How to choose a web design company in India (2026 checklist)

We've sat on both sides of this table — hiring agencies and being the studio. Here's the 9-point checklist we now use (and recommend) before signing anyone, including us:

1. Live product portfolio — not mockups. If they can't show a site with real users, walk.
   
2. Transparent pricing — published tiers, not "call for quote".
   
3. Code ownership — you own the repo, the domain, the accounts. Always.
   
4. SEO-ready by default — schema, sitemaps, redirects planned before launch.
   
5. Real SLAs — response times in writing, not promises.
   
6. Post-launch aftercare — 30 days minimum included.
   
7. Security baseline — SSL, WAF, headers, backups — named, not vague.
   
8. Communication cadence — weekly written updates, preview links every milestone.
   
9. Founder involvement — know who actually builds. No juniors learning on your dime.
   

We built DF Studio on exactly this checklist — and we prove it daily on our own 22,000-member platform.

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Small automations like this compound so much over time.

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Ok this makes a lot of sense now.

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Nice, my prompt library just got a new entry.

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