subject: For All Of You Do-it-yourselfers Out There... [print this page] Let's be clear that we are firm believers in the do it yourself principle, and our hats come off to all of those fine folks that can pull out of the home depot with sheetrock and two by fours and end up with a deck or a family room. There are dozens of good examples of do it yourself projects that all end happy, but for every success story I'm sure there is another person that had the same intentions but ended with a failed inspection or grandma falling through the poorly fastened deck railing. My brother in law is a contractor and he says he charges more to come in and fix a botched attempt that he would to have just started from scratch.
Now, for every good example of a smart do it yourself project there is an obvious example of a terrible do it yourself concept. For example you very rarely hear about someone heading into the dentist after trying to fill there own cavity or perform their own root canal. Of course the federal prison system houses more than one do it your selfer that thought it was a good idea to prepare there own taxes, but you almost never hear about people removing there own appendix or gall bladder. I know what youre thinking, that it's obviously a bad idea not to have a trained professional perform these skilled tasks that require years of education and experience and most people get this concept right away.
A wise man once said that the height of ridiculousness was an elephant hanging off a cliff with its tail tied to a daisy, but as web development professionals with years of education and training, combined with practical experience we know that there is something much more ridiculous than that, and its the notion that its a good idea to have your neighbors kid develop your website or worse than that to do it yourself and pretend that it's o.k. If you are a thrill seeker looking for a challenge try giving yourself a vasectomy or a tubal ligation if you have an afternoon to kill. But for the love of all that we hold as holy and pure would you please leave web design to the professionals. Thank-you.
