These are all questions to consider when working with a web designer. As you become familiar with person you are working with, it will become easier to detect his or her style, and be able to communicate effectively with them. As a designer, I can tell you that we wear many different hats and work with many different people on a daily basis…but as client you will ALWAYS have a right to ask questions and expect reasonable answers. In your search for a trustworthy web designer, be sure to ask questions above, and I’m certain you’ll locate designer with right answers for you.

-- Demetria Zinga is founder and owner of www.faith-media.com, a technology and consulting firm which specializes in web design and hosting, graphics and print designs, internet marketing, and e-training. She is also founder of www.christianladies.net, an interactive ezine, blog, and podcast for Christian women.

These are all steps that can help you create a well-planned design. Remember, visual appeal is very important and plays on five senses of each of your site visitors. If you can greet your visitors with a snazzy design, you have a higher chance of retaining that visitor for a longer period of time (even if you have little or lousy content!) Content definitely has its place, and actually has far greater weight than design, but if you are trying to reel in those passersby and catch them on first visit, first impressions always matter! -- Demetria Zinga is founder and owner of www.faith-media.com, a technology and consulting firm which specializes in web design and hosting, graphics and print designs, internet marketing, and e-training. She is also founder of www.christianladies.net, an interactive ezine, blog, and podcast for Christian women.