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Anyone can help me build my website? (In Plain English Speaking …)
Many of my professional colleagues who are Webmasters, designers and vendors hosting told me that it dumbing down does not help. I find that to be arrogant, because it one thing to Dumb It Down and another thing to make it understandable to those who are not computer professionals.
And I think that the order tasks are not clearly defined.
So you want / need a website. OK, fine. Now, what do you do? Shop For Accommodation?
I say no and here's why:
Say you have a service business and you have your van and tools for the job.
Then, after Having worked with clients for a while, you notice that there is an opportunity to provide services that are not part of your current skills.
Do you just go out and buy the necessary equipment, put it in the van and add this service to your price list?
Some people do, but then when hired to provide this service or to quote a client on the implementation of the service, do you have the knowledge and additional training to provide that will be satisfactory as the customer, want and appreciate?
Or will you use this client as a pig Guinea to test your new equipment.
I am a webmaster, I sell hosting and web design and programming. And I can not say how long, I had to spend on the projects website, because they are worm holes.
The problem is that the client wants a site because someone told them they needed one or a client to ask for their Web site URL and the bulb exploded alert those who need a website.
Now, if I go to a restaurant after being seated, the person is waiting to take my order and I say: Can you give me dinner, thank you. What I did just order?
The wait staff has no idea because I did not really tell them anything they could use to fulfill my request!
This often happens when clients come to me for websites. "I need a website for my company. "OK, you can ask:" What kind of business do you have? "or you can ask:" What that want the site for your business? ".
Most customers do not know. Some even get angry and say: You are web person, so I came to you.
This is the worst type of customer and I will normally spend that person to someone else. Because in my experience this person will not be satisified, no matter what you do.
I try to explain this kind of client that I want to build a website that will help build your business and meet your requirements. But the customer must first have actual needs for businesses.
Now I am not to give the appearance that I meet some clients but I also want you to know that a large proportion of customers who by contract for websites are not happy with the results and blame webmasters for not delivering what they wanted their site to do for them and their company.
The first thing I asked the customers who came to me to have a job before fully rebuilt or reconfigured is: "What did you think the company is developing other did not you?" And: "What spec documents planning or website did you provide other web designer? "
generally they did not have a plan going in and have still no clear idea what they want.
I say all this to review the web designers, vendors, hosting services, and other IT proessionals are not mind readers and if you as a customer can not explain what you want in a site to one of your colleagues at extent that they may see your vision, then how can one expect of a person, not part of your company / group / organization to know what you need?
But once you can describe in detail what you want, or even if you can explain what you need to do the website but are lacking in detail, then most professional web designers / webmasters can make reccomendations to the client on what will help you reach your goal.
To walk in / Call / email to a designer without a plan is like telling a contractor to build you a house with three bedrooms and a couple of bathrooms. What do you think you will end up with when the contractors are doing?
To ensure you'll be pleased with the end result, sit with your staff, members or family and site layout on paper. Visit other sites built for businesses / organizations similar to yours.
Make screenshots of the pages you want. take note how you would change them to suit your needs.
Make sure you site get something for your needs, allow for growth, but to avoid paying more than necessary or will even use.
It is possible, for example, use freely available tools and software instead of paying for a full-custom that lock you into a design company.
Consider that the # 1 blogging platform in use by professional MSNBC, CNN, Fortune 500 and other is: WordPress. WordPress FREE software!
Most hosting packages, you can get it now offered a script that allows you to fill out the form and click a button and your blog is ready for your content! Just like that!
Now, you may need help is finding new themes and customizing WordPress with your logo and slogans. Instead of paying $ 1000 + for a custom Web site, pay a few hundred to have custom WordPress or purchase a professionally created theme TemplateMonstor.com people like or you can use one of the hundreds of themes available for WordPress on their site and to the extent that Google can see.
Do you need a shop to sell your products? Determine if you need an eStore fuul or blown You are just a few products for sale or book sale a blog entry. Use the buttons Buy Paypay which can be inserted into the blog and accept credit / debit of your potential customers.
If you need a store full, consider osCommerce software eStore self or if you have a website based on Joomla (also free), software modules are free and Virtuemart to showcase professional and very elegant.
Most people have problems is tweaking software to meet your individual goals. This is where you find people with skills to provide these settings.
This work is much cheaper than having someone or some company to create a site in itself. Because all they do is making cosmetic changes or installing modules.
