http://www.toponereport.com/web-designer-interview-checklist/ Serious Internet Business Strategies Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:41:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.toponereport.com/web-designer-interview-checklist/comment-page-1/#comment-565 admin Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:57 +0000 http://www.toponereport.com/members/?p=588#comment-565 You make an excellent point. Design, editorial, and development are three completely different skill sets, and I have never meet one individual who excels at all three. If you find someone who processes even two of these skills make sure to provide them with ample compensation to keep them around! You make an excellent point. Design, editorial, and development are three completely different skill sets, and I have never meet one individual who excels at all three. If you find someone who processes even two of these skills make sure to provide them with ample compensation to keep them around!

]]> http://www.toponereport.com/web-designer-interview-checklist/comment-page-1/#comment-548 KMcCarten Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:56:08 +0000 http://www.toponereport.com/members/?p=588#comment-548 Some good questions---just one additional point. We need to educate clients that they need to have a web team: a designer, someone to write content, and a programmer/developer---all of whom are working with a Director of Marketing who's tying the online messaging/look to the overall marketing strategy. I explain to clients who don't know that it's like building a house: you need an architect to design it, and contractor to build it, then specialists to handle the electric, the plumbing, etc. Unless it's a very basic informational site, clients shouldn't expect one person to do the work of three (and often for a sub-market price). Design is critical. Web content is a specialty. And with technological developments (from apps to mobile), a programmer/developer who can deliver a range of online options is essential. An online presence is too-important; better to do it well from the start. Some good questions—just one additional point. We need to educate clients that they need to have a web team: a designer, someone to write content, and a programmer/developer—all of whom are working with a Director of Marketing who’s tying the online messaging/look to the overall marketing strategy.
I explain to clients who don’t know that it’s like building a house: you need an architect to design it, and contractor to build it, then specialists to handle the electric, the plumbing, etc.
Unless it’s a very basic informational site, clients shouldn’t expect one person to do the work of three (and often for a sub-market price).
Design is critical. Web content is a specialty. And with technological developments (from apps to mobile), a programmer/developer who can deliver a range of online options is essential.
An online presence is too-important; better to do it well from the start.

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