We are living in an internet driven age. Every organization whether it is a business, educational, medical, or welfare organization, they all need a good website to show people what they do. But getting a good website is not an easy task. Website development is a very difficult job as it requires so much time and effort. If you don’t have the experience, knowledge, skills, and resources to do it on your own, so you hire someone to do it for you.
Options are a luxury but a lot of options can cause problems as it gets difficult for you to choose the right one.
That being said, if you are looking for a website the first step is to decide whether to hire a freelancer or a website agency. Like everything else in the world, both have their pros and cons.
Here is what you need to know about the freelancers and website agencies before hiring one.
Freelancers
Freelancers are expert individuals that work from the comfort of their homes. They are experts in a particular field but have the basic knowledge of almost all the aspects of the regarding the field. They are very cost effective as they have no overhead charges. They work directly with you and there is constant communication between the freelancer and the customer. You can monitor progress through milestones and provide direct feedback. This helps in getting the desired result out of your investment. They work casually so you don’t have to use much of the formal ways to communicate that you might require while working with a website development ecommerce agency.
On the side of the coin, working with a freelancer is not a stable venture. They work solely in a way that “nobody hires me nobody fires me”. They are not dependable. There is no backup in working with a freelancer. if they get sick, overwhelmed, or have other difficulties, it will cause delays in your project because there is no one else who will carry on the work. Furthermore, a freelancer is an expert in a single field, if you need any other expertise you will have no other choice to hire a new one. Managing multiple freelancers at a time and regulating communications between them is a very difficult task.
Ecommerce Agencies
Ecommmerce agencies hire professional developers and designers to meet their client needs. As a result of that, you will get a team of experts with knowledge and experience rather than a single individual. They have different professionals for different jobs. That means agencies can typically handle multi-faceted projects that freelancers can’t and can get a large amount of work done in a shorter amount of time. They have been working together for some time so there is good communication between them that means no problem of regulation.
As there is more than one expert for a task if one is not available the other will continue his work.
Working with a website agency is an expensive venture because of their overhead charges. Moreover, because there are different people working on different jobs their is always a project manager to regulate them. Because of that, there is no direct communication between the customer and the vendor that might cause a bit of trouble.
There is no right and wrong, good or bad in this matter. You should see what you want and who can do it best and make the choice. In the end, it’s your website so it’s your decision.
Good Luck!
