I was talking with my cousin the other day, and she liked the analogy I came up with, when talking about what it is we IT people do behind the scenes, so I thought I’d write it down.

What is it that IT people do, anyway, and why is it so expensive?

The answer is as varied and unique as our DNA – so the answer isn’t a quick one.

If you want to make this easier on yourself, the answer is counterintuitive: talk with each IT person or IT team, and you’ll discover the strengths and weaknesses.

For me, when I build a website, it is similar to a house you live in. You didn’t build the frame of the house, and, in fact, the frame won’t change every year or every other couple of years, right?

That’s because the frame of the house is similar to the architecture of your website. The ones I build are, anyway. So, when I build the architecture of your website, once it is approved, that is going to remain fixed.

Now, you decorate your home. You bring in chairs that look a certain way, and you hang pictures on the wall. This is similar to the design of your website. With the design of your website, change is a little easier. We can swap out colors, pictures, and the placement of everything on your site relatively easily.

That doesn’t mean change happens with the quick click or two of the mouse.

I am a developer, and I don’t work with templates, I hand code. What this means is that what I do is a craft. I’m not working with software that tells me what to do. My education and experience and my brain tells me what to do – and that is what costs so much money.

The advantage of working with a developer to develop your website is that I can think through problems and come up with custom solutions that fit your unique circumstances. If you work with someone who can’t think through a problem, then you’re going to get a site that doesn’t really fit your needs, represent your business. It’s not going to work.

The disadvantages of working with a developer such as myself is probably this: takes longer to develop a site. Customization takes time. If client and I aren’t able to communicate effectively, then the whole project takes longer – or worse – the project never finishes.

So, if you want solutions that are custom to your unique needs, then leave a message or visit me at my business website here.

Thanks for stopping by and reading!