You f*cked up.
No but seriously, the site is ugly and looks like it's half done, it also looks cheaply done (and $300 is cheap for a web design). Half the buttons lead to no where or blank pages...
You should have done a lot more research before wasting your money on this. YES there is a time where you can do too much research, but it's almost as if you have did NONE. Actually you even pretty much admit it, you say you had an idea and went straight to hiring the designer. In this day and age, that isn't going to work anymore. Now you're asking what you should do NEXT?
Jesus... You're also violating the commandment of control.
I would suggest you either do what you think you need to do next, and then fail so you can learn from it.
OR
You go do some real research, look at sites that are similar to yours and successful (if you still want to continue with the idea) and see how you can do something better than them, or improve on what they already have. Then you come back, hire a new designer (a good quality designer, should cost you around $700+), and give it another go.
Before you make your site, you need to know almost EXACTLY what will be on it. You need to have the pages either mapped out in a document, or in your head. Then you need to be on top of the development, when the designer says he's done or asks what he should work on next, you need to be able to quickly analyze everything that has been done and what needs to be fixed/tweaked/added. You will need to hire a programmer if you plan on doing anything that will require advanced functionality (admin panel, login/registration, in-site job search, profiles, etc).
This was a bad test run for ya man.
If you need a new designer, I'll hook you up with mine. The designer you just paid just made an easy $300 for half-assed work, probably one the easiest and sloppiest $300 he ever made. Either he barely knew English, or he just plain took advantage of you and knew how inexperienced you were.
Can I ask, why you decided to act on this idea anyway? Was it random? Or do you have a goal in mind?
No but seriously, the site is ugly and looks like it's half done, it also looks cheaply done (and $300 is cheap for a web design). Half the buttons lead to no where or blank pages...
You should have done a lot more research before wasting your money on this. YES there is a time where you can do too much research, but it's almost as if you have did NONE. Actually you even pretty much admit it, you say you had an idea and went straight to hiring the designer. In this day and age, that isn't going to work anymore. Now you're asking what you should do NEXT?
Jesus... You're also violating the commandment of control.
I would suggest you either do what you think you need to do next, and then fail so you can learn from it.
OR
You go do some real research, look at sites that are similar to yours and successful (if you still want to continue with the idea) and see how you can do something better than them, or improve on what they already have. Then you come back, hire a new designer (a good quality designer, should cost you around $700+), and give it another go.
Before you make your site, you need to know almost EXACTLY what will be on it. You need to have the pages either mapped out in a document, or in your head. Then you need to be on top of the development, when the designer says he's done or asks what he should work on next, you need to be able to quickly analyze everything that has been done and what needs to be fixed/tweaked/added. You will need to hire a programmer if you plan on doing anything that will require advanced functionality (admin panel, login/registration, in-site job search, profiles, etc).
This was a bad test run for ya man.
If you need a new designer, I'll hook you up with mine. The designer you just paid just made an easy $300 for half-assed work, probably one the easiest and sloppiest $300 he ever made. Either he barely knew English, or he just plain took advantage of you and knew how inexperienced you were.
Can I ask, why you decided to act on this idea anyway? Was it random? Or do you have a goal in mind?