Website Designer vs Self Made Website
July 15th, 2010 by Shane Keys
While studying popular keywords related to website design I noticed that thousands of searches each month are related to “how to build my own website”. I am guessing that people see the prices to have a website built and think its way over priced so they go out and try making their own website.
Designing your own website could possibly save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars if you were going to have a website designer make your website, and this is fine for a small organisation or someone with a lot of spare time to waste but if you have a full time job where you cannot just sit in front of a computer for hours on end trying to create your own website you may be actually spending more money trying to create your own site from scratch, especially if you have limited computer knowledge.
Because you will have to learn everything yourself from purchasing your domain name & email address, learning XHTML & CSS code so you can guarantee everyone will be able to view your website, to designing a look that you want people to like and trust that your company knows what they are talking about and having a professional feel, don’t forget all the image editing as well as having the text on your page catchy enough so your future clients don’t get bored and leave your website not interested.
This could take MONTHS to do in your spare time and hundreds of hours wasted that will lead up to thousands of dollars of labour that could be spent in your own business. A great price to pay because you thought a website designer was going to cost too much.
Of course I am not saying it cannot be done, because that is how I personally found my passion for website design and decided to have it as my career! But for the ones who struggle with technology and can’t get their heads around all the do’s and don’ts then it could be one of the most costly mistakes you will make.
One very important thing to do when looking for a website designer is not to stick with the first one you find, even if they have a pretty website that caught your attention, get a quote from your local website designers and then try a couple out of town, its not too hard for a website designer to do your project even if they live out of town, or even offshore as it is can be done all over the computer and telephone.
You don’t always get what you paid for! many designers out there over charge clients because many clients have no idea what a website would be worth, I know of people who have been charged $10,000 and over for the same job that I would charge $799 for, that is why I really push people to get more than one quote before settling on a designer company.
Price can jump quite a lot depending on your needs so make sure you have a good idea what you expect from your website, whether it be a simple brochure website that gets your business more known and will give people the information they need to choose you, or if you want the ability to sell product online.
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