Will professional web design soon become a thing of thepast?

I am concerned that small, professional websites in the $1,000 to $10,000
dollar range could soon become a thing of the past owing to wysiwyg tools
such
as Website tonight, MS small business website, etc. Do any other
independent
designers have the same fears?... Am I too fearful?... Personally I think
the
end result is rubbish but....

Any industry has crappy DIY options. They've always been there, always will.
The goal is to not target the customer that finds crappy 'adequate'.

It's normal consumer behavior. I know better but still will occasionally buy
the cheap option, get home, have it break in an hour, and then swear up and
down and go back and then buy the expensive, but ultimately, better value.

-Darrel

fonts didn't put the print designer out of business.... but rather the
entire
field of professional typesetter dried up and blew away seemingly
overnight -
only to be replaced by every hack with 1000 typefaces calling him or
herself a
designer.

Well, the typesetting profession wasn't really replaced as much as it simply
moved to a different technology.

Those that didn't follow the technology, yea, got the pink slips.

-Darrel

Any industry has crappy DIY options.

I saw a guy on TV once who had made his own false teeth using pebbles.
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Walt


"darrel" <notreal (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> wrote

I am concerned that small, professional websites in the $1,000 to $10,000
dollar range could soon become a thing of the past owing to wysiwyg tools
such
as Website tonight, MS small business website, etc. Do any other
independent
designers have the same fears?... Am I too fearful?... Personally I think
the
end result is rubbish but....

Any industry has crappy DIY options. They've always been there, always
will. The goal is to not target the customer that finds crappy 'adequate'.

It's normal consumer behavior. I know better but still will occasionally
buy the cheap option, get home, have it break in an hour, and then swear
up and down and go back and then buy the expensive, but ultimately, better
value.

-Darrel

I am concerned that small, professional websites in the $1,000 to $10,000
dollar range could soon become a thing of the past owing to wysiwyg tools
such

There are also do it yourself law forms out there - but fortunately there
are
people who tried doing it themselves and know what disasters can arise
and there are people smart enough to take other people's word for it and
not even try.

Face it, the world is full of products where you can do something yourself
of hire someone - lawn services, car repair, beauty shops, etc. but many
people realise that an expert does a better job and saves them time to do
what they do best.

Face it, the world is full of products where you can do something yourself
of hire someone - lawn services, car repair, beauty shops, etc. but many
people realise that an expert does a better job and saves them time to do
what they do best.

In theory, at least. Seems to not be true in the home contractor services
arena. I've had to spend a lot of time fixing a lot of mistakes by supposed
concrete, landscaping and electrical professionals. *sigh*. ;o)

-Darrel

"Walt F. Schaefer" <walt (AT) waltswebworx (DOT) com> wrote

Any industry has crappy DIY options.

I saw a guy on TV once who had made his own false teeth using pebbles.

LOL! This was the best post on this thread! :-D


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"Paevo Kelley" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I am concerned that small, professional websites in the $1,000 to $10,000
dollar range could soon become a thing of the past owing to wysiwyg tools
such
as Website tonight, MS small business website, etc. Do any other
independent
designers have the same fears?...

Yes, I do think that over the next few years there will be many less jobs
for web developers producing that type of web site.


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"P@tty Ayers ~ACE" <signup1REMOVE (AT) ayersvirtualREMOVE (DOT) com> wrote

"Walt F. Schaefer" <walt (AT) waltswebworx (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Any industry has crappy DIY options.

I saw a guy on TV once who had made his own false teeth using pebbles.

LOL! This was the best post on this thread! :-D


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Yeah - that guy rocks.


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"Murray *ACE*" <forums (AT) HAHAgreat-web-sights (DOT) com> wrote

Yeah - I figured that would give him a built-in 'stony stare'.

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"Walt F. Schaefer" <walt (AT) waltswebworx (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Any industry has crappy DIY options.

I saw a guy on TV once who had made his own false teeth using pebbles.

LOL! This was the best post on this thread! :-D


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I was originally thinking I saw him on Jerry Springer. Now I'm thinking he
was Jerry Springer.

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"P@tty Ayers ~ACE" <signup1REMOVE (AT) ayersvirtualREMOVE (DOT) com> wrote

"Walt F. Schaefer" <walt (AT) waltswebworx (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:g5g3tm$953$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com...
Any industry has crappy DIY options.

I saw a guy on TV once who had made his own false teeth using pebbles.

LOL! This was the best post on this thread! :-D


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