Comments on: Why you should stop calling yourself a web designer

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:56:31 +0000

Well I’m feeling pretty pumped after running across this article. I felt that angling toward “web publisher” was best – pretty cool to see a pro saying it too.

By: chumbo

chumbo — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:44:50 +0000

There are 100,000,000 people out there calling themselves marketing consultants. 99.99% have never taken a amarketing class and couldn’t even come up with a good definition for the term “marketing” if asked.

It means nothing and people are starting to learn that.

I call myself, “director of pants-free web attack”

By: Mihai Gheza » Life’s too short for lousy customers

Mihai Gheza » Life’s too short for lousy customers — Wed, 31 May 2006 21:50:10 +0000

[...] You're more than a webdesigner! [...]

By: Nick Roy

Nick Roy — Fri, 26 May 2006 17:40:26 +0000

I prefer to call myself an Internet Consultant, Internet Advisor, or an Internet Strategist.

Nick Roy, Webmaster
www.advancedpatient.com

By: Wynnefield

Wynnefield — Thu, 04 May 2006 13:40:15 +0000

found my original post … i hope it makes senses and pertains to the topic:

actually, i had been calling myself a web developer for several years until last year when i landed a terrific gig with a global firm, who provides worldwide contracts in about a dozen or more areas of expertise. i was hired to redesign and remarket the internet presence, develop an intranet and perform any other web-related tasks and internet-related strategies to support a new company branding campaign. i consider myself rather well-rounded in web design tools and techniques such as dreamweaver, flash, css, jscript, and seo strategies.

i was brought into the IT department, and after being on board for several months, i discovered i had been more of a what i would describe as a web “author” or “designer” than developer. we are a fully integrated Micrsoft .NET/SQL Server based shop, developing fully interactive web-based applications for external clients, as well as for our employee base of over 13,000 members across the globe.

i have spent the last number of months absorbed with a “learning bug” i have not had for many years and enjoying it tremendously. studying and coding .net and sql server have provided me a complete new arsenal of tools for developing more indepth, completely interactive sites and/or browser-based applications.

whatever name i give myself (or the company provides) is not nearly as relevant as what i am now able to provide after such a brief period of learning and the internal satisfaction it provides.

whatever you decide to call yourself, i just hope you are having as much fun as i am doing it …

wynne the web guy

By: StevenP

StevenP — Thu, 04 May 2006 13:25:37 +0000

I call myself a Web Consultant. People normally ask what exactly I do and then I go into more detail – depending what I think thay are looking for. If they seem to want a designer, I play up that angle, or if they want a marketer, I focus on that side of my work.
By calling myself a web consultant, people usually presume that I’m an Internet Guru, which is a good place to start your pitch I find.

By: Wynnefield

Wynnefield — Mon, 01 May 2006 15:11:01 +0000

I submitted a rather lengthy comment a week or two ago and wondered why it was not published. I called the first line, “What’s in a Name?”.

thank you,

Wynne

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Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:06:24 +0000

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By: bluetone

bluetone — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:34:30 +0000

Those of you who don’t get what Andrew is trying to say…. you had best go to work now for someone who does…because you are never going to make any real money. Savvy business owners don’t want web sites, they want you to make them a ‘device’ that will make them money – create a process or a service that will MAKE THEM MONEY.

Stupid business owners just don’t want web sites – well maybe they would consider one for $200 USD or less.

I went from web designer to marketing consultant (ad agencies make bucks people) a few years back and it helped greatly. Now I’m out of that altogether and I sell products online. A lot of you are better designers than I will ever be – expand your horizons.

By: dannyFoo

dannyFoo — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 02:45:40 +0000

I like the concept you’re introducing but it bugs me to think that if I were to be referred as a marketing consultant or something with more finese and sounded professional, wouldn’t I be leaving behind my respect of being a website designer?

Clients will no longer appreciate me as a website designer but a consultant in marketing or some other job advocation.

Anyway, just my two cents and really appreciate the sharing of this insight.