Posted by Peter Olcott on 10/11/06 22:28

"Glorywest" <glorywest@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> Peter Olcott wrote:
>> I have already hired a designer and want to provide him with more ideas. You
>> indicated that the kind of advice that I was asking for can not be reasonably
>> be
>> provided, I have refuted this statement by providing two valid counter
>> examples
>> of the advice that you said could not be provided.
>
> Your designer should be providing the ideas. All you should have to do
> is communicate the goals of the site, problems you are having, who the
> audience is, long range considerations and your budget range. The
> designer's job is to create a website that addresses and solves the
> problems put forth-creatively and within your budget.
>
> You should review your designer's work to see if that is how they have
> performed in the past. Your designer should also be interviewing you
> for what you know is not working and why you think it's not working.
> Not for suggestions about how to fix it.
>
> Example: Our clients cannot find the prices and we are still getting
> calls about pricing when all that info is on the site. We want to be
> able to get more qualified leads from the site, but all we get are
> shoppers, not buyers. We have not been able to get into the first 10
> results for our keyword phrases.
>
> Designer: To solve these issues I suggest we...
>
> If you have to ask us, your designer is not doing his/her job. What are
> you paying for? It sounds like you want to design instead. You may want
> to consider another designer or perhaps just find a production person
> so you can give all the instructions to them. It should be less
> expensive than hiring a designer.
>
I am looking for suggestions pertaining to style, not functionality. What are
the kinds of things that can be done to a site like mine that look good.

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