Are you hiring an eCommerce developer in the UAE to build an online store for the first time? If yes, you may not be sure how to choose the right eCommerce maker to create a profitable eCommerce website at a reasonable cost. Also, you may not be sure about the questions that you must ask your eCommerce developer before hiring them.
Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered.
In this blog post, we have shared 11 important questions that you must ask your web developer before hiring them for your eCommerce website development.
#1 Which CMS/platform will you use?
The very first question that you must ask an eCommerce developer is about the CMS/platform that they will be using to build your online store. Most eCommerce developers in Dubai or anywhere in the UAE use WordPress/WooCommerce to create eCommerce websites for their clients. WordPress is one of the most reliable, affordable, and yet intuitive platforms for building eCommerce stores.
#2 How much experience do you have?
The more experience your web developer has, the better he can handle your project. Experienced developers can help complete your eCommerce website on time and within your budget. Just for the sake of saving some money, you shouldn’t hire an inexperienced or novice web developer. If you do so, you may end up wasting your time, energy, and money for nothing. Therefore, always ask your web developer about their experience in eCommerce website development.
#3 How many eCommerce websites have you developed?
Before hiring an eCommerce developer, ask them about the number of online stores that they have developed so far. If your shortlisted web developer has experience in creating simple websites and not eCommerce stores, don’t hire them because this may end up creating an unfinished product.
#4 Can you share some of your eCommerce works?
Ask your eCommerce developer to share their website portfolio. They should be able to share eCommerce websites that they have developed for their clients. By looking at their eCommerce portfolio, you can have a fair idea about the quality of their work and you can set your expectations with them accordingly.
#5 Do you also arrange for domain name and web hosting?
Most eCommerce builders help their clients arrange for domain names and web hosting. But not all of them do this. So, before you hire an eCommerce maker, make sure to ask whether they can help you with the domain name and hosting or not.
#6 How much do you charge for an eCommerce website?
Budget is important for all businesses, especially for small businesses and start-ups. There is no standard pricing rule that all the developers follow. You may get an eCommerce quote/estimate ranging between AED 4000 to AED 10000. Not all the expensive web developers are good. So, don’t go by the pricing too. Make sure you ask all the questions mentioned here and seek the best pricing/quotation before you hire a web developer to create your eCommerce store.
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#7 What is your service warranty?
More important than the eCommerce cost is the support of your web developer. You may find many web developers who will quote you the lowest price but will provide the worst support to you. Therefore, you must make sure that your web developer offers a lifetime warranty on the bugs and issues on your website. At Innomedia, we offer a lifetime warranty for the bugs on the websites that we build for our clients.
#8 Will I be able to make changes to my website myself?
To save your website maintenance costs in the long run, you should learn to handle the website yourself. You must be able to manage the products and other content on your website so that you don’t have to hire your web developer every time you need any changes to your website.
#9 How much do you charge for additional changes?
You may need to hire a web developer again to add some new features to your eCommerce store in the future. So, you must also ask their hourly costs before you hire them to build your store.
#10 How will you handover the website to me?
The most important question to ask an eCommerce developer before hiring them is about the website’s handover. You must ensure to ask about the handover process so that after the website is launched, you have full rights to manage your website.
