As a professional in the web site and online marketing sector, I deal with clients each and every day. These people range from individuals wanting their first web pages to big enterprises looking out for internet marketing solutions and better all round website performance.
I am more involved with the product sales areas of the firm and do not pretend to be a certified web developer, but I have the fundamental knowledge required to put together a fairly decent web site and therefore I have a good comprehension of the way that an internet site is put together. The big dilemma is that we (I am now generalizing and referring to all professionals in the website and online marketing sectors) tend to forget that our customers may well not always know the technicalities involved with designing a new website.
Our web developer sits in the corner of our open plan workplace and can once in a while be heard either giggling spontaneously or uttering a sigh. then we know: A client has put in a very unique (read impossible!) request for website development!
We were having a discussing about web development and the misguided beliefs associated with it recently, and we came to the subsequent conclusion: We will need to think of an uncomplicated (but effective) way to explain the steps that a web developer follows when building a website. A thing that might look like a very fast copy and paste process to a client, might actually involve 3 or 4 hours of comprehensive design and programming efforts!
Setting up a website can basically be compared with designing a wedding gown. Before the designer starts off with the dress, he/she has an appointment with the bride-to-be and everything from the type of gown to the material that needs to be used is discussed in this assessment. The designer then chooses a gown pattern/design which will form the basis of the wedding dress and the entire gown is then designed around this structure and at the same time keeping the client's final goal in mind.
A web site works on the same basic principle. Once a shopper decides to have a web site developed, the client should have an appointment with a web developer to discuss their needs and requirements. The developer will then do the first design in line with the pointers provided by the customer.
Back to the wedding dress now - once the dress is partly completed, the client will go back for a fitting. The developer will now make notes of little tweaks and changes (as an example add another number of crystals to the bust area and take another centimeter or two off the dress's length). The designer then makes the changes and the bride-to-be will come for another fitting.
Exactly the same applies to a web page being developed. The client can most definitely make certain changes to the website. These modifications include small tweaks and alterations, such as a smaller photo here and a darker text there.
The bride-to-be cannot expect the designer to redesign the entire gown once he has already used all the fabric. and a website client should understand that it's not possible to redo an entire web page once the basic framework has been completed to the client's requirements. Ensure that you discuss your detailed requirements with a web developer - that's the best way to ensure that you are absolutely content with the outcome!
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