I Know I Need A Website - Now What?
Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2014
You need a website. Your business depends on it. Now what? How do you know who to call and what to ask? How to you make sure that you’re website project will not turn into one of those horror stories about sites that took six months to complete, or just never got completed. Needing a website is logical. Knowing the type of website you need is a little more tricky.
“Build it and they will come”, catchy title for a make believe movie. This is one of the biggest misconceptions that new site owners have regarding their online presence. Your website can be likened to a Gym membership; having it is not enough to make a change to your bottom line.
If you have the mindset that once you build your site the customers/clients will come running then stop here, you will not be living that dream today. There are over 600 million websites and 571 new websites being created every minute of the day. Creating a solid website is the first step but in no way is the end of your journey.
Don’t listen to me if you don’t like what I’m saying, there are hundreds of design companies that will be happy to collect your money and deliver to you the site you asked for. The problem is that you are not the design expert and don’t know what to ask. This all too often leaves a new site owner with a pretty flyer online that will never work for you to bring targeted traffic and, in turn, never bring you sales.
There are three areas that cause some confusion when it comes to website development. I’m going to explain the different personality types that you need to create a great site then I’ll tell you what you need to ask and look for before you spend your hard earned money on the new website you need.
Web Designers – Web Developers – SEO experts
Most people have the impression that a web designer is a web developer. This “web design” term is used mostly because developers understand that you will search for design even when you mean development so they want to show up where you’re looking.
Web Designers are those people that have an eye for the “look” of the site. They are the ones that mock up the images that give you, the site owner, a visual representation of what your new website is going to look like when it goes live. Web Designers may or may not have a good grasp of how to take that visual and make it functional. Web designers are more social and tend to be the contact with a client.
Web Developers are those people who pick up the mock up of the site and turn those images into code that will function the way you need them to function. These people are usually better with code then people although they will speak with the clients if needed; they are the type of people that would rather spend the day with the numbers and not with the users/clients.
SEO experts are the people that take the images from the designers and the code from the developer and tweak them both to be optimized for the search engines and for the flow of the site from the customer’s viewpoint. These people tend to be the chatty Cathy’s of the group. These people work well with clients and understand the search engines, the potential target customers and the social media arena.
With that being said, you may or may not be given access to these three critical personalities when you’ve started a website project. Rarely will you end up with a great site if you don’t have all three of these experts. Their skills are not always interchangeable and even though they may understand the others part in the website development, they have definite strengths and weaknesses.
Before you pick up the phone or write the check to begin your new website, here are areas that you need to know about what you really want and what questions you need to ask.
What you need to know before you ask for a quote.
What will your new site be used for?
- Are you going sell physical products that will be shipped?
- Virtual products that will be delivers via email or a download?
- Are your users going to have their own accounts on your site?
- Will you be using images and videos? Will users be able to load their own?
- Will visitors be actively interacting on your site?
- Will you need unlimited bandwidth?
- How will you be sharing the site information with the social media arena?
- Will there be chats or forums on your site?
- Will your customers need to reserve times or book appointments?
- How do you want to fulfill your orders?
- Can visitors vote or comment on your products or services?
What you need to ask the web development firm about your new site
- Will I have control of how my page titles will be named?
- Will I have control over the structure of the URL’s?
- Will each page have unique descriptions and keywords or will the site have just the one main Meta field?
- Will I be able to access and make changes to my site or will I need to contact the developer each time I need to make a change or add content?
- Will I have the ability to add or change the email for the site?
- Where will my site be hosted and do I have the ability to contact the host should the site go down?
- How many hours or days will it take to get a return email or call from the development company if I have questions or concerns after the site is completed?
- Will I speak to one person or do all of our communication happen with email?
- What is the protocol if I have an emergency over the weekend?
- Will the company be active in educating me about the pros and cons to my design concept? Will they tell me if I’m asking for something that will not be safe or productive for my site?
- What is the policy about satisfaction? Will I be refunded in full if my website is still not up after the anticipated time frame?
- What happens if I’m never happy with my site?
