“I Need Some Web”
What To Look For
When You're Looking For A Web Designer
You need a website. You can't do it yourself, so you need to hire somebody. But you don't know nothin' about makin' no website, so how do you go about finding the right agency or contractor in a veritable ocean of self-proclaimed "web gurus"? Well, for starters, anytime anybody refers to themselves as a "guru" or a "ninja" you can safely assume they're freshly out of high school, either mentally or chronologically. This rule applies to all fields.
To best cover what you need to know about finding a web professional, we'll go over:
- The Building Blocks of a Website
- Why you shouldn't hire your cousin's nephew
- The difference between a Designer and Developer, and which one you need to hire
- Another article about "Social Media" *heavy sigh*
- How to interact and communicate with a computer nerd
- What you should expect to pay
The Building Blocks of a Website
The amount of information in this section can seem daunting, and it might cause you to ask, "Why on Earth do I need to know all of this if I'm going to hire somebody who knows all of this?" You don't need to memorize every tidbit or match the web professional tit for tat, but arming yourself with a little bit of knowledge can go a long way in weeding out the Ninja Gurus.
The broad areas of this section include:
- Domains
- Servers
- Design
- Code
- Copy
- User Experience