Maybe your question really should be rephrased:
As webmasters, do you need graphics designers just to BUILD your site or to do DESIGN.
There's a big difference between the two. Building just means taking the owner's specs and "model sites" and building a site to spec using HTML, javascript, and your photoshop skills.
Design on the other hand would mean drawing on experience, market research, testing experience, conferring with other webmasters, etc etc.
Unfortunately, the two are confused by some webmasters who really want DESIGN done for BUILDING prices. Design is all about conversion... building is basically just asking for a skilled person to build items to specs [you're on your own re conversion]
The only DESIGNER I've seen on this board that matches the market/site analysis/conversion analysis portion described above is the guy from lumyr or something like that.
Of course, there is also Mike Wylde of Wylde sites but good luck getting to the THE MAN. The guy is a legend cuz his shit CONVERTS.
A good analogy of the distinction would be asking a carpenter to build an addition vs. contracting with Frank Lloyd Wright to do your own personal version of the Kaufmann house.
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