You need a new website. Before you start this project you need to think about the areas we covered in this article. Don’t let the next horror story be yours. When see an offer for “free” or a cost that is drastically lower than all other offers, it’s time to find out why. Imagine that you’re shopping for cars. There may be two cars that look the same but unless you never plan to drive them, it’s important to know what will be under the hood and how much the car will cost you each time you need to change the oil or fill the gas tank.
Our team at Complete Web Solutions is made up of web and graphic designers, web developers and SEO/SEM experts. Our clients benefit from having the entire team working toward their success. One of the best parts about this team is that our clients pay no more to have this team working for them. It would be worth your time to speak with our team about a project and the cost involved before you start.
Call us today. We’re located in the United States. Our fees may surprise you. Call now at 719 302-5029. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
You need a website. Your business depends on it. Now what? How do you know who to call and what to ask? How to you make sure that you’re website project will not turn into one of those horror stories about sites that took six months to complete, or just never got completed. Needing a website is logical. Knowing the type of website you need is a little more tricky.
“Build it and they will come”, catchy title for a make believe movie. This is one of the biggest misconceptions that new site owners have regarding their online presence. Your website can be likened to a Gym membership; having it is not enough to make a change to your bottom line.
If you have the mindset that once you build your site the customers/clients will come running then stop here, you will not be living that dream today. There are over 600 million websites and 571 new websites being created every minute of the day. Creating a solid website is the first step but in no way is the end of your journey.
Don’t listen to me if you don’t like what I’m saying, there are hundreds of design companies that will be happy to collect your money and deliver to you the site you asked for. The problem is that you are not the design expert and don’t know what to ask. This all too often leaves a new site owner with a pretty flyer online that will never work for you to bring targeted traffic and, in turn, never bring you sales.
There are three areas that cause some confusion when it comes to website development. I’m going to explain the different personality types that you need to create a great site then I’ll tell you what you need to ask and look for before you spend your hard earned money on the new website you need.
Web Designers – Web Developers – SEO experts
I Need A Website
Most people have the impression that a web designer is a web developer. This “web design” term is used mostly because developers understand that you will search for design even when you mean development so they want to show up where you’re looking.
Web Designers are those people that have an eye for the “look” of the site. They are the ones that mock up the images that give you, the site owner, a visual representation of what your new website is going to look like when it goes live. Web Designers may or may not have a good grasp of how to take that visual and make it functional. Web designers are more social and tend to be the contact with a client.
Web Developers are those people who pick up the mock up of the site and turn those images into code that will function the way you need them to function. These people are usually better with code then people although they will speak with the clients if needed; they are the type of people that would rather spend the day with the numbers and not with the users/clients.
SEO experts are the people that take the images from the designers and the code from the developer and tweak them both to be optimized for the search engines and for the flow of the site from the customer’s viewpoint. These people tend to be the chatty Cathy’s of the group. These people work well with clients and understand the search engines, the potential target customers and the social media arena.
With that being said, you may or may not be given access to these three critical personalities when you’ve started a website project. Rarely will you end up with a great site if you don’t have all three of these experts. Their skills are not always interchangeable and even though they may understand the others part in the website development, they have definite strengths and weaknesses.
Before you pick up the phone or write the check to begin your new website, here are areas that you need to know about what you really want and what questions you need to ask.
What you need to know before you ask for a quote.
What will your new site be used for?
•Are you going sell physical products that will be shipped?
•Virtual products that will be delivers via email or a download?
•Are your users going to have their own accounts on your site?
•Will you be using images and videos? Will users be able to load their own?
•Will visitors be actively interacting on your site?
•Will you need unlimited bandwidth?
•How will you be sharing the site information with the social media arena?
•Will there be chats or forums on your site?
•Will your customers need to reserve times or book appointments?
•How do you want to fulfill your orders?
•Can visitors vote or comment on your products or services?
What you need to ask the web development firm about your new site
•Will I have control of how my page titles will be named?
•Will I have control over the structure of the URL’s?
•Will each page have unique descriptions and keywords or will the site have just the one main Meta field?
•Will I be able to access and make changes to my site or will I need to contact the developer each time I need to make a change or add content?
•Will I have the ability to add or change the email for the site?
•Where will my site be hosted and do I have the ability to contact the host should the site go down?
