Your Web Designer Is Not the Boss - You Are
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Itay Paz November 22, 2006
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A web designer shouldn’t tell you how to run your business. You need
to make sure you find the right designer who understands what you want
and can achieve your aim exactly as you want it. Web designers are experts at constructing and managing
websites and can be a great asset to your online business. That being
said, there are some webpage designers out there who can get carried
away and will try to design a website they way they want it, and not
the way their employer asked them.
To ensure you don’t end up with a bossy designer, the following
is a basic guideline you can follow to find the right web designer:
Know what you want for your website – How do you want your
website to be laid out? Will you be using pictures or other graphics?
What do you think would appeal most to the audience you are targeting
your product or service to? The last thing you want to do is to seek
out a web designer and not have any idea how you want to build your
website. This is how you can lose control over your project and be
lured into using someone else’s ideas.
Recommendations – if you have friends or colleagues who have used web designers, ask them for a recommendation.
Check out the designer’s portfolio – Once you find a web
designer you are interested in, be sure to check out their portfolio to
see previous work they’ve done. This will help you decide if you think
their work is similar to what you had in mind for your own website.
Discuss your project – if you like a designer’s work, tell them
about the project you would like to create. The designer should have
plenty of questions for you. During this time you can get a feel for
their personality and vision, and see if it will mesh with yours.
Request a quote – Although web designers may not be able to
tell you the exact amount a project will cost, they should be able to
estimate a probable cost based on the project description you have
provided. A webpage designer doesn’t come cheap, so be prepared for a
high price. If for any reason you find the cost is more than you are
willing to pay, check out other designers and find out what their
quotes are. This will help you determine who you should go with, or
maybe to consider designing your website yourself if you simply can’t
afford it yet.
Routinely meet with the designer – make sure you schedule
appointments with the web designer to make certain everything is going
according to plan. Your website designer should have no problem meeting
your requests or making changes, as long as you are not making
unreasonable demands (IE asking them to re-work entire pages without
additional pay because you’ve suddenly changed your mind).
Remember, you have total control over the design of your
webpage, regardless of what your web designer may think. You are
desiging your page with your customers in mind. Don’t let a website
designer boss you around; even if they are an expert in their field.
The bottom line is it’s your website.
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