There are a multitude of applications that now let you design your own website without knowing a word of code, and if you are a small business owner, chances are this appeals to you because, let’s face it, you need to cut costs anywhere you can.
So why pay hefty sums of money for a web designer/developer? Should you just go ahead and build your own website?
The truth is while convenient, a lot of these build-a-website platforms only work for simple websites like personal websites, this is especially true if you plan to offer products for sale on the web. If you plan to have an e-commerce site, you will need added functionalities such as:
Customer management solutions
A working shopping cart
Login or membership management
These features could make or break your business, and you should hire a web developer to help you with these.
on the other hand, if you feel, your business only needs a web presence and only a few pages, you could go for the tools that are readily available to you out there.
Site repairs and maintenance
As a small business, as i mentioned earlier, you try to save money anyway you can and having a website is much more then the design; once your website is live, I guarantee something will go wrong at some point, and if you do not know how to handle it yourself you could cause yourself and your customers a lot of grief.
At Net Tech Technologies, our site comes with lifetime maintenance, because we understand that as a small business owner, you have a lot of other things to worry about.
Money
Money is probably the deciding factor in your decision to either hire a web developer or to do the job yourself. Though developers do not work for cheap, you could find some that would be willing to work within your budget.
Building the site yourself will usually save you a lot of money. However, before you undertake the task yourself or appoint the task to one of your employees, you should determine if the time you spend on the project could better be used to manage and grow your business.
