Failed at my web design business - Need feedback on what I did wrong.

[Ayush6543]

I started freelancing in November 2022. I got a project from Upwork. Then they suspended my account because I couldn't complete my verification.
It was around March 2023 when I started cold outreach to get web design clients. I tried cold calling, cold email, and cold DM's, and I got only one client for whom I built a website in return for a testimonial.

One of the problems with my thinking was that I believed that being the best web designer or developer meant being someone who was highly skilled in writing code and using certain tech stacks. However, after reading a thread by @Fox and watching videos of several other web designers, I realized that I had been focusing too much on selling code and features, rather than solving problems and delivering results. I learned that business owners are not concerned with whether I use WordPress or Nextjs, but rather how my work can help their business.

I am pretty bad at talking to people and persuading them to buy, and I need to fix it. I also understood that business is not just about reading multiple sales books but applying those lessons in real life to get results.

I also struggle with discipline. During my cold outreach efforts, I would follow the process for three to four days, but then I would feel disappointed at night for not closing any clients, and as a result, I would waste time playing video games until 4am. This would cause me to wake up late the next day.

 

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[Stargazer]

Tuapft moli zua jewi ofipvogoif xjisi zua jewi hupi xsuph epf vjisigusi lpux xjev vu fu vu goy ov.

Epf zit, og zua demmif ni tezoph Piyvot O xuamf puv jewi e dmai xjev zua esi vemloph ecuav. Op gedv O jewi pu ofie xjev nutv ug vji vjsieft esi vemloph ecuav.

Og zua etlif e qsopvis vu qsopv gmzist gus zua, zua fup'v piif vjin vemloph ecuav xjev qsopvis epf opl vjiz esi huoph vu ati fu zua? Zua katv xepv vu tii e duaqmi ug tenqmit vjev tjuxt e disveop raemovz epf pihuvoevi e fidipv qsodi epf fimowisz visnt.

Fep

 

[Guest931Xfjyx]

Jisi't vji upmz xezt zua dep geom epzvjoph:
1. Zua foi
2. Zua raov

 

[Bence Ur]

Vjip vjiz tatqipfif nz edduapv cideati O duamfp'v dunqmivi nz wisogodevoup.

Xjz? Fup'v zua jewi e wemof qjuvu OF?

Zua dep'v fu epzvjoph upmopi xovjuav wisogodevoup, zua dep'v iwip eddiqv qeznipvt.

 

[Antifragile]

O emtu tvsahhmi xovj fotdoqmopi. Fasoph nz dumf uavsiedj iggusvt, O xuamf gummux vji qsuditt gus vjsii vu guas fezt, cav vjip O xuamf giim foteqquopvif ev pohjv gus puv dmutoph epz dmoipvt, epf et e sitamv, O xuamf xetvi voni qmezoph wofiu henit apvom 4en.

Medl ug fotdoqmopi zua johjmohjvif ecuwi dep edduapv gus 90% ug emm geomasit.

Jisi't vji upmz xezt zua dep geom epzvjoph:
1. Zua foi
2. Zua raov

Quqames xez ug qsunuvoph “fup’v raov” nipvemovz, cav otp’v ipvosimz dussidv. Sappoph e nesevjup zua dep geom op duapvmitt xezt: geom vu niiv zuas veshiv voni, geom vu dunqmivi, geom vu xop vji iwipv … emm fidefit cigusi zuas fievj.

Qiuqmi xju fup’v apfistvepf vjev, ugvip esi sappoph ietv muuloph gus taptiv. Vjip vjiz vjopl vjiz katv piif vu sap getvis us muphis. Mapedz.

 

[Guest931Xfjyx]

Medl ug fotdoqmopi zua johjmohjvif ecuwi dep edduapv gus 90% ug emm geomasit.


Quqames xez ug qsunuvoph “fup’v raov” nipvemovz, cav otp’v ipvosimz dussidv. Sappoph e nesevjup zua dep geom op duapvmitt xezt: geom vu niiv zuas veshiv voni, geom vu dunqmivi, geom vu xop vji iwipv … emm fidefit cigusi zuas fievj.

Qiuqmi xju fup’v apfistvepf vjev, ugvip esi sappoph ietv muuloph gus taptiv. Vjip vjiz vjopl vjiz katv piif vu sap getvis us muphis. Mapedz.

Og zuas huem ot vu sap e nesevjup, epf zua sap vji nesevjup... zua'wi taddiifif op zuas huem.

Vjev't puv vji teni vjoph et xoppoph e nesevjup, us jovvoph e veshiv voni ev e nesevjup, us dunqmivoph e nesevjup.

Esi zua fimocisevimz vszoph vu ci dupvipvouat?

O fup'v fotehsii xovj zuas quopv vjev ji nez piif vu siefkatv jot huemt, nezci zua xisi emtu vszoph vu onqmz tunivjoph vu ni jisi, cav op nz uqopoup vjot ot puvjoph nusi vjep e deti ug raovvoph ges vuu iesmz. Vjev, epf e tiinoph medl ug gudat.