•How many hours or days will it take to get a return email or call from the development company if I have questions or concerns after the site is completed?
•Will I speak to one person or do all of our communication happen with email?
•What is the protocol if I have an emergency over the weekend?
•Will the company be active in educating me about the pros and cons to my design concept? Will they tell me if I’m asking for something that will not be safe or productive for my site?
•What is the policy about satisfaction? Will I be refunded in full if my website is still not up after the anticipated time frame?
•What happens if I’m never happy with my site?
You need a new website. Before you start this project you need to think about the areas we covered in this article. Don’t let the next horror story be yours. When see an offer for “free” or a cost that is drastically lower than all other offers, it’s time to find out why. Imagine that you’re shopping for cars. There may be two cars that look the same but unless you never plan to drive them, it’s important to know what will be under the hood and how much the car will cost you each time you need to change the oil or fill the gas tank.
Our team at Dot Web Solutions is made up of web and graphic designers, web developers and SEO/SEM experts. Our clients benefit from having the entire team working toward their success. One of the best parts about this team is that our clients pay no more to have this team working for them. It would be worth your time to speak with our team about a project and the cost involved before you start.
Call us today. We’re located in Colorado Springs, CO. Our fees may surprise you. Call now at 719 302-5029. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
- See more at: http://corp.dotws.net/i_know_i_need_website_now_what#sthash.Q8O2ZZbY.dpuf
You need a website. Your business depends on it. Now what? How do you know who to call and what to ask? How to you make sure that you’re website project will not turn into one of those horror stories about sites that took six months to complete, or just never got completed. Needing a website is logical. Knowing the type of website you need is a little more tricky.
“Build it and they will come”, catchy title for a make believe movie. This is one of the biggest misconceptions that new site owners have regarding their online presence. Your website can be likened to a Gym membership; having it is not enough to make a change to your bottom line.
If you have the mindset that once you build your site the customers/clients will come running then stop here, you will not be living that dream today. There are over 600 million websites and 571 new websites being created every minute of the day. Creating a solid website is the first step but in no way is the end of your journey.
Don’t listen to me if you don’t like what I’m saying, there are hundreds of design companies that will be happy to collect your money and deliver to you the site you asked for. The problem is that you are not the design expert and don’t know what to ask. This all too often leaves a new site owner with a pretty flyer online that will never work for you to bring targeted traffic and, in turn, never bring you sales.
There are three areas that cause some confusion when it comes to website development. I’m going to explain the different personality types that you need to create a great site then I’ll tell you what you need to ask and look for before you spend your hard earned money on the new website you need.
Web Designers – Web Developers – SEO experts
I Need A Website
Most people have the impression that a web designer is a web developer. This “web design” term is used mostly because developers understand that you will search for design even when you mean development so they want to show up where you’re looking.
Web Designers are those people that have an eye for the “look” of the site. They are the ones that mock up the images that give you, the site owner, a visual representation of what your new website is going to look like when it goes live. Web Designers may or may not have a good grasp of how to take that visual and make it functional. Web designers are more social and tend to be the contact with a client.
Web Developers are those people who pick up the mock up of the site and turn those images into code that will function the way you need them to function. These people are usually better with code then people although they will speak with the clients if needed; they are the type of people that would rather spend the day with the numbers and not with the users/clients.
SEO experts are the people that take the images from the designers and the code from the developer and tweak them both to be optimized for the search engines and for the flow of the site from the customer’s viewpoint. These people tend to be the chatty Cathy’s of the group. These people work well with clients and understand the search engines, the potential target customers and the social media arena.
With that being said, you may or may not be given access to these three critical personalities when you’ve started a website project. Rarely will you end up with a great site if you don’t have all three of these experts. Their skills are not always interchangeable and even though they may understand the others part in the website development, they have definite strengths and weaknesses.
Before you pick up the phone or write the check to begin your new website, here are areas that you need to know about what you really want and what questions you need to ask.
What you need to know before you ask for a quote.
What will your new site be used for?
•Are you going sell physical products that will be shipped?
•Virtual products that will be delivers via email or a download?
•Are your users going to have their own accounts on your site?
