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How to Hire a Web Designer (2026 Guide)
Answer: shortlist three vendors, send one identical brief, compare deliverables not prices, and never pay 100 percent upfront.
Write a one page brief
Business, audience, goal, must-have pages, integrations, deadline, and budget range. Vendors who ask sharper questions than your brief are the ones worth hiring.
Where to find candidates
Referrals from businesses your size, productized studios with public pricing, and specialists in your industry. Skip marketplaces where the lowest bid wins.
Ten questions to ask
Who does the work, is anything subcontracted, what is the revision policy, who owns the files, what happens after launch, how is speed measured, what is the SEO baseline, what is the timeline, what is the payment schedule, and what is the cancellation term.
Contract essentials
Enumerated deliverables, milestone payments, source file ownership, a 30 day post-launch fix window, and a written exit clause.
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