Small Tips for Website Design

I’m late posting. It’s that life thing. I’m redesigning my website.

Okay, I’m not doing it. I’m so not techie; I’m having someone do it.
It’s only been a year since I had it done and while it looked okay, the support was negligible. It was difficult explaining what I wanted done so things didn’t change. And when you’re not techie you don’t always realize what is actually happening.

I’m learning a few things this time around and thought I’d share them with you if you’re looking at redesigning your own site or having someone else do it. First, one of the top priorities is to find someone you can talk to and work with.
Someone you can contact when you have a question or a change. And if they have a twenty-three page contract, read it carefully and maybe reconsider.
Second I don’t own my present website. When I close it I lose the site and info.
Make sure you have the copyright to your site.
Next I was told not to use Weebly if I was going to design my own site.
Apparently it’s very difficult to download your info if you want to move it to a different site.
And it turns out the people who did mine last year made it even more difficult to move it.  I’m learning that now.

Also you need SSL – which I didn’t understand except I knew it was security. Now I realize that’s in the URL – HTTP – not the extra security. Https is secure and over the next year some sites may require the SSL.  And some host sites include the SSL free of charge.

So that’s a few tips I’m learning.
Anyone got any other tips for web designing?