Building a website for your business can be daunting. Is it better to risk a lot of money on a designer or a lot of time on a built-it-yourself option? Too often, designers are prohibitively expensive, and website builders can look unprofessional.
EarthLink Web Hosting makes your choice easy with two solutions: an affordable, professional-grade do-it-yourself design tool, or an affordable professional designer. Let’s compare them…
Independent Designer / Design Firm
PROS:
- Design is their only product (so it’s likely good!)
CONS:
- It could be difficult to get one-on-one time
- Turn-around may be slow
- This is the highest-priced option
- Designers may have an esthetic they don’t like to deviate from
Designers Within Your Web Hosting Company
PROS:
- They are invested in your business (for example, EarthLink offers web design services to compliment their web hosting plans, and prefer to support you in all areas instead of only supporting hosting)
- They have incentive to keep you as a client (ex. If a designer loses your business, he only loses your deign business; if a hosting company loses your design business, they will probably also lose your hosting business!)
- Pricing is lower than design-only options
- Other services (such as internet marketing) can also be added to your account (and costs are cheaper bundled!)
CONS:
- Turn around time may be slower than desired
Yourself, With Easy-to-Use Tools
PROS:
- EarthLink offers tools (ex.Net Objects Fusion) that let you to create your own website on your own time with no design experience required
- Turn around time is up to you (and you can alter it at your discretion)
- This is the most affordable of your options
CONS:
- You will spend a little bit of time learning how to use your chosen tool(s)
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