Questions to ask every site developer

Find out if a developer is right for your web site project with these probing questions.

Tell me about your clients:

• How many do you have? (Have them email you the urls of their sites.)
• Does my business represent a fairly small or large chunk of revenues to you?

Tell me about your company:

• How many employees do you have?
• How long have you been in business?

What kind of growth are you experiencing?

If the project is confidential, will you sign a non-disclosure agreement?

Will you agree not to work with a competitor on a similar project?

If you work with computer programming consultants, who owns the code?

What was the worst project you worked on and why?

What was the most successful project you worked on and why?

Have you won any awards?

Do you have a basic understanding of my business and customer base?

Bad egg alert: If they can't answer this question, they should at least be eager to learn. You'd be surprised by the number of Web professionals you talk to who won't take this question seriously!

Who will my contact be for each stage of the project?

If you cannot finish the project by the agreed-upon date, will you continue to charge me your regular hourly fee to finish it?

Will you be taking on other projects while working on mine?

If your Web site project is large and complicated, you don't want someone who may be overextending himself.

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