Comments on: 10 Critical Questions To Ask A Web Designer

By: Sensor Faucet

Sensor Faucet — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:04:02 +0000

This is a great summation of the right things to do. This is a good start, but there is really a lot more to it than this

By: Washington DC Web Designers

Washington DC Web Designers — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:30:21 +0000

Great list. All of our clients should read this.

By: SEO Outsourcing Services

SEO Outsourcing Services — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:28 +0000

i’m glad that i found your full of informative post, really great post with alot of great work and effort, keep it up..

By: Supply Chain Solutions

Supply Chain Solutions — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:09:15 +0000

interesting post .your thinking is really innovative keep it up.

By: Lynette Chandler

Lynette Chandler — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:34:36 +0000

@James excellent suggestions! Yeah I like sites and systems that are modular, can be built up or broken down in blocks

By: James ! Web Design Northern Ireland

James ! Web Design Northern Ireland — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:26:39 +0000

Obviously written by someone in the know. But we’re finding that one of the most critical questions that should be asked is – how scalable is the website? Every website (usually) changes overtime, a business needs to adapt to changing situations or new opportunties, and the website needs to start with scalability in mind. it should not require a complete redesign / rebuild to add a calendar system / product display system for example. perhaps it is something web designers should be asking – how do you see this site developing in the next 3-5 years?

By: Flex Development

Flex Development — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:08:28 +0000

I know something upon web designing. In web designing, some software included like HTML, DHTML, Javascript, Photoshop, Flash and so on. I want to become a good designer then please help me out regarding to latest web technologies.Thanks in advance.

By: Perennial Gardens

Perennial Gardens — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:20:50 +0000

Thank you for the list of questions – I always have trouble finding the right questions to ask. Referencing some of the previous comments, I agree – I think an additional article, from the designer’s point of view would be helpful (I have several website designer friends who complain about the lack of specificity their clients provide concerning what they want in a website).

By: Jane Cooke - Website Designer

Jane Cooke - Website Designer — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:26:32 +0000

Nice list of questions. Usually the more clear clients are about their needs, the easier it is for designers to nail it. A could counterpoint would be 10 critical questions designers should ask clients.

By: Cake shop delhi

Cake shop delhi — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:38:25 +0000

Marketing experience. Many web designers are simply that — great web designers. They can make your site sit up and bark and run around in circles, if you like. However, the newest, coolest, showiest and flashiest technology is oftentimes NOT what you need to bring you the most traffic, get your site found in search engines, and convert prospects to customers. Don’t fall for the glitz and glam that you see in a designer’s portfolio.

By: webdesign company

webdesign company — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:36:40 +0000

Business owners or sales and marketing managers who are in charge of managing the web site design project. Still today, web sites are considered to be one of those “added expenses” that a company just has to have.Experience with similar companies. Thirdly, take a look at their portfolio and be sure you like their previous work and that they have experience in web design for companies like yours. Call 1-2 of their clients (from the portfolios) and ask the client how easy the design company was to work with and how satisfied they are with the final product.

By: asma

asma — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:36:37 +0000

Hi Lynette, your blog is quite interesting and informative. Fresher like me can learn more from this. You have suggested user friendly tips that can be read by end level user. Cheers

By: Gutiar Scales

Gutiar Scales — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:53:51 +0000

Good points. I do development work a lot and I’ve found that clients often have less than a perfect idea of what goes into the development process. Most have an idea of what the project should look like and about 60% to 70% of the functionality. What I tell a lot of clients is its just a matter of how far down the rabbit hole you want to go. I can build you whatever you want but as we add bells and whistles my fees go up.

By: Ken Chandler

Ken Chandler — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:12:32 +0000

Hi Ken here with a few observations on the post.I think it very normal for different people to have totally different views on what is the right way to command a project. Just as two people get in their car in the same town headed for the same destination,but both take different routes. One road is not necessarily any better than the other. Key point is that both get you there and both have different ups and downs as to how you travel them.

As a business owner it is in your interest as well as your clients to have more than one approach.No two businesses are identical and you can not always take your standard route in satisfying their requests.

Your contract should be clear and cover what you will and will not provide. It is also important to remember that you are the expert and not necessarily your client. If pitfalls are expected than this should be mentioned up front to cover the potential.The more details that you go into on the initial project layout,then the less confusing this might be in the end.Your time is valuable, a well thought out questionnaire will answer a lot of questions as well as give your client an opportunity to express some of the things they want to see happen with different aspects of the project.

I think that both articles bought out valuable points.I would not consider either to be wrong. Different? Most definitely. Every expert has certain trade elements they consider to be game changing.

Regarding the comment about the link being removed.I am new here as everyone knows.My policy on comments are very simple. My number one rule is Respect I think it simple enough to be respectful of others comments while at the same time being able to voice your difference of opinion I expect a simple courtesy of a link-back if you wish to display a link in your post. By clicking on your name I had no problem going to your blog and viewing your post. Different opinions are welcome here. It is the difference that help us all in the long run to pick and choose what works best for us.

By: leather armchair

leather armchair — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:25:39 +0000

Great post — I made the mistake of not having a crystal clear vision of what my website was going to look like, and I ended up paying 3 times my original budget due to all the revisions I required.

By: Candida Pugliesi

Candida Pugliesi — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:11:25 +0000

Wish I had found this post a few months ago before we went on our rollercoaster with the first designer. Hopefully others will avoid the pitfalls that I didn’t.

By: Vlad (Small Business Blog)

Vlad (Small Business Blog) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:07:35 +0000

Kelly,
since the link to my post has been removed I don’t see me not linking to this article as rude, just reciprocal As to your comment, I understand you need to suck it up a little to the author so that your link would not be removed, but the overall value of the comment is precisely zero – even though Lynette did put some work behind this article a simple common sense approach would have suggested a different order from the get go.

Lynette,
I can do all the love, but since you have killed the link to the post anyway (even though we both know it’s nofollow) it kind of tells me how much criticism you actually can handle No offense, I’m just looking at what’s been done, not what’s being said.

By: Internet Fax Reviews

Internet Fax Reviews — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:51:00 +0000

This is a great list, many times when I’ve been asked to make a website for someone they have no idea what they want, it is important that they take time to write down what they are looking for and what they expect from the site designer.

By: Scranton Crossfit

Scranton Crossfit — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:49:18 +0000

I am a web designer and I have to say this is a great way to start your interview process. Especially now since there are so many ‘expert’ web designers out there!!!

By: Hazel Ann

Hazel Ann — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:21:13 +0000

Well, I believe You have quite an extensive list there. It help me a lot especially some of the people who are totally newbie in this field. Thanks for sharing.