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Thursday 24 April 2008
10 Tips to Finding Great Web Design and Development Services
A new type of article from me, looking to help out the IT consumer, something I feel is sorely missing as we as web devs and designers work to achieve. From CIO, check it out!
Here’s the blurb:
Losing tens of thousands of dollars is something we all want to avoid. Yet in today’s confusing world of Web development, it’s a daily occurrence. The problem, as many CIOs learn from being burned, can be solved by gaining a better understanding of what to look for in a Web design and development company, how to ask for it and how to ensure that what you pay for is really what you need.
And the lovely link to the article on CIO.
Enjoy!
Filed under: professional, society, software, standards, web design and development
Posted by: Molly | 15:29 | Comments (12)
Good article Molly – it’s very true: many potential clients out there are quite unaware of how to get the right people for the IT or Web Service Project.
Quite a number of conversations I’ve had recently (about web design) with people not directly related to the Web/IT Industry have generated some very mixed and erratic comments about how to get the right professional(s) for the job…and in some cases there is also confusion about whether they need the project/job in the first place!
Right now, I don’t think anything else greater underlines how ‘unprofessional’ the Web Industry really looks to potential clients than the abundance of individuals (and in some cases – whole companies) who claim to be professional, claim to use Web Standards, and claim to know what they are doing – when they can not do any of it!
It is easy to see why so many people are confounded and mislead by the ’so-called’ professionals! I hope the situation improves – through some well-considered and thoughtful education from the genuine professionals…but it will take a lot of time and a lot of effort.
That single sentence is probably the most important statement made in the entire article. It is, also, a dual-edged sword.
That it is, thacker. Thanks for sharing this, Molly. I’d have missed it otherwise.
If only Scott Adams had read this before destroying Dilbert.com.
I think it’s a bit disappointing you didn’t include mention that companies should never request possible designs for a site, i.e. that requests for Design on Spec should never be made. I know the article is not just about the design side, but it’s an important aspect that potential clients seem to get wrong and not appreciate the unethical aspect this represents.
http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0104h.shtml
I get enough requests for work that I never worry about replying to a potential client saying that I’m unwilling to provide designs on spec, but that ‘here’s the rest of my proposal’. But less established designers can get caught out and don’t always feel they have the luxury.
Otherwise a good article.
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hey molly thaks for this tip.
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