Caution! Web Designers Without These Four Skills Can Ruin Your Site

By: Sameer Somal |  August 12, 2014

Websites are important for business, but if the designers you hire lack the following four skills, they can do more harm than good.

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Main Reasons for Responsive Web Design

1. Creativity

Creativity is an indispensable skill for a web designer. With the help of creativity, designers can help you catch the eyeballs of your potential customers. Be sure to check the web designer’s web design gallery before you hire him or her.

2. Technical Expertise

Without knowledge of CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and other computer languages, designers cannot develop the functionality you require, even if they are very creative. Hard-core coding is a plus, although it is not required.

3. Communication

To simplify and streamline the process, ensure that the designer you hire fully understands your needs and requirements.

4. Professionalism

Hiring professionals is a worthwhile investment because they can complete projects in a timely manner. Professional designers and developers can listen attentively and answer your queries when you need them. You can find all of these qualities/attributes with an established firm.

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Published by Sameer Somal

Sameer Somal is the CEO of Blue Ocean Global Technology and Co-Founder of Girl Power Talk. He is a CFA Charterholder, a CFP®️ professional, and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. Sameer leads client engagements focused on digital transformation, risk management, and technology development. A testifying subject matter expert witness in economic damages, intellectual property, and internet defamation, he authors CLE programs with the Philadelphia Bar Foundation. Sameer is a frequent speaker at private industry and public sector conferences, including engagements with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), Global Digital Marketing Summit, IBM, New York State Bar Association (NYBSA), US Defense Leadership Forum, and US State Department’s Foreign Service Institute. He proudly serves on the Board of Directors of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Girl Power USA. Committed to building relationships, Sameer is an active member of the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA), Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), American Bar Association (ABA), American Marketing Association (AMA), Business Transition Council, International Trademark Association (INTA), and Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF). A graduate of Georgetown University, he held leadership roles at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Scotiabank. Sameer is also a CFA Institute 2022 Inspirational Leader Award recipient and was named an Iconic Leader by the Women Economic Forum.

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