Choosing the right website solution
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The document discusses different options for choosing a website solution, including custom designed websites, self-created websites using DIY tools, and free website applications. It recommends considering your website goals, target market, budget, technical ability, and available time to determine the best solution. The document also compares locally-based and online web designers, noting pros and cons of each.
Choosing the right website solution
- 1. Choosing the rightwebsite solutionBen Coleman, ICT AdvisorWest Africa Trade Hub
- 2. Available website solutionsCustom designedPROSSaves timeGreater customization (design, features)Professional result
- 3. Available website solutionsCustom designedCONSCosts moreHarder to change yourselfHard to find a reliable web designer
- 4. Available website solutionsSelf-createdDIYPROSFree or very cheap
- 5. Easier to make changes
- 6. Don’t need to find or rely on anyoneAvailable website solutionsSelf-createdDIYCONSLearning curve
- 8. Unprofessional result?How to chooseStart with your website goalWhat does your website have to do?
- 9. How to chooseThink about your target marketWho is your website for?
- 10. How to chooseWhat’s your budget?Consider the future value of a website meeting your website goalHow much can you afford?
- 11. How to chooseWhat level is your technical ability?Do you know how to communicate effectively?Can you produce a professional result?
- 12. How to chooseHow much time do you have?Do you have the time and commitment to master a new application and keep working at it?
- 13. Free website applicationsTry them out!sites.google.comwww.weebly.comcatalog.openentry.com
- 14. Web designersLocally basedPROSEasier to communicate withEasier to payKnowledge of local environment
- 15. Web designersLocally basedCONSHard to find reliable optionLimited range of options
- 16. Web designersOnlinePROSGreater range of optionsEasier to find
- 17. Web designersOnlineCONSHarder to payHarder to communicate withHarder to assess
- 18. Thank you!www.watradehub.com/ictBen Coleman (bcoleman@watradehub.com)icthelpdesk@watradehub.com