DXL - 5:18 am on Nov 23, 2007 (gmt 0)

Designers yes, good designers no. Full service Internet marketing consultants that bring a lot more to the table than simple coding and design work, definite no.

My concern is that some prospective clients aren't able to distinguish between an overnight freelance designer with no internet marketing experience, and an exerperienced one. I think we've all seen sites for designers which claim SEO know-how, but their own company site is poorly optimized. Some big businesses may really do their homework and request proposals from multiple firms, but some small business owners may jump at the first designer that seems like they're qualified.

If there's any benefit to that situation, its getting a potential redesign client after a year passes and they don't see any results. But some of those people will feel burned and won't want to invest even more money in something that they have become discouraged about.