Have you ever had to develop a website? We do not mean to sit down to program it but have to, at least, order it and work with the person or team that carries it forward. Although a website, especially an institutional one, is far from being a huge project full of complications (as it could be to develop an entire product), there can still be several factors that involve delays, costs, and frustrations. With experience, these cases are increasingly becoming "old acquaintances" and you will be familiar with them or avoid them altogether. But in the meantime, this article can be of help. Frequent problems when facing a web development 1. Prioritize innumerable functionalities over the launch That the site is online is essential. This is one of the most obvious but also forgotten aspects of any web development. There are a huge number of cases in which, due to not having certain benefits, the site is delayed more and more, losing valuable time to be accessible. This point is so important that there are many companies and professionals that consider the launch of the website as a stage in its development, not the end. As we mentioned in the article with the first steps to define a digital strategy, a good site today is better than a perfect site tomorrow. 2. Pretend a design that everyone likes This is very related to the above. Instead of taking the examples in JPG that the designer put together and discussing them with your partners for weeks, it is best to quickly negotiate a mid-point and move forward with their layout and programming. "Playing" with a functional website, being able to browse and see it in your browser is much better than discussing static images and will help make design decisions easier, preventing the project from stagnating. Again, the priority is to launch the web, not to achieve a design that marauded the masses. 3. New needs arise that increase costs This is a risk that is always latent. To minimize it, it helps a lot to plan and, above all, to work with excellent professionals. Aweb development companyor freelancer that has developed websites for a long time and for various businesses will quickly know if you are missing any key issue. If despite this, new demands arise during the course of the project, it will be useful to evaluate its relevance, its cost and how necessary it is to include it in the current stage. If it is concluded that it is feasible to include it later, for example, a month after the site was launched, its associated cost would not be immediate. 4. Incompatibility between the services of the hosting service and what you need This is mainly a technical issue and, as such, it is ideal to see it with someone expert in the subject. It can be the programmer, the project leader or even some representative of the hosting service. In any case, it is crucial to be able to clearly state what the site is going to require so that the expert in question can evaluate it and contrast it with what is offered in the hosting plan. 5. Security failures Make sure you keep or require the developer, backup copies of everything. Additionally, it is vital that the code or your CMS are as secure as possible: updated versions, complex passwords and various levels of security. Again, at this point, it is very helpful to work with experienced professionals. 6. The site is not seen on mobile devices Ideally, the site has a design prepared to fit various device types and screen sizes. However, if for budget or time issues you cannot face it in this way in a first stage, the site should still be able to be viewed from a mobile device. This has to do with the technology that is developed because, for example, many devices can not open a site developed in Flash. Thus, it is important that this point is raised before starting the web development so whoever does it is aware. Conclusions Addressing this type of project is not necessarily difficult, but it has its particularities. The key points are to have an idea as defined as possible before starting and be able to clearly communicate it to the professionals involved, in order to avoid misunderstandings, and for the development to flow.
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