Many professions today do not get the respect they deserve. One example is the profession of web developers and programmers. Today technology dominates the marketplace. Almost every business has a website and interacts with global clients. To attract and maintain a competitive stance in the global market, you have to present a professional image to the public. One way to do this is through web design.
Unfortunately, web developers often do not receive the recognition they deserve. Many web hosts today cater to small business owners or home offices. They cater to people that want to save money on web design. To do this, they provide customers and clients with tools including templates and website builders.
While using a template is quite common, and using a website builder is one way to develop a website, it is by far the best way to develop a professional and eye-catching website. If a customer or business is just starting out, most of these tools are helpful. However, if a business wants to sustain its share of the market, eventually it will have to look into professional web design.
Most software programs that "design" websites or claim to provide instant sites for people with little HTML ability build very simple sites. The templates are ordinary, and most people recognize them because they are so widely used on the Web. What many customers do not realize however, is that to build a website, complex language is necessary. Depending on the browser one uses to view a website, a site may or may not look right to a customer when they view it if they created their website using a builder. In addition, it is often difficult to transfer a website that was built using a template or web host's design builder to another host if an individual or organization attempts to do so. There is also a lot of room for error when building one's own site.
A professional web developer however, can spot mistakes easily. The...