{"id":2190,"date":"2016-09-20T12:28:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T18:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nositeunseen.com\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2016-09-20T12:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T18:28:19","slug":"filling-a-much-needed-service-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nositeunseen.com\/news\/filling-a-much-needed-service-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Filling a Much Needed Service Region"},"content":{"rendered":"
Would you buy a new car that came with a warranty, or one that came with a supply of vinyl polish and a tool kit?\u00a0 You’d take the warranty, of course, because you buy the car to use it – not to spend time fixing and polishing it.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n So why would\u00a0you purchase\u00a0website hosting that comes with just vinyl polish and a tool\u00a0kit?<\/p>\n Visual designer, ready made templates, managed hosting, regular backups. \u00a0Everything a website operator needs to do-it-yourself<\/em>. \u00a0Don’t get us wrong – many of the website hosts provide good development tools and secure, stable servers. \u00a0Ourselves included. \u00a0But unless your business is website development your time is already invested into other areas and you really should not be giving up that time from\u00a0your area of expertise just to perform development\u00a0and upkeep.<\/p>\n Granted\u00a0you can save money by getting the “polish and tools” over contracting a developer. \u00a0That makes sense starting out, but remember that every hour you are spending on your website is an hour away from practicing\u00a0your vocation\u00a0and generating revenue. \u00a0After all, your website is not the one that\u00a0generates income – you are. \u00a0Your website should be assisting you in that, not taking you away from it.<\/p>\n So why would\u00a0you purchase\u00a0website hosting that comes with just vinyl polish and a tool\u00a0kit?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Much of the website development and operating community has\u00a0subscribed to\u00a0a belief that you, the website operator, are the one who must take responsibility for\u00a0your website. \u00a0This belief has been perpetuated and fostered over the years, and is true – but only to a point<\/em>.<\/p>\n You are indeed responsible for your website, but only\u00a0because your\u00a0website host is\u00a0not. \u00a0<\/em>And they shouldn’t be. \u00a0The potential work load that represents could put them out of business quickly if they were to assume it. \u00a0A line had to be drawn somewhere. \u00a0BUT<\/strong> there is a space in between the host and the operator that\u00a0has not been filled like it could be – an intermediary service region between the web host and their customer.<\/p>\n After all, your website is not the one that\u00a0generates income – you are. \u00a0Your website should be assisting you in that, not taking you away from it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It can be argued that the website programmer\/developer serves as that intermediary service, and again true … to a point<\/em>. \u00a0An auto mechanic serves as an intermediary service between the car dealer\u00a0and the owner – but an expensive service when it’s out of pocket for the owner, and overkill\u00a0when the issue is a radio knob that somehow was lost, or a coffee spill stain on the dash that doesn’t polish out. \u00a0That’s when the polish and tool kit become preferred.<\/p>\n\n
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