Why I Haven’t Hired a Web Designer

Some people ask me why my website design looks so outdated. One reason is that I’m not much of a web designer myself (being color blind can be a minor obstacle there). The other reason is that the web designers who have approached me haven’t been very good at selling — to me. They try to sell me on features and style changes and giving me good deals. Sometimes they offer to update or modernize my website for free. Then they ask me what I want. What features would I like to see? What other sites have a look I’d like to model? And immediately I know this isn’t someone I’d want to work with. Sometimes I visit their websites, which look very nice. Then I read one of their blog posts, where they complain about working with clients who don’t know what they want. This immediately tells me that this person is not a real designer. S/he is a coder pretending to be a designer. When it comes to web design, I don’t know what I want, at least in terms of specifics and features. I don’t know what I should want. I don’t know what to ask for. I haven’t kept up with all the latest web design features and possibilities. I’ve spent much more time focusing on the ideas I share rather than the packaging used to present them. I do, however, recognize that the packaging matters to some. If I hire a designer, I want them to do some actual design. I don’t need a site to please me. I want a site that pleases my readers. Bu...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - Category: Life Coaches Authors: Tags: Courage & Fear Technology Source Type: blogs