Finding Support
Right, is a very individual concept when you talking about any creative production and that is exactly what you are creating with your web deigner. The big difference is that we also want it seen by lots of different technologies that have been created over recent years as well as using the most up to date web developments that have just been released.
This creates the conditions for the perfect storm between your web designer and your expectations, and once the website is completed, your expectations and the end result.
Support and mutual understanding is essential. This is why you need to be able to sit down with the people you have entrusted with this job and get support and expertise that is needed to bring the project in on time, on budget.
With Content Management systems (CMS) like Joomla, you or your web administrator are going to need ongoing support while learning the skills needed to administer the site effectively.
This is where being able to make a local phone call or have someone show you one on one is so important. At forumDV we also like to use video tutorials to break the tasks into digestible serves of information that you can absorb at you own pace, refer back to when the task something that you only need to do once or twice a year.
So a having some one capable, local and able to guide you through this mine field is a really good idea.
It is very common for emotions to run high during this process, But this is the web, you are allowed to make mistakes, everything can be changed unlike print, but be aware that there will be aditional charges from the agreed plan.