Ten Thoughts on Creating a Website: 5. What If I Don’t Like Something?
Building a website requires extensive communication. You should see a mock up of your site’s design, and be given the chance to approve or revise it, prior to the creation of your site. Additionally, for any specialty items, you should be able to view samples beforehand to get an idea of what your item will look like or how it will function.
An example of this that I often see is video. Web video comes in a wide array of sizes and types of players. If you want video on your site, find a site that displays it in the manner you like and send the link to your developer. Or make a sketch of what you are envisioning and find out if it can be accommodated. That way your developer knows exactly what you’re expecting.
Like most developers, my contract states that two rounds of revisions are allowed to create the look & feel of a project or component. If at any point in the process you see something you don’t like, speak up! The farther along it gets, the more time consuming and expensive it is to change. If you are not sure what you want and would like to see a wider variety of choices, make sure to tell your developer so they can allow the time to accommodate an extended development process.
