5 biggest mistakes that web developers have made over the years, these issues are those that are ruining the web development industry at large.
June 2, 2005 (Press Release) --
1.) Cheap, Cheap, Cheap domains, hosting, designing - that is all i hear & see all over the web, it feels CHEAP is something to feel proud of in web community, its a medallion to be displayed big and bold. It is as if its a symbol & reflection of success. Thank God at Cibol we learnt it quickly enough, if we have to succeed CHEAPNESS should not be our virtue.
2.) Selling Domain Names at dirt cheap prices to the end customer. Lowering prices is good for bulk but not to the end user. You will manage the customers domain for the whole time, how can one do with margins of few cents. End customers must be sold domain names for prices in the range of $ 35 or above if a reseller is getting domains at the current prices.
3.) Hosting is the similar case, good that you can lower your prices for reseller, but you are offering services for an entire year to the customer, how can one live by selling so cheap.
4.) Starting a web business with one computer and your uncle(s) as your clients, how long can a business survive. Web development as with other businesses require a full team based operations, proper capital investment, infrastructure & out of the world management skills to succeed.
5. Every website on the internet claims to a be leader, i guess they must be, but then its that every one is leading himself with none to follow except ones shadow.
These are issues that needs solid soul searching from every one of us in the business, domain registrars who are registering domains for low prices for single customers.
There is a need for rectification of mistakes we all have made. I foresee that in the next 3 years more than 80% of current people in the business of web development would be defunct, because none of them have solid business foundations, proper infrastructure & above all funding necessary to run this business.
2.) Selling Domain Names at dirt cheap prices to the end customer. Lowering prices is good for bulk but not to the end user. You will manage the customers domain for the whole time, how can one do with margins of few cents. End customers must be sold domain names for prices in the range of $ 35 or above if a reseller is getting domains at the current prices.
3.) Hosting is the similar case, good that you can lower your prices for reseller, but you are offering services for an entire year to the customer, how can one live by selling so cheap.
4.) Starting a web business with one computer and your uncle(s) as your clients, how long can a business survive. Web development as with other businesses require a full team based operations, proper capital investment, infrastructure & out of the world management skills to succeed.
5. Every website on the internet claims to a be leader, i guess they must be, but then its that every one is leading himself with none to follow except ones shadow.
These are issues that needs solid soul searching from every one of us in the business, domain registrars who are registering domains for low prices for single customers.
There is a need for rectification of mistakes we all have made. I foresee that in the next 3 years more than 80% of current people in the business of web development would be defunct, because none of them have solid business foundations, proper infrastructure & above all funding necessary to run this business.
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