Ask any farmer with more than a handful of sheep if they need a sheepdog, they will probably say yes. Sure, they could live without it, but they know how much easier their life is because of their dog.
So, replace โsheep farmโ with โany businessโ and โsheepdogโ with โprofessional web designer/developer/support/geekโ and Iโll explain why every website needs a sheepdog webdev โฆ
1) Your job is to run and grow your business
There may be many tasks you are completely qualified to do and are so integral to your business that you have to do them. You donโt need someone to drive your van, but you do need someone to service it. You might be quite happy entering all your expenses into a spreadsheet but your accountant completes your annual tax return. You donโt run madly after every single sheep.
These do-it-yourself websites might be quite easy, but they are only free if your time is worthless. Your highly trained webdev can do things quicker, more effectively and maybe even cheaper than you.
2) A poor workman blames his tools, a good one looks after them
A sheepdog is fast and agile. It has built-in 4-leg-drive for handling muddy fields, their ears pick up your every command and their bark is perfectly tuned to bossing about sheep.
Your webdev has all those expensive/complicated bits of software for editing images, creating layouts and building sites. They speak fluent HTML/CSS/gobbledegook and have a variety of devices and browsers to hand for testing their work.
The cost of all those tools, knowledge and experience is spread across all their clients, so you can access the best technology for a fraction of the price.
3) Nobody knows your business better than you
When sheep listen to a farmer, they hear โblah-blah-blahโ โ theyโre not renowned for following commands. A sheepdog translates those instructions into noises and actions your sheep can react to.
All that knowledge and experience, you can answer any question. But your webdev has to understand โ just like your customers. If a potential customer doesnโt understand what youโve written on your website, youโve lost them. Your webdev will help you translate your knowledge.
Now, Iโm not suggesting your customers are like sheep โฆ but, well โฆ moving on โฆ
4) Nobody knows everything
Youโve checked the weather forecast, you know where your sheep are going tonight and you know which market you want to take them to, but only your sheepdog hears the strange noises at night and warns you of burglars.
Your sheepdog knows little Johnny has fallen down the well. Again.
Your webdev knows about a lot more than just your business. They know about that really useful tool for collecting information that could help you. They know about the really simple service for getting your clients to sign up for direct debits or an easy way to take credit card payments. Theyโve built or studied solutions to problems you didnโt even realise you had.
5) Theyโre cute, loyal, fluffy and cheap to run
Ok, this one may be pushing it a bit. I can only truly speak for the team at fairly marvellous when I say thisโฆ
Loyal & cheap โ our website packages are designed to treat every business as a relationship and not just another website, at a price thatโs amazingly affordable.
Cute & fluffy โ well, that would probably be Gizzie.
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