You are a business owner

One of the first things you need to realize is that you are a business owner first and a web designer second. A business requires you to take on a heavy load of responsibilities that include accounting, investing, record keeping, decisions, production, expansion etc. In the face of this large load do you really want to add the responsibilities that come with a website to it?

Professionalism and branding

Professionals usually take care of web design because they know what attracts people’s eyes and what will keep them glued to a website. Even if you think you have a basic idea you are not aware of the market demands and trends in the same way as a professional. Thus, why waste your time with a failry passable website when you can have a highly efficient and attractive website?

Time investment

Finally, while you can complete web design for a basic site you will need to spend time updating it on a regular basis and marketing it to the Internet audience. This is a very time consuming progress that never ends, so it may be best to let someone else make the time investment so that you do not get overwhelmed because website maintenance is a task that never ends.