DIY Web Design vs. Professional Designer

Oct 23
19:05

2010

Claudia Winifred

Claudia Winifred

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There are a lot of things that we think we can do simply by reading a manual. Whether it’s a business card or a wedding card,DIY Web Design vs. Professional Designer Articles DIY tools or Do It Yourself tools are out there for people to use and create their own stuff. This even is true with other stuff like fixing your roof or fixing your car, etc. Hence, there are tools available that allow you to create your own web design from the comfort of your own home and PC. However, what we need to analyze is that if such tools are good enough for businesses to use.

 

See, web design DIY tools give a wide variety of options where you can select from a range of colors, layouts and styles. But, what you need to carefully examine is that the options that you have been given are good enough to represent your business on the internet? Creating a website is not just about having some pages online with your information. A good and effective website has a lot more to do and achieve for you. A business website aims to carefully and perfectly represent the respective business to ensure that the visitors don’t get confused in terms of where they have landed.

 

When you don’t use a template or DIY tool, you can use your imagination and creative skills without any boundaries and limitations at all. Whereas, with tools and templates you have limited options and you can’t broaden your creativity because you have to only use what they offer. Even though the Do IT Yourself tools and templates allow you to choose from a huge collection of attractive fonts and colors, but the problem is that (realistically speaking) you can’t really use such stuff for branding purposes. If you want your business to flourish then it’s better to avoid such tools.

 

Secondly, it’s extremely easy for any regular web surfer to spot if a website looks professional or not. If your site doesn’t show any signs of trust and professionalism then you will not be able to convert your visitors into customers. See, you saved money by using free tools but you need to realize as well as analyze that how much money you lost because of the cheap and unprofessional look of your website. The loss could be more than thousands of dollars. So, by using free tools and not hiring a professional designer can be devastating and you can easily end up losing more money.

 

Plus, remember, when you hire a professional web designer, you don’t lose any money at all, because you actually invest in your online real estate which helps you earn more. With DIY tools, you are limited to your skills and imagination, whereas when you hire a professional designer, the designer provides you with careful insight and suggestions to make your website stand-out and look more trustworthy and professional. Professional web designers know what sort of layout will be suitable for your particular industry, whereas DIY tools can’t give you such information.

 

So, avoid DIY tools and templates when you create your web design and go for a professional web designer.