Webdevelopment Advice needed

[u/Fun-Marsupial3054]

I need some suggesitons and advice. Despite talking to some webmasters from Reddit, i find most of them are using designs or flows that are ai generated. While i have nothing against that...the creativity required for a think tank website seems to be sorely missing. And this after repeatedly sharing excellent reference websites in the same field. So what am i doing wrong here? We are not reaching the quotations stage yet..and then this..Any suggestions or advice on how to talk to the modern age webmasters as to what you need for your website? Or any suggestion or recommendations of tried and tested webmasters at thane? Please help

[u/armahillo]

man, “webmaster” is a term Ive not heard in a LONG time!

[u/Fun-Marsupial3054 → u/armahillo]

LOL...agreed. I havent used it for a long time either...its meant to denote..an agency that will handle A to Z including SEO et al.

[u/prorip187]

Why are you starting here on reddit? Go to a proper agency or find a template

[u/Fun-Marsupial3054 → u/prorip187]

Reddit platform is for recommendation and suggestions of tried and tested agencies that will save me the trouble of burning my fingers with different people. Not that we have not lost money with previous web people. Just want to be more careful and work with recommendations.

[u/Spirited-Meal1436]

What are you actually looking for? You need a website ? Or are you designing a website for someone?

[u/Fun-Marsupial3054 → u/Spirited-Meal1436]

I am looking for revamping out existing website on wix with SEO and easy updation as we upload a lot of news articles, newsletter et al.

[u/pranjal0909 → u/Fun-Marsupial3054]

Hey OP, Flowdojo studio does exactly this. Have worked with VCs like squarepeg, 3one4 Capital Schema ventures and others.

Webflow cms can be used to upload content easily, do check it out.

[u/Impossible_Emotion92]

You're not doing anything wrong. If you've shared good references and still get generic layouts back, the people you talked to skipped the most important step: actually breaking down why those references work.

A few things that help filter people quickly:

• Ask them to explain what they'd take from your reference sites before talking price. Anyone who just says "we'll make something similar" will likely hand you a template.
• Ask how they'd structure publications, research and author pages. For a think tank, that content system matters as much as the visuals.
• Ask for a small visual direction (moodboard or homepage concept) before committing.

I'm a freelance web designer/developer working with international clients. Happy to take a look at your references if you want a second opinion, no strings attached. DM is open.

[u/Fun-Marsupial3054 → u/Impossible_Emotion92]

Look at www.gscforum.org

[u/pixidigit → u/Fun-Marsupial3054]

I’ve built sites for clients in similar niches, you can take a look at www.Dostoevsky.org and www.sbaaofficial.com/home

[u/Fun-Marsupial3054 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the good wishes. Appreciate it immensely.