Would you settle for a lesser site?
When you’re designing a web site, you want it to be the best right? I mean … not just average looking but something you will be proud to put against those featured on showcased sites right?
You’ll often find me posting and answering questions in forums when my mind needs to be somewhere else for a few minutes. Sometimes I find myself reviewing sites. When reviewing someone’s site, I often point them to CSS Showcase sites (notably CSSMania because of it’s topics) just to give them a view on their competition. I think it’s very important to see what your competition has for a site and making sure you’re up to par with them esthetically. I mean, you’re product might be better than Company B but if your site looks like it was done when Netscape 3 was out … most people won’t look past the first impressions.</p>
Yes … it’s true unfortunately. The classic line of “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” doesn’t work in the Web Design industry. If your site looks great and it’s trendy, clients will come.
So … when you’re designing a site, don’t settle for less! Go look at what the others are doing and aim higher.
Tags: Web Design
So true! It’s amazing how much more business people could gain by having a current site that looks professional. The money they’d spend on hiring a professional would easily be made up in sales or clients.
Yeah, I like pushing myself. I also like fighting above my weight. It keeps me tip-toed, and I hope it shows in my designs. That said, I have to be careful not to be too much of a perfectionist, ’cause that gets really frustrating after a while..
@Linda - Exactly… It’s just like a store on the street. The prettier it looks inside and out, the more people will walk in
@Mark - Pushing yourself is the only way to advance in this field. You always need to see what the big guns are doing, the new trends and stay on top.