Web Design Do It Yourself
Hiring a web designer can be a daunting task. They show you their skills and give you an estimate filled with fees and other service packages that have you wondering if you really need them. Avoid these 3 big mistakes when hiring a website designer and you’ll save a ton of money in the process.
1) Shop Around – I mean, really shop around when you are hiring a web designer. It’s so easy to fall in love with someone’s portfolio if they do really great looking design work. They may have a completely unreasonable hourly rate, or other pricing issues that you’ll never know about unless you compare them with a lot of other designers.
2) How About the Internet Marketing? - Ask your web designer if they plan on making the website Search Engine Optimized. Will they make the website and all the web pages with “on page SEO” in mind? This means they need to coach you on the content that needs to be put on the page. You need to target certain keywords, and your designer should have a basic understanding of this, or ditch them.
Otherwise you’ll have a great looking website that has 0 visitors per day, and really does nothing for you. It’s more important to hire someone that has a real grasp on Internet Marketing versus someone who just makes pretty looking sites. Ignore this, and you’ll spend a great deal of money on re-doing your website in the future.
3) Host Your Own Site – Hosting a website on the internet is easier than ever these days. Web designing companies will offer to host your website for $50 to upwards of $150 per month, however in reality, most businesses and individuals can host their own website for under $10 per month! In fact, some plans are less than $4 per month.
It really is quite a savings over the course of a year if you decide to take the few minutes to learn how to host your own website. Over 12 months, that’ at least a $1,200 savings compared to what typical hosting costs are with Web Design Companies.
Most people think, “no way, I can’t figure out how to host a website”, and THAT thinking will have you paying a ton of money for a service that is extremely simple to do yourself. It’s almost a crime what people are being charged, for this service that anyone can do after watching a few step-by-step videos.
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