facebook application development

The grand inception of Facebook and the applications marked a new era few years ago and the business credited with the competitive market and geared with the sublime growth of Facebook Application Development business. Shifting Economy has made this business variable among the big and small application development companies, allowing them to expand their vision and precede their missions ahead with constant pace providing them a platform to outsource the services, abroad.

We all know that the Application Developers are very competent in their profession of their art and marketing, but how many of them actually reside and work in the U.S.? I did a little research and tried to find the ways to tell if Facebook Application Development companies are American-based or located offshore.

BBB (Better Business Bureau)

The BBB is responsible to track the credibility, reliability and authenticity of a company and its business. Not only this, but BBB can help as a great tool to review the location or any other lodged complaints made about the company. Just a little search from your local business BBB would help you a lot in the authenticity of the company’s location as the off-shore companies are not registered with the BBB.

Refunds

Due to differences in currency exchange rates to the lack of consumer protection laws it becomes difficult to obtain the funds. It could be worst! And this is one of the biggest disadvantages of working with them. You really do not need the refunds but if it happens then it’s no more less than a nightmare if it is the case of working with offshore business. You will have to wait to get your money back and your resources would be laid wasted if that is the only money you have to invest again somewhere.

Western Influence and Quality

It is a common perception that American designers and developers provide splendid results with their higher quality of work as compared to that of offshore but on the other hand; Higher the quality, higher the costs. Apart from that, offshore developers are supposed to be ignorant of the western culture which limits their capabilities. We have seen some offshore companies have a U.S. based support team which helps bridge the communication gap.

You may interact with the companies that will express themselves freely and would tell you about their exact location. They don’t feel that it hurts their business or their target market is in their own country, but few hide it a little better. Some of the ways to tell if company is based overseas are as follow:

You can look for the office location in their website. If an address is not given there then you can look for the phone numbers. Either, the company does not want you to know where they are, or they do not have any physical office. If you find the phone number, check the area code. It is easier to tell if it’s a foreign number. It usually will have 011 code or be a number that is longer than 10 digits like toll free numbers.

Check the text on their sites. Mostly, offshore companies will spell the words in odd ways or choose words that would not be common in our daily life vocabularies. (i.e. colour, labour, or favourite)

Take a glance at the quality of the website. The U.S. Company’s page designs are more direct, simple and sleek while that of offshore company have pages that have a lot more going on. Banner ads on the sides of the pages may also be an indicator to judge them. See what type of products they are advertising.

You can ask them with their live chat support as well which is integrated in their websites. They will have someone from the company, ask about their location. They may beat the bush around or choose not to answer it. However, you can get some good information from what they say. You may get your answer after all.

Some of the consumers feel sensitive about what services they are using and where are the services coming from, but then there are some others as well who want quality work that they can afford with their limited resources, no matter where the location is based of their service providers. Whichever category of the consumer you may fit in, it is always better to know of where your money is going. It is a competitive market with lots of service providers and there is always another option. The question remains, which should you go for, An American Facebook Application Development Company with a higher price for their services or an off shore company with a lower price for their services. The choice is yours!