web designer needed (for free if poss)

I can do a very basic website for 50 quid as in basic!! You would still have to pay for the domain and registration on top.

Email me on callcentrehotel@yahoo.com

Alexander

Hi Tony,

I am a web developer (xhtml, css, php, javascript, flash and mySQL).

I'm interested in your project and would like some more details if you're still looking for help with it?

You can get me at markhankins1982(at)hotmail(dot)com

Thanks

Mark

Tony

Web based business, do you mean selling products ?
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Kind Regards

Ashley
www.newbusinesswebdesign.co.uk

I think we need to check the dates on things.... Tony's original request was made in January 2006! Well over two years ago. And on the face of it he had few takers....

The other thing is I'd sound a note of caution for anyone considering making a similar request or indeed using a very cheap web designer (or possibly even taking the DIY route). Taking either tack could be the mistake that costs you your business!

As with many of the creative industries it's possible to function at a basic level with very little in the way of skill or competence. i.e. everybody's got a camera so everybody's a photographer...There's aye some numpty with a camcorder who thinks he can 'do you' a corporate video for a hundred quid etc...

So it is with web design. Dreamweaver's really easy to pick up (as are many other web design programs), all you need's a corner of the living room and a desk and you're away.... Except the reality isn't QUITE that simple.

REAL web designers study for years, not only gaining coding and design skills but expertise in project management and IP law. Whereas you'll pay a fair amount for this combination of skills that's far better than some of the alternatives.

One danger is that you page is built by some over-enthusiastic code monkey who's trying to run before they can walk. The result is a page that only works on some browsers or for those with very fast connection. It's a bit like passing a shop with no lights on in the window; few people are going to make the extra effort to peer inside and most will just walk on by... And the worse thing is you'll never know!

A more common and serious danger is that your site winds up outside the law. It's fairly common for the untrained unqualified cowboy cuts web designers to have no real clue (or worse still willful disregard) when it comes to intellectual property right and/or the management of those rights.

ANY and ALL creative projects should have a full audit trail associated with them. That is to say everyone involved in the process contributes to a set of checks and balances that ensure that...

a) Everyone who contributed to the makeup of the site gets recognised for their efforts

b) The site owner actually is legally entitled to use the material they've put online.

Failing to clear copyright on a graphic, audio or video clip could see you facing licensing fees and legal costs running WELL into five figures. Seriously...

It's easy to baulk at figures such as (for instance) the £259 for 3 pages we see advertised on one of our friendly neighbourhood web designer's pages. But that's actually great value when you consider the level of skill and the layers of service that need to go into constructing a site.

Yes, you may well be able to get something put together for fifty quid or even for free. But how do you know it works for all your potential customers? Or even that you're not about to be hit with a £30K action for IP breach?
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Matt Quinn.

www.tfgtv.com

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