7 COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ON WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

Being a developer is a rewarding career because you get to add life and meaning to unused space and prepare it for the public. Being a web developer, on the other hand, is not easy; even seasoned developers must constantly learn new and alternative approaches to reach the client’s goal. This, along with the fact that technology is constantly evolving, means there are always new display devices to consider, new web languages to research and learn, and new specifications to learn when a language is updated.

Being a developer is a fulfilling career, but to those unfamiliar with the industry’s ins and outs, it may sometimes look to be more like witchcraft than sheer hard work. Let’s clear up a few frequent misunderstandings to keep your website development project on track.

1. YOU CAN CREATE A FUNCTIONAL WEBSITE IN A WEEKEND

Yes, drag-and-drop websites are simple to set up. A company that is serious about generating new business from its website, on the other hand, will not find a drag-and-drop website or template sufficient for their needs. Don’t be fooled into thinking that a pre-made template would match your company’s branding and overall online marketing needs.

Will it be successful in terms of generating leads? The components you’ll need to establish a magnetic lead-generating website are likely missing from drag-and-drop website builders.

Is it true that you can create a website in a weekend and have it bring your firm new business? Certainly not.

2. WEB DEVELOPERS DO NOTHING EXCEPT WRITE CODE.

Web developers write code, but it isn’t the only thing they do. They are adept at anticipating issues before they occur. They can advise you on which technologies will be most beneficial to you. They improve.

Here are three essential elements you may not be aware of that a developer considers before launching a product:

Increase the speed of your site by optimizing images, compressing them, caching them, and improving server performance.
Increase the security of your website to prevent it from being hacked.
To bridge the gap between marketing and sales, make sure your company website integrates with marketing automation and your CRM.

3. THE CREATION OF A WEBSITE IS A QUICK PROCESS.

The actual process of writing code takes about 30–40% of the time spent developing a website. The remaining 60–70% is spent creating pages (a process known as “content migration”) and testing the website to ensure that it functions properly across all browsers.

Content migration entails updating the website with new text, photographs, PDFs, video, and other media. It’s the procedure for constructing each page.

When transferring material from a legacy website, the developer must discover a way to transition the material. One of two methods can be used to accomplish this:

The developer will have to look at various technologies to see if there is a way to effortlessly transfer information or if the content will have to be cut and pasted. This is the more time-consuming of the two options as the developer will have to reformat each piece of information to fit the new website.

Testing is critical when the content migration process is completed. There are over 200 different browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices to test, and you must ensure that every page of your website works on each of them.

Here are some of the responsibilities of a web developer. Have you considered them?
The speed and load time of a website are important factors in search engine optimization (SEO).
To prevent hacking, use SSL/HTTPS and content management/plugin security.
Setting up the website to work with marketing automation and customer relationship management (CRM)
All browsers are compatible with the site
Is it compatible with mobile devices?
Testing for functionality (does the site work?)
Migration of content (building out the individual pages)
Ensuring that old web pages that no longer exist point to new ones; this is known as redirection.
Making a sitemap file that may be sent to search engines
Installing and configuring analytics and objectives
Descriptions of the meta tags
Integration of social media

4. DEVELOPING A WEBSITE IN-HOUSE IS LESS EXPENSIVE.

Is it truly cheaper to hire in-house developers to create your website? Companies would not outsource their web development if this were true.

It’s all about the opportunity cost. If you have in-house developers, they’re typically busy designing and supporting internal programs that keep your business running. Do you want them to be distracted from their important tasks? What happens if your in-house resource has to take a break from working on your website to address a crucial infrastructure issue?

Building and supporting applications with in-house developers is a talented resource, but websites demand a distinct set of abilities. Choosing a content management system (CMS), complying with HIPAA regulations, testing page speed or image compression, or building up lead-generating functionality that connects with marketing automation tools and a CRM are all beyond their capabilities.

A web development professional, on the other hand, deals with these website-specific challenges on a daily basis, which allows them to be more efficient and make better decisions on the best way to set up your website.

5. WHEN YOU OUTSOURCE DEVELOPMENT, YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE PROCESS.

Giving up some control when it comes to website development outsourcing is a good thing.

You acquire expertise, insight, and industry knowledge from a professional who knows best when it comes to raising your site’s business development potential by giving up some control of the project.

For example, if an industrial company wants 20% of its annual sales to come from leads generated by their website, we need to create those opportunities on the website, ensure that marketing automation is in place in the background, and that lead intelligence is entered into the CRM for the marketing and sales teams.

Participating in the development process allows the developer to better grasp your must-haves and nice-to-haves. Prior to beginning website construction, you must convey all of your expectations. Make use of the developer’s experience. Let them know what you’re trying to solve and let them provide you with the best options.

Furthermore, communicating your objectives in advance can help you prevent last-minute add-ons and additional expenditures associated with changing a website that has already been designed and tested.

6. YOU CAN’T MAKE ANY CHANGES TO A SITE ONCE IT’S BEEN CREATED.

Gone are the days when you could build a website and not make any changes to it for three years.If you want to create leads from your website, you’ll need to update it with useful material on a regular basis. We recommend doing it every two weeks at the least.

That isn’t to suggest that your website’s design must change constantly; a fully-developed website will allow you to add content and alter current photos and information, but not to change the overall look and feel.

It’s difficult to grasp everything that goes into development unless your organization has a large IT group that also knows how to create or remodel websites. Working with a website development business will make the process go more smoothly and improve the user experience on all levels.