Web development is a term that refers to all the aspects of creating a website. Web designing also comes under the same category. Inarguably, web designing is an art that requires a lot of skills. And the task does not end after creating the website and putting it up on the World Wide Web, in fact this is where the main task begins. As a result many web designing companies have evolved . Once all efforts have been put in to create the website, it is still no time for the designer to sit back and relax. The website is like an enterprises portfolio on the internet and hence needs constant updates and management. An enjoyable yet exhausting task, web designing includes planning all the aspects of a website that defines its outlook. Therefore, the task needs proper attention and concentration to keep the contents of the website balanced.

In addition to the creation of website, there are still some processes for the website to undergo in order to launch it on the web. It needs coding at both the server and clients side so that it becomes a part of the linked network and its security issues need to be carefully considered and all precautions against hackers and malicious attacks be taken. If the site contains text only, it will simplify the job for all the programmers because its only the text that has to go on the screen but if the website needs a multimedia touch, a graphics and interfacing personnel will have to join the team. If the web designer is lucky, the company for which the website is being designed will have made additional hiring to form a team to complete the chore but this is not always the case. Since hiring has a lot of prerequisite efforts and much of careful considerations during the process, the company might decide to take one person to do it all. This will raise job handling issues with the web designer.

Web design companies have come up as a solution to this problem. A web design company forms a complete team of professionals, each expert in his/her own domain. The Web Design Company then offers its services to the enterprises for a set amount of fee. Each Web Design Company can offer different packages pertaining to the requirements of their clients. For example, there might be a complete package that includes handling the website for all of its duration, from creation till the end and there might be a partial package that includes only the maintenance and updating.