Your site will be online faster and if you have people in your organization who can use MS Publisher, MS Word, Photoshop, Fireworks and others, then you have the talent to work on your site.
Because the software is freely available, you can have these "media types" download software and play with it on their computers. Once they demostrates on a local system that they have the talent and expertise modications managed to WordPress, Joomla and others, you can apply these changes to the site live online with the confidence that your design ideas will be transferred as expected.
This also opens the door for young minds to get a taste of web design for free in a safe and controlled environment – their own computer!
You can visit Team Northern for info on lodging for internet marketers, but can be applied to any project. Search for some items, it can give an idea of how to plan a site and how to do research that enables you to maintain control.
I mentioned Joomla Joomla is a CMS (Content Management System), and many others I use this as their main site. The beauty of Joomla is you can post articles that will live in the moment or you can program them to appear and disappear depending on your schedule.
I enclose my Halloween and Christmas items in July and August This way I can manage activities in the city and / or take a vacation without worring about my site is not set day.
Now if I break a Story, I can always add that in the rotation without any problems. Joomla is configured to accept the ads Google Adsense or ads in your local community.
Joomla also has hundreds or paid and free themes for you to choose. Check this demo site Joomla I use to show customers how easy it is to create a site using Joomla and apply a theme. Normally it takes 10 minutes depending on the commection Internet.
The same with WordPress, WordPress scare you in that you have a form to fill in, then you copy the temporary password they create for you and you log your Done!
Do not make this harder than it should be and be prepared to address an issue more than one direction.
Do not get discouraged if your dream becomes impossible solution of the solution. Instead of reviewing your solution using a dream filret reality and decide what is important and necessary to the needs and desires as your favorite Star Trek show or crime can be influenced.
Seriously consider whether you, the customer is the best person to make that decision.
Maybe you need to talk to your neighborhood geek and share with them what you want and ask them to tell what is realistic and possible. refactor Tnem design your site based on this knowledge, given your budget and schedule.
The bottom line is this: Web designers / coders are not mind readers. They do not know how each company operates and can not think for you the customer.
If you, the customer can not explain your wishes desired site / application to a colleague / Member in your organization who can know what the needs are like you, but have trouble finding what you hear or what you want, how can you expect someone unfamiliar with your organization to know what you want or need.
Do not be buried in the so-called Web 2.0 requirements. If you need the site to access disability, WordPress and Joomla, which have either built or you can get a plugin / module to get there. Most of the time these supplements additional are free.
Know the difference between a site hosted and Windows UnixLinex site hosted.
Most online site are Unix / Linex hosted sites.
Some sites offer access database. If you need to follow the members / employees, use WordPress Joomla, or one of the productivity software you'll need a database.
There are some packages like simplicity blog that not require a database and are used on smaller sites. The smaller ISPs give you space when you get services from the Internet can run simplicity (and not mush else than plain HTML pages)
Having said all that, there are people who still do not want to be disturbed by all this and would like a single package ready to go and all it needs is to have content added. Arctic Fox Mall hosting package is one that I think gives you a package ready to go waiting for content.
Understand that means hosting hosting company offers real estate web and you are responsible for putting houses (web pages) on the property.
If you have problems getting your pages of work because of your lack of knowledge, the hosting company is not responsible for solving coding problems. Now if you have known working code, but something on the hosting package does not work, then the hosting sevice needs to address that.
Insread throw away your old computer, use it as a test web server. PHP Turn over and test running WordPress, Joomla and others. PHP is free as well.
The above software training characteristics and FAQ pages to help you understand how to use their software. It's up to you what you want do.
If you say I want a website! And I set up an HTML page with your name is your website! This is a page accessible from anywhere in the world. Since you did not ask for anything more than just a website, you get what you ask for a bonus because you do request not to display your name, but was added as a personal service.
extreme example, but legally valid. (Depending on Budget your legal and killer instinct of your lawyer)
As a customer, do your homework before you call your local professional and make sure that your plan makes sense for your group before presenting it to a professional.
About the Author
DJ Consulting Service provides web hosting, web design and custom installations for clients.
We also create custom desktop applications for clients and community organizations. Check out: http://TeamFarNorth.com for more info on our hosting services and visit: http://alaskaborg.com for our other services.
We are in the business of empowering our clients to take control of their website destiny and be all they can be!
Or they pay us to manage it and we make it happen for them.
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