web93
London, UK
Male, 19
I'm the director and lead designer of a small London based web design studio where we design and build websites for people and businesses all over the world. I specialise in user interface design with my style of design being clean, simple and modern. We also often build 'responsive' websites, the latest technique for creating mobile and tablet friendly websites. I spend most of my time in Photoshop creating my designs, or writing HTML/CSS to make my designs ready to be put on the web.
I would say start with the design. When creating the designs you should certainly have the core functionality in mind and mapped out - this will allow the designer to design all the elements you need. Handing complete designs to a developer will allow them to be more efficient in building functionality around the designs as the whole site will be clearer in their mind and overall it will shorten the length of the project.
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Both could work. Ad space will only generate you money if you have a large amount of traffic visiting your site - no one will want to advertise on your site if there is only 3 people visiting each day and if its pay per click advertising from Google AdSense (for example) then you won't make money from 3 people clicking on the ads. Another thing I would say with ads is don't overdo it - especially if you're a new site. Only start to slowly implement ads once you have the users and don't do it in a way that is annoying or looks like you're spamming - you'll only start to lose your new users. An app could work, although obviously there has to... Read More +
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In most circumstances its not my position to say anything - I'm paid by the hour or per project to carry out work as the client instructs. Whether or not the concept is successful down the line doesn't really have much to do with me, unless the client is offering a percentage share of future profits which has been offered to me a few times. On this occasion I would probably decline taking on the job if I didn't think the concept was strong. Its much easier to work as a designer and become excited by a project if its something you believe in. Of course with any project if there is anything obvious that I think can be easily changed to help... Read More +
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The two most common mistakes I see with startups are not valuing how important their web presence is and not looking out for the finer details in launching a website. I may be biased, but nowadays a website really is the first port of call for nearly every potential customer - even if you're primarily an offline business. Serious amounts of money should be budgeted for a website - it should be a priority and not just another item on the startup checklist. My second point of concentrating on the finer details of a website is similar - healthy amounts of time and energy should be spent getting a website just perfect! Don't cut corners and more... Read More +
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First you need users - regular users that you can get visiting on a regular basis. If you think of any big successful website, they wouldn't be worth anything without their users. Which leads to the next question - how do you get users? Well you need something appealing, something that users actually need or want - you have to offer them something to keep them coming back. Maybe a lively forum where they can discuss a topic and become part of a community, maybe a blog with regular interesting news. You have to have something interesting to offer them. Once you have these users you can look at beginning to make some money - selling advertising... Read More +
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I don't think I know of any crazy popular site's whose design is 'crap', because I honestly think if a site is that badly designed it really can't be popular! There are definitely some big sites that could be better designed in order to improve the user experience - Facebook and eBay both come to mind. I can't help but feel that as they've been built more and more features have been added to them and more stuff squeezed onto the page - they feel top heavy and busy and it can take a while to find what you are looking for. Facebook in particular - they seem to focus all of their energy on the timeline and newsfeed - trying to change a privacy... Read More +
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