| If you just started an online business,
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| | together haphazardly. You will be very
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| you probably have no idea how to go about
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| | disappointed with the work they produce.
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| hiring a web designer. Who should you
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| | The best web designers to hire are
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| call? Should you look someone up in the
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| | professionals who do web design as a
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| yellow pages? Should you hire someone who
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| | career, and do focused projects. You
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| works for a company that employs many
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| | should hire either a sole proprietor who
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| different web designers, or should you
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| | has a large portfolio of work to show
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| hire a sole proprietor? Or, should you
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| | you, or a small firm of web designers who
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| hire a freelancer who does web design
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| | work together and have extensive web
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| part time? How much does it cost?
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| | design experience. Professionals charge
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| If you need someone to develop a very
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| | more than anyone else, but because they
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| simple, static website that is merely a
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| | have so much experience and such a wide
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| personal homepage or just an
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| | variety of designs for you to choose
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| informational site about your business,
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| | from, they will do a fantastic job in
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| then you pretty much have carte blanche.
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| | only a fraction of the time.
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| The only issue in this case would be
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| | The only time you should use a freelancer
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| cost. A freelancer will charge a lot less
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| | or other inexperienced designer is if you
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| than a professional, but a freelancer
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| | can meet with that individual in person,
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| might not do a thoroughly competent job.
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| | explain exactly what you want, and if the
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| There are numerous website directories
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| | project itself is very simple and the
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| that contain a database of freelance web
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| | design work necessary for the job is not
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| designers who are seeking work.
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| | too extravagant. Do not make the mistake
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| If you hire one of these individuals,
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| | of hiring a freelancer over the internet
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| make sure you request to see samples of
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| | that lives in a different state and only
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| web designs they have already done, just
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| | accepts payments via PayPal or some other
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| to make sure they have not done shoddy
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| | sort of electronic payment processing
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| work in the past. I find it best to hire
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| | service. Make sure your freelancer is
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| a professional in this instance, because
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| | someone who resides close by so that you
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| even though a professional will charge
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| | can monitor their progress and visit them
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| more per hour, they can usually do much
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| | if you do not like the initial design
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| better work and get it done faster. So,
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| | they produce.
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| in the end, a freelancer could actually
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| | For almost all web design projects, it is
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| charge more and you might end up getting
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| | best to hire a professional. Even though
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| a design of inferior quality.
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| | it costs more, it is generally only a
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| Let us take a moment to delineate what
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| | one-time cost. A website is typically
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| the differences are between a freelancer,
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| | only designed once with major revisions
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| a sole proprietor, someone who owns a
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| | only done once every few years; you may
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| small, reputable web design business with
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| | make changes here or there in the short
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| a few employees, and a designer who is
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| | run, but a web site usually stays the
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| part of a huge company that employs up to
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| | same for up to a few years or more. So,
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| one hundred web designers (there are
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| | you might as well go with the most
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| quite a few companies out there that
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| | talented yet reasonably priced designer
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| employ hundreds of web designers under a
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| | you can find.
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| single company umbrella and also provide
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| | Also, it is very important to hire a
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| domain name registration and web hosting
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| | designer who has a contract that you can
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| services all in one package).
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| | sign that stipulates certain terms and
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| First of all, a freelancer is usually
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| | conditions. You should be able to pay the
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| someone for who web design is merely a
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| | designer a down payment of 25% - 50% of
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| hobby. This sort of a person has probably
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| | the total quoted price for the job, with
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| taken a few courses in simple web design
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| | the balance due upon completion. This is
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| at a local institute or college, or might
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| | critically important, because it can be
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| be self-taught, and dabbles in web design
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| | very frustrating to flush money down the
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| as a part-time job or a way to earn extra
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| | toilet on a design you hate without any
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| cash. Some of these freelancers might be
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| | way to recoup any of your funds
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| quite talented, but their designs are
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| | afterwards.
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| ordinarily not as crisp as what a
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| | Also, the designer should be able to
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| professional can produce.
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| | quickly produce some sample layouts after
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| To reiterate, a freelancer is someone who
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| | they have been assigned the job so that
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| only moonlights as a web designer. So,
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| | you can at least pick a particular design
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| they are typically busy with their other
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| | that you like the most, and then the
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| career, and will take a longer time with
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| | designer can begin working on that design
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| your project because of time constraints.
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| | rather than using their artistic license
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| In the end, the freelancer probably will
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| | to create a design from scratch.
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| not give you the design you really want,
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| | Follow all of these recommendations and
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| and will refuse to refund your money.
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| | be careful when hiring a web designer.
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| A web designer who is part of a larger
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| | Always work with a professional if your
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| company that employs one hundred or more
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| | project requires a certain level of
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| designers is just as bad as a freelancer.
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| | expertise and skill, and make sure you
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| These sorts of web designers do not have
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| | request a portfolio containing samples of
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| much design skill, and are often given
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| | their work so you can see what they have
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| many different jobs to do at once. As a
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| | already done. Make sure their prior
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| result, they will throw your design
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| | designs meet your standards.
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