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The best advice i can give regarding this most crucial point of hiring a competent and committed designer is to ask friends for referrals. People in your area that have had work done that YOU like and are comfortable referring the company they had hired to do their work. That has been the best source of our company's expansion, and what has given people the most sense of ease in the sometimes stressful transition into work.

Once you have narrowed the list down set up a few appointments and have a face to face with the potential companies. These usually will help you to close the gap pretty quickly with who will fit your needs and who wont.

Portfolios, pictures and customer lists are also helpful tools to utilize.

Best of luck with your endeavors!

Jason