Have u ever compared sites designed by Nigerians and the ones from places like US? I seem to see mediocrity, lack of a sense of seriousness, finess and excellence in Nigerian's sites. May be its only me that sees it that way. COuld it be because we charge so low and as a result, we cant go an extra mile to give clients excellence. Ps let s improve on this. I know some organisation that source for their web desingers from Abroad. This does not speak well of our indigenous developers.

On one side of the coin, webmasters (or whatever they prefer to be called) think the are selling water (5 naira per gallon).
On the flip side, prospective clients think they are pricing crayfish.

P.S: This is not a "Nigerian" thing though.

I agree with you that 'some' web designers and developers lack the creative skills to develop good website. Its rather unfortunate that some organizations outsource their websites to agencies abroad; i don't blame them though.

I think when designers and developer in Nigeria start to come up with websites that conform with latest web trends, people will keep importing websites. Also, they should stop charging cheap fees in the name of making money.

There are lots of Good Web Designers who are good at graphic i take graphic very serious but the issue is how many client is willing to pay the last client i did a work for couldn't afford a joomla template so i build a replica like it, end of the day am still fighting over my fees,the sad part is he doesn't want to pay and i have his FTP accounts and passwords,just that am a christian with conscience, i wont post his name,

It is really very bad.

Dual Core:

On one side of the coin, webmasters (or whatever they prefer to be called) think the are selling water (5 naira per gallon).
On the flip side, prospective clients think they are pricing crayfish.

P.S: This is not a "Nigerian" thing though.

i think ha said all. That is the basic truth, problem on the part of the developer/designer while on the other end, there seems to be lack of encouragement from the clients end

many clients will give the job to the developer asking the least amount of money. thinking they are saving money. . .

I think it also starts with vendors (designer and developers) charging very cheap fees. For example, i once had a meeting with a prospective client and when we got to the money aspect, i gave him my bill and shouted 'SOMEONE SAID HE'LL DO THIS FOR N20,000'.

drone99:

I think it also starts with vendors (designer and developers) charging very cheap fees. For example, i once had a meeting with a prospective client and when we got to the money aspect, i gave him my bill and shouted 'SOMEONE SAID HE'LL DO THIS FOR N20,000'.

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many clients will give the job to the developer asking the least amount of money. thinking they are saving money. . .

pc guru:

There are lots of Good Web Designers who are good at graphic i take graphic very serious but the issue is how many client is willing to pay the last client i did a work for couldn't afford a joomla template so i build a replica like it, end of the day am still fighting over my fees,the sad part is he doesn't want to pay and i have his FTP accounts and passwords,just that am a christian with conscience, i wont post his name,

Dual Core:

On one side of the coin, webmasters (or whatever they prefer to be called) think the are selling water (5 naira per gallon).
On the flip side, prospective clients think they are pricing crayfish.

All sounds very familiar. And very sad indeed.

Dual Core:

P.S: This is not a "Nigerian" thing though.

Me I think it is o

Dual Core:

On one side of the coin, webmasters (or whatever they prefer to be called) think the are selling water (5 naira per gallon).
On the flip side, prospective clients think they are pricing crayfish.

P.S: This is not a "Nigerian" thing though.

Indians also have the same attitude of charging cheap rates.

drone99:

Indians also have the same attitude of charging cheap rates.

Indians are generally known for cheap labour but they deliver.