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Hello Everyone,


My first time in this folder so please excuse the dumb question smileys/smiley17.gif.


I own a DS business and have been somewhat putting off my site creations (multiple sites) due to the work involved. I'm not afraid of work, but I have quite a full plate as it is. The question that follows is odd, I know; but honestly it has me perplexed smileys/smiley5.gif.


Basically, how does someone go about working with a designer?


What I mean is, wouldn't I have to meticulously explain every detail and aspect of what I want/need on the site, almost to the point that it would actually be quicker to do it myself?


Do you just do the "frame"


Would you just load up the shopping cart?


I hope this makes some sort of sense smileys/smiley36.gif.

Dennis,

You can work with a designer in any fashion you wish. If you want them to create it for you from scratch, and upload the products, that's the arrangement you make. If you just want them to setup your ecommerce site, then you do the uploading work, that's an option as well.

And no, if you work with a great designer, you won't have to worry about every little detail...they'll be able to handle it for you.

PM me if you want. I bet I can help smileys/smiley1.gif

Michele

Michele pretty much summed it up. But I would also add that you should be involved in the creation with things ( to an extent, if not competely ) like colors, how you want the flow of the site to go, how the product should be laid out..etc. And I'm sure you'd want say over those things too.</font>

Hi Dennis,

As a web designer what I expect from my clients is to show me couple of
sample web sites that they like. So I can get a glimps of
their taste. Just the taste.. Not copying another site.. It is a No No!



I call your frame "blue-print". Main goal in web design industry is
making sure that the design reflects the market or the industry you are
in. You don't want a a real estate site looks like a date service right?

Make sure that you specify your colors, menu items, logo
placement, form details (if you are using), fonts, and the pictures you
want to see in pages. And I do suggest and put my experience at work.



I know that it just sounds like too much work from your side, but at
the end we want to create something you want.. right? And for that you
have to communicate and make sure that you tell "what you want" You are
always welcome to go to specifics at the other hand a
designer/developer also should have a common sense and should be able
to include their contributions, ideas as well (of course consulting
with the customer first getting an approval if it is not minor)

Hope I am clear.

All the Best

Jessica

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Wow, sorry it took me so long to get back here! smileys/smiley9.gif


Thanks so much everyone for your input, it looks like I got some thinkin' to do! smileys/smiley4.gif