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Websites - how to look professional cheaply
I am looking to build a website and have been struggling with a mrsite-site now for some time. Should I have spent a bit more money and got someone to do it for me? I have no technical knowhow and it is taking up a lot of time that I don't have. A friend also suggested that perhaps if I got in touch with a local college that a student might help me out for the credos of doing it. Any advice on that anyone? in fact, any pointers at all would be very much appreciated!!
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Hi Crystal,
I bought a Mr site box and i have to say up until know i have had no problems at all, i bought the box so i could have the instruction book to hand and this has been invaluable, perservere i am sure you will mange to get a great site, i to have no experience of computers.
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I'm happy with my Mr Site - mainly because it's quick and easy to work with and I'd rather spend my time making stuff than writing code!
My biggest recommendation is to start by keeping it very simple. You can add bells and whistles later on, but getting a nice crisp basic design goes a very long way.
The danger with getting somebody else to do it for you is that you are then dependent on them every time you want to make changes. At least with a diy package like Mr Site, you can remain in control of everything.
If there's anything specific you're having trouble with, why not post here - there are quite a few of us using the package who could probably help.
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Now that doesn't sound very much like a humble opinion!Originally Posted by The Bijou Dragon
I feel quite the opposite. I have a very strong dislike of awful jewellery on great websites. It's just such a disappointment. I suspect many of the best jewellery designers have little time or inclination to be website experts as well. Nor do they necessarily have the resources to get someone else to do it for them, lovely though it would be.
Each to their own I suppose
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I agee George but your site is lovely and clear and easy to follow and when you have wonderful jewellery like that you dont need much more. Mr Site is very easy to follow if you are interested this is mine www.trinketsandtins.co.uk i need to work on a banner now
and as George says if you need help just shout
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Hello
Seems this thread is deviating from the original question and turning into an argument about Mr Site.
Shoving my oar in as a professional web developer, I would say that Mr Site is a great option if you don't know what you are doing, it's easier to make a site that looks good than if you tried to build one from scratch. I would say be careful about how you display your products and make sure the small images are clearly visible and enticing - a teeny weeny image you can't see well won't draw the customer in. Pretty much all the Mr Site sites I have seen are like this - it's not good design and it is pretty much shooting yourself in the foot, as is IMO the slow loading large graphic dispay widget that it uses.
As for getting someone else to do your site for you - whihc hasn;t been discussed much, it's most certainly NOT the case that you would have to pay for every further update you would want to make. It's quite possible to have a site built for you with the provision for you to update it's content without needing to know how to write any HTML.
If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to help you if I can. If it's Mr Site related, I have never touched it but it seems there are one or two experts on the subject here I am sure will be happy to help!
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Oh, and I'd be very happy to give you a hand setting it up
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