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Posted by Rob McAninch on 12/18/05 08:47
Ross>:
> I had some web design experience before so a company asks me to do a
> small commercial site with Yahoo's Starter web hosting package
> ($11.95/mth). I have to work on-site though. Yet the company doesn't
> have any web authoring applications. They want me to use Yahoo Site
> Builder, at least for now.
Unless they currently have a site built with that tool, then use the
tool you are comfortable with. You're the web designer. Either
take a machine to the site or have them lease/buy/build you one.
> Here are my question:
>
> 1. The package includes the support of Paypal, but does it support
> taking credit card payments?
If it supports PayPal then yes you can take credit cards if you do
what PayPal asks of you. Or you can just interface directly with
PayPal and skip the Yahoo stuff.
> 2. How good is Yahoo Site Builder? What are its limitations?
Don't know but I've never seen an online tool that was very good
beyond a homepage for someone who has no web authoring skills.
> 3. If I start with Yahoo Site Builder, but find its limitations, is it
> easy to switch to other tools such as Dreamweaver? To get my project
> going without wasting time, is it better we decide on one tool and
> stick to it through the whole project?
If they want you to learn a new tool there's a learning curve they
have to pay you for (specify that it's an expensive learning curve).
Unless they have an existing design team that you have to integrate
with then there's no reason not to use what you already know.
I'd say the key reason behind them wanting you to use Yahoo Site
Builder is so that they can take over after you get the site up and
running.
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Rob McAninch
http://rock13.com
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