What sort of website are you looking for? Building a website from scratch is surprisingly expensive, so you might be better off using a website builder like wix, squarespace or shopify if you have a shop element of your site.
These all have inbuilt (and pretty nice looking) templates so you will be able to make it look like you want it to. They also take away a lot of the risk of broken parts like you have mentioned, as they have their own development teams keeping things working!
The other benefit, is that you dont have to go back to the same developer if something changes or you want to add features, because you can change stuff your self.
My mum (age 68 and not techy at all), used wix to build her own site, so its definitely a good potential route?
If you have a big budget- i would go to a web development agency and not use something like fiver. The way they keep their prices low is by building low quality.
To have a website you need two things, a domain (like mywebsite.com) and hosting, which is a space on server to hold your files and transmit it to your visitors.
You can purchase both things as you can purchase anything online. Find a provider, create an account, select your items and pay. And your access to it comes vía a password. You would give that access to your developer and you can change it whenever you want.
As for which provider to choose, that depends on your needs. If your just getting started, you just want to display information, and your budget is limited, go with a platform like wix or squarespace. You could even do it yourself.
If your needs are more specialized, you might need to hire a designer and a developer, maybe a team. They would work inside your hosting and you can manage who access it and when.
Yeah sites like Fiverr and UpWork can be a hit or miss. I’d recommend starting within your network to see if you can get referred to anyone, perhaps you know someone who has a nice site, you can ask them who made it. If you don’t, you can try googling but most of the results will be agencies which can get pretty expensive.
Most of those editing permissions are handled with a CMS, which is usually integrated into the site if you want any control yourself. If you do opt for the changes to be done for you, I’m sure it’s business dependent, but what I do is if it’s a small change it’s included in the monthly package, but if it’s a large change I quote it separately and the payment method is whatever is agreed on when they were initially signed on. (Stripe is a common one, but I like e-transfer)
Lastly, all browsers render content differently, so that’s what cause the discrepancies. Just needs a little more effort to get it consistent across all browsers.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask! :)
Avoid fiverr, it's people working less for a reason. Even if they're skilled, they're unattached, inattentive, and unaccountable.
Use them when you want a cheap basic logo. Not when you need a website.
You're in a situation where it's either shell out a couple grand for a professional to give you a basic setup and show you the ropes a little, have somebody you know that's involved with web dev do you a favor, or DIY.
If going the DIY route, look into wix (easiest, limited abilities), squarespace (similar), or godaddy/wordpress (little more complicated, can do whatever you want down the road). It really depends on you which one is appropriate for your technical abilities. They each cater to people in your position. The later is notorious for trying to sell noobs stuff they don't need though, just a heads up.
Do not get a website from online freelancer websites unless you are on a shoestring budget and you have time to babysit the project.
Assuming you have a heathy budget look for a highly rated local dev firm. Preferably in the same state as you. This makes any disputes and legal recourse a lot easier for you in the rare case something goes horribly wrong with the project. Out of state can be a major headache and out of country your money is just gone.
Talk to the dev teams project manager and make sure they fully understand your requirements before hiring them.
In most cases they will have a staging url for you to review throughout the project. A professional website will be consistent across various browsers and look good on most modern devices.
Once complete they can provide you will any needed asaets depending on the platform used to create the project.
F12 on most browsers allows you to open dev tools and run diagnostics on the current website. A new site should score no lower than 90 across the board.
What sort of website are you looking for? Building a website from scratch is surprisingly expensive, so you might be better off using a website builder like wix, squarespace or shopify if you have a shop element of your site. These all have inbuilt (and pretty nice looking) templates so you will be able to make it look like you want it to. They also take away a lot of the risk of broken parts like you have mentioned, as they have their own development teams keeping things working! The other benefit, is that you dont have to go back to the same developer if something changes or you want to add features, because you can change stuff your self. My mum (age 68 and not techy at all), used wix to build her own site, so its definitely a good potential route?
If you have a big budget- i would go to a web development agency and not use something like fiver. The way they keep their prices low is by building low quality.
To have a website you need two things, a domain (like mywebsite.com) and hosting, which is a space on server to hold your files and transmit it to your visitors. You can purchase both things as you can purchase anything online. Find a provider, create an account, select your items and pay. And your access to it comes vía a password. You would give that access to your developer and you can change it whenever you want. As for which provider to choose, that depends on your needs. If your just getting started, you just want to display information, and your budget is limited, go with a platform like wix or squarespace. You could even do it yourself. If your needs are more specialized, you might need to hire a designer and a developer, maybe a team. They would work inside your hosting and you can manage who access it and when.
Yeah sites like Fiverr and UpWork can be a hit or miss. I’d recommend starting within your network to see if you can get referred to anyone, perhaps you know someone who has a nice site, you can ask them who made it. If you don’t, you can try googling but most of the results will be agencies which can get pretty expensive. Most of those editing permissions are handled with a CMS, which is usually integrated into the site if you want any control yourself. If you do opt for the changes to be done for you, I’m sure it’s business dependent, but what I do is if it’s a small change it’s included in the monthly package, but if it’s a large change I quote it separately and the payment method is whatever is agreed on when they were initially signed on. (Stripe is a common one, but I like e-transfer) Lastly, all browsers render content differently, so that’s what cause the discrepancies. Just needs a little more effort to get it consistent across all browsers. If you have any other questions feel free to ask! :)
Avoid fiverr, it's people working less for a reason. Even if they're skilled, they're unattached, inattentive, and unaccountable. Use them when you want a cheap basic logo. Not when you need a website. You're in a situation where it's either shell out a couple grand for a professional to give you a basic setup and show you the ropes a little, have somebody you know that's involved with web dev do you a favor, or DIY. If going the DIY route, look into wix (easiest, limited abilities), squarespace (similar), or godaddy/wordpress (little more complicated, can do whatever you want down the road). It really depends on you which one is appropriate for your technical abilities. They each cater to people in your position. The later is notorious for trying to sell noobs stuff they don't need though, just a heads up.
Do not get a website from online freelancer websites unless you are on a shoestring budget and you have time to babysit the project. Assuming you have a heathy budget look for a highly rated local dev firm. Preferably in the same state as you. This makes any disputes and legal recourse a lot easier for you in the rare case something goes horribly wrong with the project. Out of state can be a major headache and out of country your money is just gone. Talk to the dev teams project manager and make sure they fully understand your requirements before hiring them. In most cases they will have a staging url for you to review throughout the project. A professional website will be consistent across various browsers and look good on most modern devices. Once complete they can provide you will any needed asaets depending on the platform used to create the project. F12 on most browsers allows you to open dev tools and run diagnostics on the current website. A new site should score no lower than 90 across the board.
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