Reputifly editorial · Reviewed 27 September 2026 · 2 min read
Compare agencies through relevant work, written scope, ownership and a practical delivery process.
Bring the same brief to each agency
Describe the business, audience, priority services and actions the site must support. List the pages, integrations and content you already have. Comparing quotations against one brief is more useful than comparing a headline price for undefined “website design”.
Inspect relevant work
Open actual delivered sites on a phone as well as desktop. Test navigation and the main enquiry route without submitting unnecessary real enquiries. Ask which parts the agency delivered. Treat a portfolio as evidence of implementation; ask for separate documentation when a supplier claims sales or search growth.
Ask for a written scope
- Named pages and reusable templates.
- Responsibility for copy, images and content entry.
- Design revisions and approval stages.
- Required integrations and licence costs.
- Launch checks, redirects and after-launch support.
- Domain, hosting, source and administrator ownership.
Assess the working process
Ask who manages feedback, what inputs the agency needs and how changes to scope are handled. A clear process should identify dependencies rather than promise a deadline regardless of missing content. Agree how unresolved defects will be tracked and verified.
Compare total cost and fit
Separate build charges from renewals and optional marketing services. A modest price can be suitable for a limited scope; a high price does not establish quality. Choose the supplier whose deliverables, evidence and support arrangements fit the actual task.
Start with Reputifly’s portfolio and request a scoped website proposal.
