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4.5.3.2 The development of the website  

4.5.3.2.1 Developer 

Respondents would use different web developers (Figure 1.42).  

     in house web designer (44.8%) 

     web hosting company (24.1%) 

     outsourcing web designer (24.1%) 

     no idea  (6.9%) 

By geography, companies in Chiang Mai and Phuket planned to use web host 

more than other sources (Figure 1.43). 

By sector, in house web designer would be the most used in all sectors except in 

service sector (Figure 1.44). 

Figure 1.42 

Website developer in general 

13

In house web designer

outsourcing web designer

7

Web hosting

7

No idea

2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

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No. of respondents

Figure 1.43 

Website developer by geography 

Bangkok

Phuket

Chonburi

Nakhon Ratchasima

Chiangmai

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

In house web designer

Web hosting

Outsourcing designer

others

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