EP94 – How to Find and Work With a Web Developer

Last week we discussed our best and worst web design jobs — okay we
mostly just talked about the bad lol! We mentioned things that
clients do that make our job more difficult and frustrating, but we
realized we weren’t being entirely fair. How are clients supposed
to know how to act or what to ask? Or even what to expect if
they’ve never worked with a web designer before? It can be a scary
process, especially when you have a budget you need to stick to and
you have no idea who to trust. So this week as a follow-up
topic we’ll be sharing some tips for clients!   Hosts Present:
Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Stephanie
Hudson – Sweet Tea
Media / FB / @EnjoySweetTea Tim Strifler - Divi
Life / FB / @timstrifler Sarah Oates - Endure Web Studios / FB
/ @endureweb Leslie Bernal - A Girl and Her Mac / FB /
@agirlandhermac Resources Mentioned: How a Web Design Goes Straight
to Hell Some things you may want to ask about when looking to hire
a web designer/developer: is there a contract? if not, why not? how
much is the deposit? will I be trained to edit my site if I need
to? what exactly am I getting for the cost? (it should be clearly
outlined what all is included for your $$) will I need maintenance,
and if so will you do it? how much is maintenance? if it's not
going as I hoped and I want to terminate the project early what are
my options, and will I get any money back? (sometimes referred to
as a "kill clause") where is my site being hosted and do I have
access? where is my domain registered and do I have access? (in
case you haven't purchased one already) do I have to write the
content? do I have to provide/buy photos? do I have to buy special
software/plugins or are those included? are any plugins
subscription-based? (recurring charges) is it a custom site?
(custom is often referred to as "bespoke") *We interchange the
terms designer and developer quite a bit. Technically there is a
difference but for the purpose of this episode we generally mean a
person/company that builds websites.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPD4Unmokso