It's not that we don't want to help everyone. It's just that experience has taught us that not every business relationship makes sense. When we can't adequately service every customer, we are aware our reputation suffers and you walk away as a frustrated customer. That doesn't jive with us. We're interested in win-win relationships.
To help you understand the kind of businesses we best serve, we wanted to provide our prospective customers a way to qualify themselves. It will both help you understand what we do, and what you are actually looking for with your business.
Ask Yourself the Following Questions:
Are You a Large, Medium or Small Organization?
We generally serve medium to large size businesses. To us, "small" businesses are defined as home-based (SOHO) with very limited (or no) budget, that would be better suited to working with a freelancing web designer rather than a full development team. Our staff consists of highly trained, high performing programmers and designers with the ability to facilitate large projects. We often have our full team dedicated to large projects at any time so we can focus our collective energy for exceptional results.
While we understand the needs of small businesses, we often cannot provide the personal resources to manage small scale projects. The profitability in fragmenting our team can essentially prove unprofitable. In such cases, we will likely refer you to a business that is better suited to your interests.
Do you have a budget? Do you know exactly what you need for your website?
Many businesses approach web development without an awareness of cost associated with online marketing. Knowing your budget is essential to knowing what you are able to build into your website. Like an individual looking to purchase a car, you ought to know if you’re in the market for a Volkswagen or a Lexus. Just approaching a web developer by saying “I need a website” is like going to a dealership and saying “I need a car”. One of the first questions you’ll be asked is “What kind of car?”. That will speak a whole lot of the price range you are qualifying yourself for. If your budget is below $2500, you are probably looking for a volkswagen (FYI, we specialize in selling Lexus).
Do you have someone we can work directly with (besides the owner)?
Through our experience, we've learned a key to project success is contingent on having access to a member of your team who acts as a single point of contact. Often, business owners are too tied up managing their business operations and they are not readily available for questions and important feedback, which has direct implication on timeframes. If you can assign a point of contact within your team who can keep the ball rolling within your organization for proving imperitive feedback and content, it will assist us significantly in the development process.
Customization & Dynamic Development
We have a full team of highly experienced programmers who are familiar with the trends and changes in what is possible. This is a large aspect of what we do. If your website needs to be dynamic with dynamic backend features (database, applications, etc), we excel at providing solutions that bring your website to the next level.
Do you require E-Commerce ?
There is real cost associated with E-Commerce. While there are many solutions which can be cost effective, custom building an E-Commerce site requires Integrating security features to protect your data and the personal information of your customers.
Do You have an Existing Website?
Are you just looking for an upgrade of an existing site, or a fresh design?
Do you want to manage your own content using a Content Management System (CMS)?
Do you want Search Engine Optimization and/or ongoing SEO services?
Are you interested in upgrading your overall branding (logo, business cards. etc)?
So, are you a good fit?
If you believe you and Microtek are a good fit, we invite you to Contact Us.