•Will you be using images and videos? Will users be able to load their own?
•Will visitors be actively interacting on your site?
•Will you need unlimited bandwidth?
•How will you be sharing the site information with the social media arena?
•Will there be chats or forums on your site?
•Will your customers need to reserve times or book appointments?
•How do you want to fulfill your orders?
•Can visitors vote or comment on your products or services?
What you need to ask the web development firm about your new site
•Will I have control of how my page titles will be named?
•Will I have control over the structure of the URL’s?
•Will each page have unique descriptions and keywords or will the site have just the one main Meta field?
•Will I be able to access and make changes to my site or will I need to contact the developer each time I need to make a change or add content?
•Will I have the ability to add or change the email for the site?
•Where will my site be hosted and do I have the ability to contact the host should the site go down?
•How many hours or days will it take to get a return email or call from the development company if I have questions or concerns after the site is completed?
•Will I speak to one person or do all of our communication happen with email?
•What is the protocol if I have an emergency over the weekend?
•Will the company be active in educating me about the pros and cons to my design concept? Will they tell me if I’m asking for something that will not be safe or productive for my site?
•What is the policy about satisfaction? Will I be refunded in full if my website is still not up after the anticipated time frame?
•What happens if I’m never happy with my site?
You need a new website. Before you start this project you need to think about the areas we covered in this article. Don’t let the next horror story be yours. When see an offer for “free” or a cost that is drastically lower than all other offers, it’s time to find out why. Imagine that you’re shopping for cars. There may be two cars that look the same but unless you never plan to drive them, it’s important to know what will be under the hood and how much the car will cost you each time you need to change the oil or fill the gas tank.
Our team at Dot Web Solutions is made up of web and graphic designers, web developers and SEO/SEM experts. Our clients benefit from having the entire team working toward their success. One of the best parts about this team is that our clients pay no more to have this team working for them. It would be worth your time to speak with our team about a project and the cost involved before you start.
Call us today. We’re located in Colorado Springs, CO. Our fees may surprise you. Call now at 719 302-5029. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
- See more at: http://corp.dotws.net/i_know_i_need_website_now_what#sthash.Q8O2ZZbY.dpuf
You need a website. Your business depends on it. Now what? How do you know who to call and what to ask? How to you make sure that you’re website project will not turn into one of those horror stories about sites that took six months to complete, or just never got completed. Needing a website is logical. Knowing the type of website you need is a little more tricky.
“Build it and they will come”, catchy title for a make believe movie. This is one of the biggest misconceptions that new site owners have regarding their online presence. Your website can be likened to a Gym membership; having it is not enough to make a change to your bottom line.
If you have the mindset that once you build your site the customers/clients will come running then stop here, you will not be living that dream today. There are over 600 million websites and 571 new websites being created every minute of the day. Creating a solid website is the first step but in no way is the end of your journey.
Don’t listen to me if you don’t like what I’m saying, there are hundreds of design companies that will be happy to collect your money and deliver to you the site you asked for. The problem is that you are not the design expert and don’t know what to ask. This all too often leaves a new site owner with a pretty flyer online that will never work for you to bring targeted traffic and, in turn, never bring you sales.
There are three areas that cause some confusion when it comes to website development. I’m going to explain the different personality types that you need to create a great site then I’ll tell you what you need to ask and look for before you spend your hard earned money on the new website you need.
Web Designers – Web Developers – SEO experts
I Need A Website
Most people have the impression that a web designer is a web developer. This “web design” term is used mostly because developers understand that you will search for design even when you mean development so they want to show up where you’re looking.
Web Designers are those people that have an eye for the “look” of the site. They are the ones that mock up the images that give you, the site owner, a visual representation of what your new website is going to look like when it goes live. Web Designers may or may not have a good grasp of how to take that visual and make it functional. Web designers are more social and tend to be the contact with a client.
Web Developers are those people who pick up the mock up of the site and turn those images into code that will function the way you need them to function. These people are usually better with code then people although they will speak with the clients if needed; they are the type of people that would rather spend the day with the numbers and not with the users/clients.
SEO experts are the people that take the images from the designers and the code from the developer and tweak them both to be optimized for the search engines an
