Zero-G Creative

How to “Practice Safe Site” and avoid getting taken advantage of by your web developer

Jun 19 2010

It’s an unfortunate reality but a LOT of small business owners don’t get what they pay for from their web people. Sometimes it’s neglect and sometimes there’s outright dishonesty involved but in a lot of cases a combination of factors causes a web project to fail, many of them innocent. Simple miscommunications or mismanaged expectations can be at the root of a failed web project as can the wrong hosting service, a poorly-worded or misunderstood contract or the business owner’s lack of experience in managing web projects.

Every week it seems I hear new stories about ways that small business web projects were botched, some of which have been borderline criminal.

I never like seeing entrepreneurs waste money that is difficult to replace (plus weeks/months of time that is impossible to replace) and I hope that all business owners can hire good, honest web partners that match well with their goals — even when that partner isn’t Zero-G.

That’s why we just launched a new pret project called Practice Safe Site which features a presentation, white paper and web glossary to help business owners make better decisions.

Please check it out and share the link with anyone you know that may be starting a business or looking to hire a web designer or agency — I guarantee the information there will save them a lot of time, money and heartache. And we’ll be building on it over time and adding more content with the help of some trusted partners.

I hope you check out the site, feedback is more than welcome!

Published by Erik Wolf under Small Business,Strategy,Web/Interactive