Wiers49
04-28-2009, 01:50 AM
Whether you should design that website yourself or hire a professional Web Developer depends on several very important factors. One of the most important things to consider is the level of expertise that you or your employees have in the necessary web technology needed to create an attractive, professional looking website that functions the way you want it to be. The decision whether or not to do it yourself comes down to your skill levels, the features you want or need, the image you want to project for your web site and the amount of time you have to devote to building the website.
Some of the necessary skills to design and build a website are: HTML knowledge – some basic knowledge is necessary but good web design software can help, Artistic ability - a good eye for color and generally good taste are necessary for a web designer to create an attractive web site, Graphic software expertise – some knowledge is necessary to produce attractive clean photos and site graphics. It is also needed to optimize the pictures to the smallest possible file size for quick loading, Navigation Expertise - Understanding the functionality of website navigation design and implementation is a critical skill, Programming – you could possibly need CGI, JavaScript or database programming to add interactive web pages or integrate it with an online database and Marketing and business experience – whether you are building a personal website, or a business website, there are some major business and marketing aspects that need to be taken into consideration right from the beginning design stage of the website.
If you don’t have either the time or the skills needed to build your own website, you can hire a professional to do all or part of it for you. A good place to find a professional web designer is one of the many freelance jobs websites available. These freelance job boards allow you to hire individuals with the expertise you need: web designers, programmers, SEO specialist, copywriters and more. It can be one person or an entire team of individuals. Alternately, you can hire a local Web design firm (http://www.intellixmedia.com/index.aspx). Freelancers are usually cheaper because many of them live in countries where there is a 5:1 ration in salaries. That means $1 in the US is the equivalent of $5 in their country. So, paying them $5 an hour is like paying someone in the US $25 an hour, which is the minimum price you can hire people with the necessary knowledge.
Some of the necessary skills to design and build a website are: HTML knowledge – some basic knowledge is necessary but good web design software can help, Artistic ability - a good eye for color and generally good taste are necessary for a web designer to create an attractive web site, Graphic software expertise – some knowledge is necessary to produce attractive clean photos and site graphics. It is also needed to optimize the pictures to the smallest possible file size for quick loading, Navigation Expertise - Understanding the functionality of website navigation design and implementation is a critical skill, Programming – you could possibly need CGI, JavaScript or database programming to add interactive web pages or integrate it with an online database and Marketing and business experience – whether you are building a personal website, or a business website, there are some major business and marketing aspects that need to be taken into consideration right from the beginning design stage of the website.
If you don’t have either the time or the skills needed to build your own website, you can hire a professional to do all or part of it for you. A good place to find a professional web designer is one of the many freelance jobs websites available. These freelance job boards allow you to hire individuals with the expertise you need: web designers, programmers, SEO specialist, copywriters and more. It can be one person or an entire team of individuals. Alternately, you can hire a local Web design firm (http://www.intellixmedia.com/index.aspx). Freelancers are usually cheaper because many of them live in countries where there is a 5:1 ration in salaries. That means $1 in the US is the equivalent of $5 in their country. So, paying them $5 an hour is like paying someone in the US $25 an hour, which is the minimum price you can hire people with the necessary knowledge.