{"id":19528,"date":"2014-03-13T13:01:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T05:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=19528"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:02:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:02:33","slug":"infographic-web-design-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/infographic-web-design-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Design Industry: Pros Vs. Amateurs (Infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The web design industry in the US is worth $20 billion and is made up of professionals and amateurs. Designers and developers (the professionals), and amateur enthusiasts dab their toes into creating close to <strong>16 million new websites every month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This cool infographic by Webydo breaks down the web design industry in terms of what <strong>makes designers tick<\/strong>, the flaws of the industry, success rates of amateurs, and the industry overview. 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