When should you hire a website designer?

Question

Freelance

Hello!
When should you hire a website designer?
Isn't it easier to take a ready-made design? Now there are a bunch of directory websites where you can get an idea, for example, from directories of free themes

Answer 1

Good design helps a person solve his problem. At the entrance we have a man and his problem. A person finds the website of a company that he believes can solve his problem. Further, by working with the site, a person will either solve their problem or go to another site, where the path from entering the site to solving the problem is much shorter and clearer. So, good design is when the percentage of people who have solved their problems with the help of this particular site tends to 100.
It should be borne in mind that the target audience is always different, as well as the problems that need to be solved. The template has never taken into account such things and will not be able to take it into account. That is why the profession of a designer will not soon sink into oblivion.
As for your question, it all depends on how you understand the work of a designer. If for you this is a person who can draw beautiful layouts, then, probably, you can not hire a separate person. It will only get worse because you will not understand each other. If for you design is primarily a tool for solving people's problems, then hiring a designer is worth it. The only thing is that it should be a designer, and not just a painter of beautiful pictures.

Answer 2

If your skill is enough to draw a beautiful site that the customer will like - do not hire;)

Answer 3

Depending on the purpose for which you ask =)
In my opinion, templates are so, for the first time.
Or look for those that can be modified to the maximum on their own, and only if there is a sense of style. I once did it on templates, but quickly abandoned it. often came across low-grade, and still have to finish / redo for this or that site, and this is sometimes more exciting than from scratch. Although there are pluses - the client can immediately offer several options.

Answer 4

Depends on the customer. If he needs to do a lot to suit his needs, and he is quite picky about the design, then the services of a designer are needed.
In general, templates are evil. These are viruses, lack of Russification and general understanding of what and how it works. Plus, the craftsmen to put a theme on WordPress are a dime a dozen, this is why there is high competition and mere pennies for work. The owner of the site then runs around in soap with the words "the site is ready, it remains to be configured."