When designing a website for a client, the first thing I do is ask what the client wants from their website. Most clients will have a succinct idea of what they want in their website, and realize they need more content. Others are all over the place and need help getting things in order. No matter what the situation is, communication must be clear.

I’ve heard sob stories from people who contracted other designers. The worse stories are of designers who design websites with no idea on how to code them. DESIGNERS, WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU TAKE ON A JOB YOU CAN’T HANDLE?!

Being a designer myself, I get frustrated by other designers who bring down the designing profession. It’s almost like their menu options are:

As a designer, you should have a system of how to design, and another system on how to handle. Each project is different, designing is not.

Designers, if you have a question about the concept, contact your client.

Clients, if you want something new in the concept, contact your designer.

The phone works in both ways AND you burn 0.6 calories when you pick up the phone! (Designers are not math majors so don’t quote me on that).

And clients, remember that when you contract someone for a project, you’re allowed to contact us 5 times a day to see what the progress is. It will annoy us if you really do contact us that many times, but as designers, we understand that the project is your product, your baby, your precious!

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