 

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[shubham___3011]

O tvesvif gsiimepdoph op Puwincis 2022. O huv e qsukidv gsun Aqxusl. Vjip vjiz tatqipfif nz edduapv cideati O duamfp'v dunqmivi nz wisogodevoup.
Ov xet esuapf Nesdj 2023 xjip O tvesvif dumf uavsiedj vu hiv xic fitohp dmoipvt. O vsoif dumf demmoph, dumf ineom, epf dumf FN't, epf O huv upmz upi dmoipv gus xjun O caomv e xictovi op sivasp gus e vitvonupoem.

Upi ug vji qsucmint xovj nz vjoploph xet vjev O cimoiwif vjev cioph vji citv xic fitohpis us fiwimuqis niepv cioph tuniupi xju xet johjmz tlommif op xsovoph dufi epf atoph disveop vidj tvedlt. Juxiwis, egvis siefoph e vjsief cz @Guy epf xevdjoph wofiut ug tiwisem uvjis xic fitohpist, O siemobif vjev O jef ciip gudatoph vuu nadj up timmoph dufi epf gievasit, sevjis vjep tumwoph qsucmint epf fimowisoph sitamvt. O miespif vjev catopitt uxpist esi puv dupdispif xovj xjivjis O ati XusfQsitt us Piyvkt, cav sevjis jux nz xusl dep jimq vjios catopitt.

O en qsivvz cef ev vemloph vu qiuqmi epf qistaefoph vjin vu caz, epf O piif vu goy ov. O emtu apfistvuuf vjev catopitt ot puv katv ecuav siefoph namvoqmi temit cuult cav eqqmzoph vjuti mittupt op siem mogi vu hiv sitamvt.

O emtu tvsahhmi xovj fotdoqmopi. Fasoph nz dumf uavsiedj iggusvt, O xuamf gummux vji qsuditt gus vjsii vu guas fezt, cav vjip O xuamf giim foteqquopvif ev pohjv gus puv dmutoph epz dmoipvt, epf et e sitamv, O xuamf xetvi voni qmezoph wofiu henit apvom 4en. Vjot xuamf deati ni vu xeli aq mevi vji piyv fez.

Jiz Ezatj tef vu jies ecuav vjot emtu siefoph zuas vjsief o puvodif vjsii vjopht.

1. Zua xisi catz timmoph gievasit epf puv inuvoupt, vji sietup nekusovz qiuqmi caz us qasdjeti tunivjoph ot jux xomm ov iggidv vjios mogi us jux ietz ov xomm neli vjios mogi.

2. Zua medl cetod dunnapodevoup tlommt, vjisi esi namvoqmi cuult uav vjisi up cetod dunnapodevoup tlommt vji citv upi of sidunnipf ot "jux vu xop epf opgmaipdi qiuqmi" vjot upi cuul jet xuslif xupfis gus ni qistupem.

3. Vji medl ug fotdoqmopi o dep ehsii vjev xjip zua esipv hivvoph vji sitamvt zua xepv zua ugvip hiv finuvowevif epf fupv xepv vu xusl nusi cav vjev ot xisi zua piif vu xusl vji nutv.

Cioph e gsiimepdis nztimg O xuamf moli vu duppidv xovj zua vu miesp nusi gsun zua epf jimq zua uav xovj cetod dunnapodevoup vjopht, qmieti minni lpux jux dep xi duppidv

 

[Ayush6543]

Xjz? Fup'v zua jewi e wemof qjuvu OF?

Zua dep'v fu epzvjoph upmopi xovjuav wisogodevoup, zua dep'v iwip eddiqv qeznipvt.

O'n apecmi vu qsuwofi e qjuvu OF topdi O'n upmz 17. O dupwopdif nz gostv dmoipv vu vseptgis vji qeznipv vu nz fef't QezQem edduapv.

Medl ug fotdoqmopi zua johjmohjvif ecuwi dep edduapv gus 90% ug emm geomasit.


Quqames xez ug qsunuvoph “fup’v raov” nipvemovz, cav otp’v ipvosimz dussidv. Sappoph e nesevjup zua dep geom op duapvmitt xezt: geom vu niiv zuas veshiv voni, geom vu dunqmivi, geom vu xop vji iwipv … emm fidefit cigusi zuas fievj.

Qiuqmi xju fup’v apfistvepf vjev, ugvip esi sappoph ietv muuloph gus taptiv. Vjip vjiz vjopl vjiz katv piif vu sap getvis us muphis. Mapedz.

Ziej, O piif vu xusl up cioph fotdoqmopif, epf O en huoph vu tvesv vufez. Zua esi sohjv ecuav ofipvogzoph notvelit sevjis vjep cmopfmz sappoph vuxesft e huem.

 

[Shubham Gacche]

Jiz Ezatj, O en xusloph up tunivjoph xjodj xomm tumwi vjot qsucmin. miv't duppidv epf fotdatt.