A Shout out to the Slow Cooker
- A quality design and designer does not only build websites for today, but for the future. There are standards and codes that apply and best practices in all cases need to be well researched. A user’s experience is so critical when it comes to navigating through a site, that the slightest hindrance (pages that take too long to load, buttons that don’t work, forms that don’t submit, and especially poorly thought out, quickly done graphics, logos and layouts) will turn them right off. They’ll be clicking the ”back button” so fast, you won’t know what hit you
- Here at Heelatch, we go to the wall in trying to get everything right. All the bells and whistles. From validating code, to crisp and tight graphics and seamless navigation. We test, test, test, so that when your meal (or website in this case) comes out of our fast cooker (did I mention we spit out quality work 10 times faster than your crappy-ass ”webmaster” who doesn’t return your calls?) you don’t have to. You and your clients can bite right in knowing there will be no pink in the middle (bad in chicken – a little pink in my meat is fine thank-you), and no crusty burnt layer on your steak (unless you like the blackened stuff)
- And finally, probably most importantly, like a good slow cooker – over time your confidence builds in your design and your usage of it. It becomes an indispensable tool, an extension of your brand or way of life. You test, you tweak, and along with the help of someone who is able to steer you in the right direction – you succeed
A good web designer will also have staying power. They will consult and question your motives, not just blankly upload your unedited and sloppy text copy. They will find out what your goals are, help you build something within your budget (which can sometimes be VERY limited), and somehow incorporate elements imperative to your success online.
A good web design firm will want to grow with you, or if you are already a rather successful corporation, extend your growth. They will not take your money and run, and they will not charge you a minimum for every little thing or question it is that you have. They will be firm and believe in what they are saying. They will not pay lip service in order to win your business.
But most of all, if you are in the market for a new one (designer that is), make sure they are plain old good people. Often, any old slow cooker or crockpot will turn out some semblance of the intended meal. A mediocre designer will give you a semblance of a good design – but that’s about it. Make sure the chicken they’re giving you isn’t pink on the inside!! Good luck!
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Enjoy!
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Eric:
December 25th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
You gents have a sense of humor. I’ve read lots of comparisons that illuminate the special joys of exceptional web design, but none that also celebrate the crock pot.