consider multiple options before jumping into a project with a web designer, and research the fundamentals of website design quality versus cost, and you may find that the quality of the site created for you was undoubtedly worth the cost.