Re: Web Design Career becoming Obsolete

I dont think anyone is saying the days of true legitimate web
development and design are over. But what we have said is -- lets be
realistic and look at the challenges from within and without our
industry.

Sure there is a HUGE market. But no matter how qualified you are you
will face challenges -- especially from others who dont legitimately
have what it takes to do the work. If you prepare yourself and know
your craft well. You WILL earn a good living regardless of how large or
small your business is.

W3C and the Web Standards Project acknowledge the challenges.
Understanding what they are is part of what we do.

Lisa

--- Carolyn Moore <cmoore(at)rebeltrail.com> wrote:
> To: Liliane,
> 
> I have to disagree with what everyone is saying
> about the web design
> industry becoming taken over by "wanna-be" IT people
> in the corporate world.
> 99% of our business is from companies who have taken
> that approach and
> decided to use a professional web design company to
> redesign their corporate
> image on the net (which , I might add, was
> bastardized by a IT person,
> leaving them with a Mickey mouse, broken linked, one
> hour to download, big
> chunky green buttons on a pink background using a
> FrontPage template web
> site!)
> 
> We started our web design firm in our basement, and
> within two years, have
> opened up two offices and employ over 25 people. 
> It's true, the street is
> flooded with 'so-called' web designers, it hasn't
> been hard stealing these
> clients away from the competition with better
> pricing and even better
> quality of work.
> 
> I guess what I'm trying to say to Liliane is, YES
> there is a HUGE market out
> there and yours for the taking.  The days of the web
> designer are definitely
> not over - it's only just begun.
> 
> Good Luck with your web design endeavours,
> 
> Carolyn
> 
> 
> -----------------------------------
> Carolyn Moore
> Rebel Trail Internet Services
> Toll Free: 1-888-997-3235
> Direct:  905-713-9931
> Email:  cmoore(at)rebeltrail.com
> Web: www.rebeltrail.com
> 
> 

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