| Many potential online business owners want to | | | | For instance in the shopping section you should |
| develop a powerful website that is a blending of | | | | determine how many pages you need to list |
| their own personality and a potent visual | | | | individual products and descriptions. |
| presentation that will be attractive to visitors. | | | | If you can work to develop a site map |
| Interestingly, these same business developers | | | | (something like a family tree) for your web |
| often have very little in the way of solid direction | | | | business then you can develop the website |
| for their site. They know they want to sell | | | | yourself at significant savings. What's more you |
| products to customers, but may not be sure how | | | | can also make any changes to your website on |
| to translate that desire into a web design. This is | | | | your own without needing to work through a web |
| where a web designer can come into the picture | | | | host or designer (who may or may not have |
| to help identify what you may actually need in the | | | | time to help you once the original design is finished |
| form of a web development and design. | | | | and they have found a new client to work with). |
| The biggest problem with hiring a web designer is | | | | Template rich site builders can allow you to |
| you are likely to pay a significant outlay of capital | | | | develop your own web design. The primary |
| to get the site up and running and the cost | | | | difference is you will need to take some time to |
| continues as you essentially pay a retainer fee | | | | plan the site and then work to implement the |
| each month to keep the designer on hand in case | | | | ideas on your own. |
| of any major changes. The straightforward | | | | Most of us have some idea about how a family |
| answer to your dilemma is your lack of planning | | | | tree works. With that same principle a new |
| will ultimately cost you significantly in present and | | | | website can take shape that conforms to your |
| future web design application and redesigning. | | | | own personality and offers the opportunities to |
| Is there a way to make design and development | | | | use the latest in web tools to help you make |
| easier? | | | | your site unique and distinguishable to site visitors. |
| Yes. | | | | Think about it another way. If you are looking to |
| Think about a website in terms of a family tree. | | | | complete a home repair you might likely look at a |
| Instead of the patriarch of the family at the top | | | | website designed to provide details on managing a |
| of the tree, you have your homepage. Under that | | | | home repair project. This information can allow |
| homepage you list primary pages (instead of | | | | you to gain the satisfaction and pride that comes |
| children). These pages may consist of features | | | | with saving money and gaining a new skill. |
| such as "About Us", "Contact Us", "Shopping", | | | | Online tutorials can help you learn what you need |
| "FAQ", etc. Then you should identify how many | | | | to learn about web building tools for a positive, |
| pages you will need under each of these pages. | | | | self-directed web design. |