{"id":2529,"date":"2022-02-16T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/?p=2529"},"modified":"2023-06-23T08:41:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T13:41:31","slug":"should-you-hire-a-web-designer-or-web-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/should-you-hire-a-web-designer-or-web-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Hire a Web Designer or Web Developer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2529\" class=\"elementor elementor-2529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78e9912 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78e9912\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b7882b\" data-id=\"9b7882b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1da63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe1da63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For as long as websites have been around, there have been website designers, website developers, and professionals who handle both aspects of website creation. For business owners looking to update their existing website or launch an entirely new website, it can be confusing to distinguish the difference between website design and website development.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Here, we\u2019ll discuss web design, web development, the differences between the two, and what kind of web professional your business should hire when it comes time to make changes to your website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a79edca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a79edca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21b3b5b\" data-id=\"21b3b5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e3544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7e3544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/houston-websitedesign-development.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2533\" alt=\"Website Design Company in Houston\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/houston-websitedesign-development.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/houston-websitedesign-development-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/houston-websitedesign-development-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d70a616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d70a616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-615b549\" data-id=\"615b549\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0727c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0727c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 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href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/should-you-hire-a-web-designer-or-web-developer\/#Web_Development\" >Web Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/should-you-hire-a-web-designer-or-web-developer\/#Differences_Between_Website_Design_and_Website_Development\" >Differences Between Website Design and Website Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/should-you-hire-a-web-designer-or-web-developer\/#Should_Your_Web_Professional_Do_Both\" >Should Your Web Professional Do Both?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/should-you-hire-a-web-designer-or-web-developer\/#Web_Design_and_Development_at_Its_Best\" >Web Design and Development at Its Best<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_Design\"><\/span>Web Design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80a2c5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80a2c5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95ae842\" data-id=\"95ae842\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925ca90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"925ca90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Website design refers to how a website appears visually. Design can include things like layouts, photos, colors, fonts, and more. Anything that contributes to the look, feel, or branding of a website\u2019s visual aspects is considered design. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/managed-it-services-houston-tx\/custom-web-design-houston\">Website designers<\/a> often have skillsets in graphics, art, and user experience. Web design can be split up into different categories, including:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><b>UX (User Experience)<\/b> \u2013 Ensures the user can interact with and use the website in an efficient way.<\/li><li class=\"li1\"><b>UI (User Interface)<\/b> \u2013 Ensures that graphics, photos, and typography add to the experience of a website. Examples of interface elements include buttons, menus, text fields, sliders, tags, progress bars, and more.<\/li><li class=\"li1\"><b>Visual Design<\/b> \u2013 Ensures that the finalized website looks attractive.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94a5a32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94a5a32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72cd4ee\" data-id=\"72cd4ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988c04f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"988c04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_Development\"><\/span>Web Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea9e6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea9e6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b04b574\" data-id=\"b04b574\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68ed5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e68ed5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Website development refers to how a website functions from a coding perspective. Website developers use programming such as CSS, JavaScript, HTML, Python, Ruby on Rails, and others to create the infrastructure and functionality of a website\u2019s front and back end. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/design\">Web developers<\/a> work with web designers to take their designs and make them functioning sites. Web developers can be split up into a few different categories, including:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\"><b>Front-End Developers<\/b> \u2013 Focus on the part of a website that users directly interact with, including buttons, text, images, navigation menus, and more.<\/li><li class=\"li1\"><b>Back-End Developers <\/b>\u2013 Focus on the part of the website that users do not directly interact with. Also known as the server-side of the site, these developers work on the aspects that support and run the website, such as software, data, system components, and more<i>. <\/i><\/li><li class=\"li1\"><b>Full Stack Developers<\/b> \u2013 Have experience with both front-end and back-end development.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9b9bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9b9bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-943c5ee\" data-id=\"943c5ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e57c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e57c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/find-website-design-development-houston.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2534\" alt=\"Website Development Company in Houston\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/find-website-design-development-houston.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/find-website-design-development-houston-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.is-t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/find-website-design-development-houston-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0a99fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0a99fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69718e5\" data-id=\"69718e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51bc4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b51bc4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_Between_Website_Design_and_Website_Development\"><\/span>Differences Between Website Design and Website Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61dee57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61dee57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4438d92\" data-id=\"4438d92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742dc8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"742dc8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Aside from the technical skillsets listed above, website designers tend to be a bit more creative while website developers are often more technical. In addition, web designers tend to be more focused on the visual elements while the web developer is more concerned with function and ease-of-use. In general, think of web design as what the user can see and web development as what the user can\u2019t see. Both are integral to a successful website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adda213 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adda213\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23161df\" data-id=\"23161df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce5e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ce5e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_Your_Web_Professional_Do_Both\"><\/span>Should Your Web Professional Do Both? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9c1dee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9c1dee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-358052c\" data-id=\"358052c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3af023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3af023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Although website design and development are often terms that are used interchangeably, it\u2019s clear that they are two distinct specialties. As a result, not all web designers do development and not all web developers do design. So, the question for business owners who are in the market for a website refresh or new launch is often, \u201cShould you hire a web professional or firm who does both web design and development?\u201d The choice is up to you, however, there can be benefits to working with someone or a team of people who do both. If your website design and development team are one and the same, they can create a seamless web experience for both business owners and users. In addition, having a web designer and developer can help save time and money both during the initial design\/development process and during the life of your site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a7d197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a7d197\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-160c433\" data-id=\"160c433\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ad0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26ad0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_Design_and_Development_at_Its_Best\"><\/span>Web Design and Development at Its Best<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5082f6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5082f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88af8bf\" data-id=\"88af8bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a7499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a7499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When your business needs quality web design and development, you need to find a competent web developer that can achieve both for you. No matter if you need a brand new website or are refreshing an old one using a web developer that can do both is the ideal situation. The best way to get the ideal site built is to hire someone that has both skills and has a portfolio of design and development work you can take a look at.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For as long as websites have been around, there have been website designers, website developers, and professionals who handle both aspects of website creation. For business owners looking to update their existing website or launch an entirely new website, it can be confusing to distinguish the difference between website design and website development. 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