| Believe me, I come across a lot of clients who have | | | | often contract the other to compensate for other. |
| come to me after having been through many web | | | | This is fine but what happens with the overall cost is |
| designers and developers and are totally disillusioned | | | | passed down to the client. It's important to find a |
| with my industry. It's not an easy place to be after | | | | web designer/developer who is well rounded and able |
| having been let down, cheated, ripped off, or | | | | to do both equally well. You'll save time and money in |
| manipulated. Often they sit in my office and look at | | | | the long run. |
| me through skeptical eyes and understandably so! | | | | 3. Lack of understanding about the Web Design |
| Most have spent thousands of dollars already in web | | | | process. |
| development with not much to show for it or with a | | | | Unless you are a designer or developer, your not |
| website that is not what they wanted. | | | | going to have a good knowledge of the flow and |
| It is unfortunate that this happens but as in any | | | | process it takes to design or develop a website. But |
| industry, there are people who promote honest and | | | | at the same time, your web professional should |
| dishonest practices. Based on the information that I | | | | assist you in helping you understand the process by |
| have gathered from clients and talking to other | | | | educating you along the way. This is where trusting |
| professionals within my field, there could be three | | | | your web professional is important. You need to be |
| major causes to having a bad or negative experience | | | | able to trust him or her knowing that they have the |
| with your web designer or developer. | | | | best interest for your website. Too often, a lack of |
| 1. Personalities just do not blend. | | | | understanding causes misunderstandings and opens |
| It's very important to find a web designer whom | | | | the door to future problems. |
| your personality best blends with. You will be working | | | | Doing your homework and interviewing several web |
| with this person for most likely a long time and if you | | | | designers or developers is a must before you employ |
| don't feel you can work with this designer or | | | | anyone with your website. You will be investing a |
| developer from the initial start, it won't get better. | | | | good amount of money for a website and its critical |
| There will be many decisions and suggestions you'll | | | | to find someone whom you can trust and will be able |
| need to make on the road ahead so its crucial this | | | | to work with for the long haul. Having a web |
| relationship is one your comfortable with from the | | | | professional who is local in proximity is good but if |
| onset. | | | | you are able to find someone who meets the three |
| 2. Not understanding the difference between a web | | | | factors listed above, then its perfectly fine to have a |
| designer and web developer. | | | | web designer or developer from a remote location. |
| There are essentially two breeds in the web world | | | | Just make sure that he or she is always accessible |
| and both are very different from each other. The | | | | either by phone or email. |
| two titles are not interchangeable, really. Speaking in | | | | Because the web jargon can be confusing, it is easy |
| general, the web designer is the creative being that if | | | | for you as the customer to be manipulated. Be |
| skilled, can create beautiful designs and concepts for | | | | cautious and always ask for an explanation that you |
| you. Clearly, this is a left brained thinker and would | | | | can understand. I believe the need to find good, |
| also be the more personable one of the two. Often | | | | honest, ethical web professionals will continue to rise. |
| however, a really good web designer can lack the | | | | Christian web design and hosting companies are often |
| technical skills to take their design concepts to the | | | | sought after because those seeking them already |
| coding or development of a website. The web | | | | have a preconceived notion in the type of ethics and |
| developer on the other hand, can be a highly skilled, | | | | character of a Christian website designer. Its good to |
| technical person and can take a design from start to | | | | work with others who share in the same belief |
| final phase. However, the right brain developer lacks | | | | system as you and that work and service is done at |
| the creative skills to manifest beautiful designs and | | | | a higher standard. |
| concepts. Because each have a weak area, they | | | | |