A former colleague of mine just contacted me after starting a new job. She had inherited a website project for her new firm that was in the final stages of development on the Joomla open source content management software. The consultant doing the work advised her that the contract was ending, and that the client needed to populate the content themselves and then launch the site. Needless to say, this project is most likely going to fail, and I am now assisting them with trying to get their website back to simple HTML so they can have some basic access to modify the site, as the Joomla install is riddled with bugs and issues and there is no one available to support them moving forward.

If you're looking for a new website, make sure that your consultant is going to assist with content population, handle the website launch and then be available ongoing to support you. At Blue Archer, we do all of these steps and more for our clients. Unlike us, many consultants are happy to create a website (and charge you a lot to do so), but not many offer support or stand behind their work over time.

Al Polanec
Principal and Co-founder

Pittsburgh Web Design