Like in other states. When you request to have a website constructed, do you at any time need to meet with them in person?
2007-04-07 14:53:51 · 8 answers · asked by Rachel T. 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
I have only met with in person about 10% of my clients. I have very open communications with them. Sometimes calling everyday. I also require a certain amount of input from my clients to steer the project as they intend.
The furthest my of my clients lives in Norway and I lived in Florida.
2007-04-07 15:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by Christian Soldier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to live in Alaska, so that meant I did a LOT of long-distance design and development work. My experience has been that for strictly development jobs (you already have a design and just need someone to build the thing), distance isn't so much of an issue. Design work *can* be done remotely, but in a lot of cases having some face-to-face time for brainstorming and developing rough direction makes the entire process a LOT easier.
I would say that if you're wanting it to be a collaborative process, go local unless you can't find anyone talented or affordable enough. Even with email / im / phone / etc, the long distance option is going to always be more of a black-box experience where you don't have as much opportunity for involvement in the process. But there's a lot of cases where that's totally fine.
2007-04-08 04:24:13 · answer #2 · answered by Robby M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last website I built was in collaboration with a designer in Mexico for a client in France - and I'm in Scotland, so a few thousand miles between us and three different languages.
Distance doesn't matter - finding the right skills to do the job does, as long as the communication infrastructure is there, I use Skype - best business tool ever!
2007-04-07 22:54:23 · answer #3 · answered by circusmort 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question makes it sound like it's preferable to have a designer far from you. :)
It doesn't matter. I've written web applications from people in New Jersey, Montana, New Mexico, Maryland, Florida, as well as locally. I'm in VA. I rarely meet the people I'm writing for. As long as the intent is clear, and the designer is willing to show you intermediate steps to make sure she's not going off in the wrong direction it can work.
2007-04-07 21:59:31 · answer #4 · answered by Meg W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think it really matters.
As long as you can effectively communicate what kind of design/layout or overall feel of the website that anyone should be able to do it.
You can always view the rough drafts online and discuss changes via email or phone.
I would not consider it a big deal.
2007-04-07 21:59:20 · answer #5 · answered by Mike O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What with web and e-mail communication being what it is, it's certainly not a big problem. You can talk on the phone, you can e-mail pictures you want on the site, you can e-mail sketches of how you want it laid out. If you want to do this, it can be no problem at all. You can live wherever you want to be - if that's the back 40 of Montana, great. As long as you've got a decent internet connection, it should work.
2007-04-07 21:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the great thing about designing websites is that you dont have to be face to face, - i usually have informal chats with potentual clients on msn to get an idea on what they want
2007-04-09 13:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by glynn.alexander 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah! It doesnt really matter cus if it's not what you want then you dont have to pay them :-)
2007-04-07 22:02:02 · answer #8 · answered by cwconline 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