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1. Believing the hype. “Anyone can be making thousands of dollars with their own website in minutes just by ordering this free CD!” A good Web design is crucial to a successful Internet business, but it is not the only requirement. The Internet can be a very competetive marketplace. Stories about making easy money by owning a Website are always connected to scams. The problem is that by hearing these marketing hooks over and over again, and hearing antecdotes about how this guy, or that gal started an Internet business from their bedroom when they were 12 and are now millionaires, some people get the impression that “easy” is somehow associated with an Internet business. Nothing could be further from the truth. Like any business you start you need a good business plan. Not a business plan written off the top of your head, but a business plan based on research and knowledge of the market you will be entering. Internet professionals are a valuable source of this information. 2. Purchasing your domain name and hosting account first, and then looking for a web designer to build your Website. Not all domain name registrars or web hosting companies are created equal! In fact, either can range from out-and-out scam artists to quality, reputable companies. Your web design professional has years of experience and knowledge of dealing with web hosting companies and domain name registrars, and can save you money and headaches by choosing the right provider the first time. Do you need ASP or PHP? Do you need a database or not? Does your project require a dedicated server? Do you have multiple domains to point to your Website? Your web design professional can help you answer these questions. 3. Not taking the Web design process seriously. “Why all these questions? Just design my homepage and I’ll give you all the information to put in later.” If you were building a house, you wouldn’t tell the contractor to start building and give him the plans at a later date. Websites are complex software and informational systems. If a web designer does not have all of the information he/she needs upfront during the planning stages there is a 100% probability that significant design or production work will need to be redone before the site is launched, costing both time and money. Hastily put together, or incomplete information will undoubtedly lead to a Website that doesn’t meet your needs, or those of your visitors. 4. Telling the web designer to match a competitor’s website. “Give me a website like ABC.com.” Copying another Internet business' Website is like dressing up like Donald Trump, and expecting the money to start pouring in. It can be helpful to show a web designer the kind of Website you are looking for, but it is by no means a substitute for doing your homework, knowing your industry and coming up with your own quality business plan. The Website is the client-facing portion of your competitor’s Internet business. Only a limited knowledge of their business model, operations and back-end can be gained by you or your web designer from studying their Website. Your web designer can assist you in building the business plan for your Internet business from the ground up. From that foundation they can build a quality Website that is an exact fit for your quality business. 5. Doing it on the cheap for yourself, just to start out. This includes:
An experiened web designer knows that touching any of these projects is going to be a waste of time and money. He will be able to deliver a higher quality Website quicker and cheaper by starting from scratch.
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