It’s all about the mindset. People often have contrasting views about everything, in this case, let us discuss amateurs versus professionals. Some say amateurs yield more success as they bring a fresh insight into technology and innovation; while some believe it’s best to hand it over to experienced professionals who have turned every page there is. Let’s dig deeper and find the truth that revolves around the choice between hiring amateurs and professionals for comprehensive web services.
Turns out, a majority of amateurs make the mistake of mimicking professionals to achieve success without knowing what they had to do it. Hence, this leaves them goal-oriented rather than focusing on building processes, which is ideally important in the long-run.
An Example Of the Difference
For instance, let’s say that you want to build a fresh e-commerce website. Amateurs understand that your lack of technical competence will leave you dependant on their expertise. So they will say “Ok, I will do what you asked for” and end up with developing a good looking website, but not bother to look under the hood for long-term technical glitches or inspect the engine of your website. Now isn’t this like buying a brand new expensive car but only finding out later that the engine is obsolete? Hey, you said “I want a great car” and that’s what the amateur interpreted it to be!
Now let’s assume the same website was assigned to a professional, what would be the end result? Chances are high that you end up with a better quality website on all levels. Why? Because professionals have in-depth experience across various domains, it is only obvious that they factor in all the integral components including layout, design, graphics, interface along with SEO optimization, conversion rates, traffic, load times, lead opportunities, etc. Professionals will ask questions – is there an alternative solution, why this and why not that, are there any gaps in the methodology, design? Professionals will constantly get in touch with product owners to come to refined solutions.
To make it simple, what are the things professionals do that amateurs don’t? Here is a list of 10 best things that you can learn from professionals –
- Pros don’t wait for clarity, they take action.
- Pros focus on getting the best outcome; not on being right or thinking they are good at everything.
- Pros value teamwork and consistency, not isolated performances. Thus, they contribute to team’s success as opposed to individual rewards.
- Unlike amateurs, professionals don’t feel the need to arrive. They aren’t hungry for recognition of their genius and don’t stop when they feel they have achieved something.
- Pros take failures as challenges to grow and master their art.
- Pros focus on long-term goals and second-level thinking.
- Pros understand and accept responsibility at the first sight of failure. But they will still show up every day.
- Pros see disagreements as opportunities to learn, not threats.
- Pros realize that not everything will work and hence become flexible to changes.
- Pros never stop their practice, even with the not-so-fun things.
How much does it cost?
Whether you like it or not, everyone starts with the mentality “how much does it cost?”. Cost-effectiveness is a major aspect of marketing strategy. People often fear approaching professional agencies because they think it is going to cost more and will not validate ROI. This is the perfect time to break the myth and speak of this example –
Let us assume you want to publicise and create brand awareness for your sports showroom. You think, “why hire professionals? let’s give it a try myself”. Then you create social media profiles on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, make amateurish graphics and post them there. After a few days, you realize it is not working. Then you speak to a friend who knows a bit of Photoshop. You pay him a few rupees for making posts, wait for few more days and realize that its solution isn’t impactful as well. So after losing a month and few thousands, you finally seek professional help! Moral of the story – loss of time, efforts, and money.
Yes, sometimes professionals do charge a handsome amount. But consider the quality of work, effectiveness, and impact of their approach and time to market your products. Professional agencies cut both time and cost of regular updates. With a set time and plan, you actually start earning money sooner rather than putting one head into various tasks. Like we discussed before, one person cannot handle everything at once. A professional web services agency combines the experience, ability, vision and skill of different creative heads to achieve the desired results. And remember you can reach them on-call, anytime; all in one place!
You know enough by now, what to do next?
All the facts are laid out right in front of you. Hiring an amateur may be tempting. But keep the luck aside and think about which approach is going to yield more results- exorbitantly priced amateurs or cost-effective professionals.
If you want to go ahead with amateurs, we wish you luck and hope that your site turns out well. If it does, let us know! But if you are like the other business owners who want to focus on your product and leave the digital technicalities to professionals, contacts us at Rhizomatic Web Services for a comprehensive web solution.
Rhizomatic Web Services is an expert when it comes to crafting customized solutions to meet project needs and budget. We work closely with our clientele for developing high-end robust web designs, responsive websites, prepare for demanding social media platforms and indulge in thorough business consultation. But the benefits don’t end here. We also offer content curation, SEO optimization, on-going support, maintenance, and training. Isn’t this what you are looking for?
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