In the begining of the Internet there was very few places to go to if you wanted a web site designed for you AND it usually cost WAY too much. Companies were paying in the millions for large sites and even small companies were paying in the tens of thousands of dollars for sites.
Well things have changed. First off you can get a site designed for you with a custom original site for no more than $500 to $2,000. Second, you can get a template from a template site for practically nothing. Third, you can use your web hosting (if they offer it and many do) company's easy web site building template software to make a site in usually under an hour (sometimes in 15 minutes).
So you have to decide on a few things first. Do you really care if your site is a template that possibly thousands of others are using? If not, then either go to your hosting company (if they offer it) and build an easy 1-2-3 website or go to a website that offers templates for cheap. This is the cheapest (sometiems free) way to get your site designed.
On the other hand, if you want an original site designed that looks like nothng else in the world, find a web site designer. You can start by looking here at DesignRunner.com.
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- Does your site need any multi-media?
You should decide now if your site needs any video, music, or animation before you find a web site designer.
- Do you need any databases?
Does your web site need any databases that would collect information and/or show it on the site for other peopel to use or see? You may have stats, lists, polls, customer or consumer data fields. This would require a database and unless you know code, you would need someone to do thius.
- Will you be selling anything online?
You should figure out if you will sell anything online or not now. This will help you solve the problem and not have it come up later. If you are selling items, you may want or need a merchanat account from a bank or use a third party to take credit card orders like PayPal, ccbill.com, or NetBilling.com.
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