The Secrets to Finding The Right Web Designer
We must get extraordinary clarity on what is most important.
- What you want?
- What makes sense in the marketplace
- Understanding the designer's business model (so you don't pay $25-75 per edit unless you really need to)
- Understand the designer's process - how to iterate with them
- Get absolutely clear on what is included - hosting? designs? psds? html files?
- What do you want to use your web site for? Leads? Sales? eCommerce? Calendar sharing? Events?
- Do you have an existing web site? If so what do you like about it and what would you improve
- Budget - not just money but time: how much time can you devote to it? when must it be done by? and of course - how much do you want to spend (keep in mind good, fast, cheap - pick 2)
Then start the process of referrals, shop marketplaces like
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search engine.
The more clear you are the easier it is for BOTH sides to interact.
What do you want?
It's time to get clear about what you want from a web designer. A key distinction is to understand what you want in terms of outcomes vs. approach. When developing a web property focus on the desired outcome and save the approach details for after the outcome is clear; this does two things: (1) keeps everyone focused on the goal (sales, leads, information, etc); and (2) offloads any approached based decisions until it is an appropriate time. A key indicator that a project will fail is focusing on "how" too soon.
