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Are you starting your Internet business
soon? If you are, perhaps you are looking to hire the services of web
designers and web developers. Both will help you setup your Internet
business quickly and professionally. But before hiring anyone, you
need to know the difference between a professional and a freelancer.
 Professional
web designer.
Let’s start with the web designer. The primary role of the web
designer is to take care of all the visual aspects of your website.
The design process usually starts with planning. This is the stage
where you should get involved as much as possible. If there is
anything you don’t like with the plans, be sure to voice out your
concerns. You should be presented with layouts of your sites, and
maybe even a few prototype designs for you to choose from. The goal of
this exercise is to allow the web designer to find out what you are
looking for.
So you have to be fair here. Don’t
waste the web designer’s time by being undecided. Have a clear idea
of what you want to achieve before meeting up with the web designer.
That way, the scope is narrower, and it’s easier for both parties to
work together. If there is a color scheme you like, let your designer
know. If there is a particular style you prefer, show some example
URLs. Every little thing helps.
After the vigorous planning process,
you should then leave everything to the web designer. Professional
designers will touch base with you every once in a while to see if
there are changes required.
 Professional
web developers.
Web developers handle all the programming for your website. They
are in charge of writing code to add features for your website. Again,
you have to be very clear about what you want. Nothing can be more
frustrating than working with a vague concept. The more specific you
are, the better. For example, you should note down all the fields that
you want - name, email, address, etc. Then pass that list to the web
developer. Also, draw a basic layout to show the developer where all
the links and buttons should go.
Once the layout is more or less
finalized, give a copy of the layout to the web designer, for he or
she is in charge of designing the buttons. The integration should take
place usually when the work for both parties (designer and developer)
are close to finishing.
As you work with professional web
designers are web developers, you notice a couple of key differences.
The first difference is that the professionals are better at
communications, and they are obviously better at what they do. That is
expected since they do this kind of work full time.
In addition, the professionals also
offer better advice on how your Internet website should look and work.
Such advice is very valuable. With professional services backing you
up, you will have a much more pleasant experience creating a website
for your Internet business.
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