I think the market deals with every html/css weirdo when it gets to the point of originality,there is no escaping the 5 minutes of hero to zero.
]]>This is not a problem with the designers ONLY. This is a problem with Kenyan business practices.
The kawaida kenyan businessman wants to be a jack of all trades. For the so called web designers in Kenya, they want to be the SEO expert, the social networking expert, the web designer, the graphics designer, a wordpress expert, a joomla expert, the site developer etc etc.
The client wants a website for less than is beyond logic. The so called good coders want to add things to a site that have absolutely no relevance to the goals of the company. The client wants to add things to the site but is not willing to pay for them.
The laws of demand and supply dictate that it will change naturally.
So instead of complaining about other people who have done bad coding on their sites, which is the normal coders problem. Take the time to educate the clients on the difference between:
1. A graphics designer,
2. A web designer
3. A web developer ( and consider expertise in a product)
4. An internet marketer ( this will never be an IT guy, sorry)
5. An SEO expert ( please please, just because you can fix a meta tag and get backlinks does not make you an SEO expert)
You will be surprised at how happy your clients will be.
Otherwise, this noise making which is common in Kenyan politics will continue to the detriment of the clients.
Experience has shown that it is not beautiful coding that makes a sale for the client online. It is working with the client to achieve his goals.
I know I will annoy the so called great coders out there, but there are hundreds of ugly sites that make money for their owners. There are hundreds of beautifully coded sites that will never make a cent for the client.
So stop telling your clients you will make them a website. Build them an online business instead and all these shady companies charging 400,000 for a joomla website will disappear.
Having said that….Whoever is teaching flash in Kenya should be hanged with a rope.
]]>Great job by Martin for doing this! Impressive initiative and a nod to the goodwill in this community.
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