Comments on: Building a Website is Like Building a House http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/ Technology for creatives Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brett Derricott http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-10372 Brett Derricott Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:24:55 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-10372 @Mario: Glad you enjoyed the article! @Mario: Glad you enjoyed the article!

]]> By: Mario http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-10356 Mario Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:15:46 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-10356 I was recently asked to do a "simple change" by my client. I immediately responded with a long-winded explanation of how this was not what we had discussed and so on... next time, I'll just use your analogy. Thanks for the excellent write up. I was recently asked to do a “simple change” by my client. I immediately responded with a long-winded explanation of how this was not what we had discussed and so on… next time, I’ll just use your analogy.

Thanks for the excellent write up.

]]> By: David Cook http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9768 David Cook Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:14:23 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9768 I am probably what you would call a little kid down the block when it comes to design and selling of websites however I use the same analogy as you when it comes to explaining how a website is developed and constructed. My main focus is computer training for the disabled and elderly and it is subsidized by income from selling hosting packages for which I have to build basic websites sometimes. I guess I am more of a land developer with a kit home option but I always give my customers all the tools they need to manage or move their site I they find I cannot satisfy their needs. The method you have described makes it easy to demystify a website to a plumber wanting a web presence. I am probably what you would call a little kid down the block when it comes to design and selling of websites however I use the same analogy as you when it comes to explaining how a website is developed and constructed. My main focus is computer training for the disabled and elderly and it is subsidized by income from selling hosting packages for which I have to build basic websites sometimes.
I guess I am more of a land developer with a kit home option but I always give my customers all the tools they need to manage or move their site I they find I cannot satisfy their needs.

The method you have described makes it easy to demystify a website to a plumber wanting a web presence.

]]> By: Brett Derricott http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9172 Brett Derricott Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:20:37 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9172 @Leanne: Thanks for posting your question! I wish I had more expertise with various analytics tools so that I could answer your question with authority, but most of my experience has been with WebTrends, HitBox, and Google Analytics. Google Analytics (formerly Urchin) used to have just one thing going for it: free. Their recent update, however, drastically improved the tool. I typically recommend Google Analytics to most people as it seems to do most things well enough and is entirely free. @Leanne: Thanks for posting your question! I wish I had more expertise with various analytics tools so that I could answer your question with authority, but most of my experience has been with WebTrends, HitBox, and Google Analytics.

Google Analytics (formerly Urchin) used to have just one thing going for it: free. Their recent update, however, drastically improved the tool. I typically recommend Google Analytics to most people as it seems to do most things well enough and is entirely free.

]]> By: Leanne Hughes http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9092 Leanne Hughes Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:11:12 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9092 General Question: Currently our agency using Google Analytics if we are developing new websites for clients or if we are taking over the management of a current site. I've heard alot both positive and negative regarding Google Analytics as well as some of the more popular paid software like Web Trends. Anyone have any suggestions why one and not the other? Thanks. General Question: Currently our agency using Google Analytics if we are developing new websites for clients or if we are taking over the management of a current site.

I’ve heard alot both positive and negative regarding Google Analytics as well as some of the more popular paid software like Web Trends.

Anyone have any suggestions why one and not the other? Thanks.

]]> By: Mike Pearce http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9015 Mike Pearce Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:38:24 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-9015 Great article, I'm going to show this to clients in the future! Thanks Brett! Great article, I’m going to show this to clients in the future! Thanks Brett!

]]> By: Brett Derricott http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8929 Brett Derricott Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:36:36 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8929 @Oliver: It is definitely amazing how often clients will categorize major changes as "simple." I think web development (and even how websites work in general) is something of a black box for clients. They don't have a sense for which changes truly are simple and which are actually complex. Thanks for the comment! @Oliver: It is definitely amazing how often clients will categorize major changes as “simple.” I think web development (and even how websites work in general) is something of a black box for clients. They don’t have a sense for which changes truly are simple and which are actually complex. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Oliver Murray http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8928 Oliver Murray Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:39:03 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8928 Great analogy. I find the most beneficial stage of building a site is spending many hours with the client so I understand their business and customer information needs as well as them having a realistic expectation aka "Blueprints from the Architect". How many times have you heard I just have a few simple changes that will be really quick and easy? The house analogy will solve this ... "so you want me to move the bathroom to the other side of the house ;-)" Great analogy.
I find the most beneficial stage of building a site is spending many hours with the client so I understand their business and customer information needs as well as them having a realistic expectation aka “Blueprints from the Architect”.

How many times have you heard I just have a few simple changes that will be really quick and easy? The house analogy will solve this … “so you want me to move the bathroom to the other side of the house ;-)”

]]> By: Annotea.com » Comment expliquer à un client la création du site http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8919 Annotea.com » Comment expliquer à un client la création du site Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:05:51 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8919 [...] J’aime bien la comparaison de cet article. Il compare l’évolution d’un site Internet à l’évolution d’une maison. C’est évident que le client comprend après ! À lire …   [...] [...] J’aime bien la comparaison de cet article. Il compare l’évolution d’un site Internet à l’évolution d’une maison. C’est évident que le client comprend après ! À lire …   [...]

]]> By: Shani http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8917 Shani Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:21:57 +0000 http://www.agencybyte.com/2007/07/23/building-a-website-is-like-building-a-house/#comment-8917 Great article, I think I'm gonna show it to every new client. Great article, I think I’m gonna show it to every new client.

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