Web Design in Kowloon

Use a builder if your budget is minimal and your needs are a brochure plus contact form. Hire a freelancer for a custom site with some business logic. Pay agency rates when you need strategy, copywriting, SEO and design under one contract with accountability. Many small businesses outgrow a builder in year one — budget for that path.

You should. Insist that the domain is registered in YOUR name (not the designer's), you hold the hosting account credentials, and the contract transfers full rights to the design and code on final payment. Designer-owned domains are the single most common lock-in trap in this industry.

A content management system (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify) lets you edit text, images and posts without a developer. If you'll update content more than a few times a year — blog, menus, listings — you need one. If the site is a static business card, skipping the CMS makes the site cheaper, faster and harder to hack.

Five that separate pros from dabblers: Can I see 3 live sites you built and still maintain? Who actually does the work — you or subcontractors? Will I own the domain, hosting and code? What's included in the price and what costs extra? What happens if I want changes after launch?

Distinguish two things: technical SEO basics (clean structure, fast loading, meta tags, sitemap, mobile-friendliness) should be included in any competent build. Ongoing SEO — content, keywords, link building — is a separate monthly service. A designer bundling 'SEO' vaguely into one price is worth interrogating.

Morally yes, legally increasingly so — several markets now enforce accessibility standards (WCAG) for business websites, and lawsuits and fines are real in some countries. Practically: proper headings, alt text, keyboard navigation and color contrast cost little at build time and a lot to retrofit. Ask your designer to build to WCAG 2.1 AA.

Freelancers charge roughly HKD 300-900/hr; 5-page corporate sites commonly run HKD 12,000-50,000 and e-commerce from HKD 30,000. Quotes assuming English-only can jump 30-50% once Traditional Chinese content is added.

For consumer-facing businesses, bilingual English/Traditional Chinese is the market expectation; B2B and professional services often run English-first. Decide before quoting — retrofitting a second language costs more than scoping it up front.