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How to choose your webmaster?

Web design is something between an art and a science. A web designer needs to be both objective and subjective in his objectives, strategies, methodology and evaluation. While the term webmaster is often used (most time inappropriately) web designer is more accurate although the world wide web cannot exactly be crafted by a designer, it really refers to an abbreviation of web site designer but for convenience has been shortened to simply web designer. Other terms used commonly are webmaster, website developer and web site designer.

It really is quite difficult to quantify the talent of web designer because it truly depends on what area of expertise is involved in their related fields. Some web designers specialize in HTML static design, some do multimedia and flash sites while others concentrate their talents on designing and developing CMS dynamic websites. Another problem clients will also have when trying to decide and who to choose to develop their website is the their level of experience. Unfortunately, more often than not clients will be confused and have very little knowledge of the design process. How can you tel if the web designer actually knows what he is talking about? How do you know if he will provide your project with the appropriate technology?

CMS web designers

CMS stands for content management systems. The most popular ones in existence are Joomla, WordPress and Drupal. All these software applications are free and what are referred to as web based. This means that the website can be managed online either by the web designer or the client. The site can be designed and developed both online and offline and as is the case with Joomla CMS most of the work offline. All these CMS have their advantages, Drupal and Wordpress are very user friendly but Joomla is a lot more powerfull and expandable and is the platform we will be concentrating on now. As with any other web designer skill that you need to investigate before choosing the webmaster service for your project, check references and portfolio. You Joomla web designer should have expertise and experience in HTML, CSS and PHP. He should be familiar with Dreamweaver, Photoshop (Joomla of course) and a multitude of other website designing applications and platforms. A Joomla site is particularly difficult to develop because the development process in non intuitive unlike a plain HTML site than can be built using WYISYG (what you see is what you get) editors. A Joomla site needs to be created with 3 basic tool sets. Dreamweaver with Joomla extensions, and Apache Joomla stand alone server, Photoshop (Gimp, Paint.net) and Firefox with the Firebug and Chris Pen web developer extensions. Could be an idea to ask you Joomla web designer if he is familiar with any of the applications mentioned above, if not, he might not be who are are looking for.

Basic HTML web designer knowledge and experience

Evaluating your web designer's basic HTML skills. HTML(hypertext markup language) is the basic language used to create websites. It never hurts to do some research on Wikipedia to get familiar with maybe about a dozen HTML basic terms to that you can actually understand the design process and "feel" through some properly asked questions if your web designer actually has some basic knowledge it his field, all web developers should have a minimum of basic HTML skills.

Flash Web designers

Flash animation is a multimedia technology conceptualized by Adobe systems to display animation and movies and sound on website. It is not recommended for most websites as alternative and original technology such as animated gif files or embedded MPEG files are usually more accessible for your audience. Flash animation requires the Adobe plugin and will often cause the website to loose visitors...however, in some cases like movie sites and entertainment websites, Flash can be used (but cautiously). So how do you know if your web designer can develop some nice flash movies for your site? This is even harder to quantify than HTML or CMS web designer skills, after all? Everyone has different taste in movies, book, food and music...the same goes with Flash website module development. So the best way to find out is to check out the portfolio and references, if you like what you see, your web designer probably shares your artistic values and everything should be fine. However, be careful about template work, some webmasters might use some flash templates to do your web site. While this might not be a problem in most cases, it could make you look like a copycat if your visitors recognize the flash template you web developer created for you from another website...

Basic Web Design Guidelines

Try to avoid excessive Flash animation if any Macromedia plugins
Use external style sheets for the .css
Try to have 3 color scheme for the website
A great large banner to give the site style without blotting the code and compromising between SEO and design
Use .CSS instead of regular HTML whenever possible to streamline the code
Use color picker to have a smooth color theme for all website elements

