Small Business Web Site Designer

Difference in working with a web site designer or a firm.

The majority of website designers are an individual working from their home. An individual web site designer will normally have better rates than a web site designing firm and most home website designers have years of experience.

A website designing firm usually has an office and many website designers with various specialties including flash, graphics, killer content writers, specialized shopping carts and ecommerce, which can have many advantages over a single individual, especially if you need a large complex website.

What to look for in a website designer

A good web site designer will give you a clean, clear, easy to navigate, and excellent motivational content, web site.

Another important point to look for is their ability to communicate with you in a clear and understandable language, leaving out the so-called professional vernacular or buzz words.

I admit, if you have zero experience on the internet, it can be difficult and time consuming for any web designer to relate all parts of building a new website, and dealing with the confusion that may result between you and your web designer.

Pros and cons of using a small business web designer

With the internet speeds for most potential users, some web site designers and firms what to entertain more than motivate potential customers.

One other important point is, there are still over a quarter of the internet users on dialup, a slow loading webpage for the dialup customer will be discouraged and not wait for your webpages to load. You need to consider if the additional potential traffic is worth it. A lot of websites are leaving that market untapped.

Internet small business resources

• United States Small Business Administration
• Counselors of America's Small Business (Score)