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Website Designers In Durham
There are around 30 website designers in Durham, many of which are small design studios that work from rented offices around the city and freelancers that work from home. There are larger web design studios that are local, but they are based in larger towns/cities such as Gateshead and Newcastle to the north.
There are around 20 marketing companies in Durham that offer website design as part of a broader remit of marketing services (such as graphic design, SEO, advertising etc.) generally for larger businesses around Durham.
Choosing Website Designers From Durham
For businesses based in and around Durham, working with someone local is always preferable to working with a web designer down in London or up in Scotland - as there is a loyalty that comes with working with a local supplier. They are more likely to go the extra mile (if needs be) and ensure that you are 100% satisfied.
Meetings do play a useful role in website design, as meeting a web designer and thrashing out ideas and designs will ensure that the created website looks unique (and not 'off the shelf') and intriguing. A meeting also gives you the chance to confirm that the web designer is all that they claim to be on their website (and are not really a company based in India that is working from a 'virtual office' or a student working from his bedroom.
Selecting a web designer that knows your industry is also helpful; with 20,000+ web designers around the UK, selecting one that has worked in your market before is helpful. If you are a solicitor, then using a web designer that has designed websites for legal companies before would be better than choosing a designer that designs engineering websites. An experienced website designer should have a better idea of designs and layouts that work in your sector (rather than just creating something nice).
Compare Website Design Prices In Durham
All website designers set their own fees, website design costs vary from designer to designer (normally based on their size, location, overheads and experience). There is no standard rates when it comes to website design, new designers will charge low fees to get experience and expand their design portfolio and larger designers (as they have more staff, holidays, expensive offices) will charge more.
Shopping around for quotes is wise in order to ensure that you are no overpaying a designer and just adding to their next holiday. A cheap website can look cheap, but paying over the odds will not necessarily get you a great website. Paying a fair price for a fair job is good advice, so shop around and compare quotes.
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A Few Words About Durham
Durham is the capital city of the county of Durham and is based in the north of England with a population of around 30,000.
The name Durham comes from a combination of words, 'Dun' (an Old English word meaning 'hill') and 'Holme' (a Norse word meaning 'island').
The city can trace it's early history back to around 2000 BC from archeological evidence, however recent history starts from around 995 AD when monks brought the body of St Cuthbert to rest on the hill. The Normans built Durham cathedral and Durham Castle (which plays host to Durham University since 1832) around the 11th century.
Due to it's location in the north, Durham has been a strategic city to defend England from Scotland for hundreds of years. Durham was also the site of the famous Battle of Neville's Cross on 17th October 1346 when England was engaged in the Hundred Year Wars with France. Phillip II arranged with David II of Scotland, that David would attack the north of England while Phillip kept the English armies tied down in the south. David II attached Durham with 12,000 Scotts, but failed to beat the 5,000 English troops at Durham under the command of Lord Ralph Neville. King David II was captured by a detachment of English troops (after hiding under a bridge his reflection was seen in the water) and was taken to Odhiam Castle (in Hampshire) and imprisoned for 11 years and later ransomed for (the equivalent) of £15 million.