Joomla_Categories

Joomla Categories

crslst: Hi Jill, you have been like Houdini! ;)
jillmagdaraog: got kicked on yahoo
jillmagdaraog: lol
crslst: Dissapearing acts!
jillmagdaraog: yeah
crslst: I'm scared to make you work now!
crslst: Maybe you'll dissapear again ;)
jillmagdaraog: hehehe
jillmagdaraog: its ym
jillmagdaraog: i couldnt get on after i got dc
crslst: I understand
crslst: Same here sometimes
crslst: Ok, categories and sections
jillmagdaraog: ok
crslst: We spoke about it briefly before
jillmagdaraog: yes
crslst: The database is built like this
crslst: aaa>>aa>a
crslst: Country>>Province>>City
crslst: Big to small
jillmagdaraog: ok
crslst: Vast to small
crslst: So you have to tell me what you need, of course I don't know because I don't know what you have in stock and sell
jillmagdaraog: actually we make toys upon order
crslst: mmmmm
jillmagdaraog: we specialize in corporate giveaways..custom made
crslst: Please educate me about the company, thanks, that helps!
jillmagdaraog: its a nice market.since they order in bulk
crslst: Like Branding merchandise?
jillmagdaraog: yes
crslst: Are some of the clients women?
jillmagdaraog: but we also have regular items
jillmagdaraog: designs which are generic
crslst: ok, thinking....
crslst: But you want to go retail online also?
jillmagdaraog: we cater to all kinds of client.men women kids
jillmagdaraog: sure
crslst: So 100 products about?
crslst: 100 pictures?
jillmagdaraog: but we accept also small orders for birthdas and other ocassions giveaways
crslst: The site will let them choose from 1 to infinity on what to order ;)
crslst: Can also set up volume discounts calculated automatically
jillmagdaraog: yes
crslst: It's going to be great because you won't need to calculate anymore
crslst: The customer can just order on the site
jillmagdaraog: yes
crslst: I think it's really going to help make things smoother
jillmagdaraog: we can make design or they can present their own
crslst: Not only a site a management tool for inventory also
crslst: You should be able to control the whole inventory from the back end, but you'll need to learn the software
jillmagdaraog: ok
crslst: ;( Sorry!
jillmagdaraog: sorry for what?
crslst: Ok so what broad sections do we need?
jillmagdaraog: making me work?
jillmagdaraog: lol
crslst: ;)
crslst: Pillows, stuffed toys
crslst: THat's it?
jillmagdaraog: bags
crslst: Ok, next
crslst: Dildos? ;)
jillmagdaraog: hahahah
jillmagdaraog: great
jillmagdaraog: vibrators ,with batteries free
crslst: :)
jillmagdaraog: that's it for now..we can add later on
crslst: Ok, now the subcategories
jillmagdaraog: mabe cp accessories
jillmagdaraog: ok
crslst: Cats, dogs, rabbits,
jillmagdaraog: what about bears
crslst: Think of it as a genealogical tree
crslst: Like a familly tree, we have to plan it very well
jillmagdaraog: ok
jillmagdaraog: ]for animals,we have dogs,cats,rabbit,monkey, mouse
jillmagdaraog: pig
crslst: Ok,
crslst: Try to remember all of them
jillmagdaraog: we also have dolls
crslst: mmm
jillmagdaraog: soft dolls
crslst: Dolls woulb be a section
crslst: Then under dolls>>soft
jillmagdaraog: all soft
jillmagdaraog: no hard
jillmagdaraog: lol
crslst: ;)
crslst: How about male dolls, female dolls?
jillmagdaraog: female only
crslst: I'm afraid you'll have to put quite a bit of thought into that...!
crslst: Can I give you 30 minutes to think about it?
crslst: It needs to be presise and to the point
jillmagdaraog: ok
crslst: Maybe take a pen and a peice of paper, brainstorm your product line
crslst: Then organize it, then give it to me
jillmagdaraog: i'll ask my dad's sexretary to list them all
crslst: That's a good idea
jillmagdaraog: secretary
crslst: Then maybe print it
jillmagdaraog: ok,brb
crslst: And then with a marker and pen, organize in Sections and Categories
jillmagdaraog: yes boss
crslst: Categories fit into sections. A section is like the filling cabinet, the categories are the folders, and the sheets of paper are the products
jillmagdaraog: ok
crslst: A well organized site is as important as the bells and whisltes ;)
jillmagdaraog: :)
crslst: We want to make it easy and clear for cutomers to order, then I can sprinkle some cute pictures and so on to close the deal
jillmagdaraog: porn?
jillmagdaraog: lol
crslst: What my 3 five word pitches, did you have time to work on them?
crslst: lol
crslst: Ok, now the 3 sales pitches
crslst: Give me 3 reasons why they should order from you?
jillmagdaraog: actually i ws looking on different sires last night..to get some ideas
crslst: Competitive advantage or promotional reasons
crslst: Sounds good
jillmagdaraog: actually i ws looking on different sites last night..to get some ideas
crslst: Ebay is a great one for that
crslst: The largest ecommerce site on the planet
crslst: But about 1000 webdesigners full time....!
jillmagdaraog: i still have to think of that 3 sales pitches
jillmagdaraog: i want to ask my sister also if she has any suggestion
crslst: Ok, that sounds fine but how about we pick one now?
crslst: So that I can at least work on one banner
jillmagdaraog: ok..give me oe suggestion;)
crslst: Sprign promotion
crslst: We missed St Valentines...
crslst: Spring I mean
jillmagdaraog: maybe easter
crslst: When is easter?
jillmagdaraog: summer is upcoming here
crslst: Mid April?
crslst: How long do we have?
jillmagdaraog: easter..the bunnies
jillmagdaraog: how longn the summer?
crslst: mmm
crslst: What date is easter?
jillmagdaraog: i think last week of march
crslst: That's a little close...
crslst: You might not have all the products online by then....
jillmagdaraog: yeah
crslst: I'll see what I can do, maybe I can use the bunnies for a "spring" promotion
jillmagdaraog: themaybe the mother's day
jillmagdaraog: it will be month of may
crslst: Now that is a fantastic idea
jillmagdaraog: then father's day in june
crslst: Mother's day I'll keep in mind, and spring
crslst: Easter maybe
jillmagdaraog: yea
crslst: But it's a lot of work to do a banner...
jillmagdaraog: nice
crslst: And if we miss the deadline it's work for nothing...
crslst: Ok so for mother's day what do I say on the banner?
crslst: "Give you Mommy a Teddy!"
crslst: Something like that?
crslst: "check out our new selection?"
crslst: "New spring products now available"
crslst: Sorry, but that is information I need...!
crslst: Promo, dicounts, offers, specials
crslst: I know it's hard...
jillmagdaraog: im thinking...:D
crslst: Ok, don't dissapear again! ;)
jillmagdaraog: om just here
jillmagdaraog: no disappearing act
crslst: Take your time
jillmagdaraog: ok
crslst: I'll work for about 20 minutes and then get back to you
crslst: Here's an idea for you
crslst: There is something called "call to action"
crslst: "Order now and get X benefit!"
crslst: Think about that
jillmagdaraog: ok