You’ve heard of the saying “too many cooks spoil the broth”. Well this is the same for website design as well.
I know from experience when I have been making a website for clients that sometimes they have too many people involved in the decision-making process of a website and this can have negative effects.
For example, it invariably leads to delays in launching the website as well as general confusion over who is doing what job and when it is too be done by, and who it is to be given too when it is done, etc etc.
Overall, the focus and direction of a website development can be lost and before you know it frustration sets in and you start thinking that the website will be never be live!
My advice to avoid having “too many cooks” is as follows:
- Before you contact your chosen website company set ONE person from the company as the person who will be the point of contact and will go back-and-forth with the website developer.
- Use the chosen person to gather any opinions/information needed from around the office and write the feedback in a structured manner so it is easy to communicate to the website designer.
- If you have some differences of opinion in what to put on the website from people around the office simply ask your website designer for their opinion. The website designer will have experience of what works and what doesn’t work on websites and they will ultimately be the best person to help you decide.
Think about it, wouldn’t you rather have quality over quantity every time?