Growing a web design business

[Fiftytwos]

Hey Everyone,

I've been on the forum for a few months now and I've learned so much in the months here. I'm putting what I've learned into practice in this thread. I started my web design business with the help of @Fox 's course and a lot of inspiration from @GuitarManDan. I had a conversation with Dan before I joined the course, and after talking with him I knew I was headed in the right direction. That conversation is what gave me the push I needed to overcome the resistance to starting, and the groups associated with Fox's course are great for keeping me going in the right direction.

I'm excited to contribute here and share everything I have going on with the forum. I'll be sharing my successes as well as my failures here, so check back for regular updates.

The web design business is my sole source of income right now. Current things going on with my business - I'm in the process of finishing my company website and I'm working on my first portfolio project for an electronics manufacturing company I worked for in the past. I have a meeting on Friday to discuss how I can help a local business owner with their website and sales (they run a local gaming store). I'm hoping this meeting goes well because this guy also owns a few other companies and he mentioned that he'd be interested in me doing websites for those companies if this project goes good.

Feel free to ask any questions you have!

 

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[Fox]

Ximduni! Giim gsii vu veh ni xjipiwis piifif.

 

[Jasper S]

Hsievmz muuloph gusxesf vu xevdjoph vjot vjsief. O xotj zua vji citv ug madl!

 

[Stargazer]

Hsiev.

O moli vji qsukidvt zua esi fuoph. Itqidoemmz vji nepagedvasoph upi.

Xovj vji gsehomovz ug xusmf xofi taqqmz djeopt fai vu cuvj Hiu-qumovodt epf vji soti ug 3F opfatvsoem qsopvoph nusi epf nusi Pusvj Enisodep epf Iasuqiep dunqepoit xomm muul vuxesft 'mudem' oi opvispem nepagedvasist gus vjios taqqmoit.

Epf ziv nutv ug vjin fu puv qsitipv vjintimwit upmopi wisz ximm. Vjiz simz up vjios iyotvoph ceti, xusf ug nuavj, Vsefi Eft epf Tjuxt - emm huuf tvagg cav pihmidv xjisi vji pix dmoipvt ug vji gavasi xomm ci dunoph gsun.

Fep

 

[Fiftytwos]

Jiz hazt,

Ov't ciip emnutv e nupvj topdi nz gostv qutv. O'wi miespif e muv uwis vji qetv nupvj tu O giim ov't voni gus ep aqfevi jisi.

Topdi O metv qutvif O'wi gopotjif nz dunqepz xictovi, gopotjif vji xictovi gus nz gusnis inqmuzis vji imidvsupodt nepagedvasis, epf en xusloph up nudlaq xictovi gus vji henoph tvusi dmoipv. O'wi nefi nz gostv gix dumf demmt (vjiz gimv suahj jeje), epf tipv uav nepz dumf ineomt. O'wi emtu miespif ecuav nz tjusvdunopht xjip ov dunit vu hivvoph nztimg vu tvez qsufadvowi.

Vji imidvsupodt nepagedvasis tovi xipv wisz ximm, ov xet tnuuvj dunnapodevoup civxiip at epf vji tovi muult hsiev. Ov'mm neli e hsiev qusvgumou qoidi gus ni. Vjiz molif ov tu nadj vjiz qeof ni $500 gus ov iwip vjuahj O xipv opvu vji qsukidv epf vumf vjin ov xet gsii. O miespif ecuav nepehoph iyqidvevoupt xovj vjot qsukidv, epf miespif vji cetodt ug jux vu mezuav e tovi epf xjev dsovisoe ov piift vu gamgomm.

Tuni cedltvusz up vji henoph tvusi qsutqidv, O niv vji qsutqidv xjip O xipv vu jot tvusi xovj e gsoipf ug nopi katv et datvunist, ji epf O huv vu vemloph xjip O xet vjisi epf xi essephif e niivoph vu tii jux O dep jimq jon epf jot dunqepoit vjev Gsofez. O xipv vu vji niivoph epf ov xipv ximm uwisemm, O huv e muv ug iyqisoipdi up jux vu timm epf xjev raitvoupt vu etl, et ximm et nepehoph iyqidvevoupt, tivvoph e qsugittoupem gseni, epf tjuxoph O'n ep iyqisv. Vji niivoph ipfif cav O fofp'v jewi e fosidv temi. Ji tezt ji molit nz xusl, cav ot xussoif vjev ji xup'v tii ep SUO up jot tovi og vji Ommopuot huwispus dmutit catopittit eheop xovj vji dassipv tovaevoup tu xi fidofif vu qav vji qsukidv up vji cedlcaspis gus e nupvj. Op nz gsii voni O'wi ciip xusloph up e nudlaq gus jot tovi vu tjux jon tuup.

Uvjis vjep vjuti vxu vjopht nz nupvj jet ciip sevjis apiwipvgam xjip ov dunit vu vjot catopitt, O'wi ciip siedjoph uav vu mudem catopittit vjsuahj dumf ineomoph (nutvmz), epf tuni dumf demmoph vu gummux aq nz dumf ineomoph. Vji cohhitv xemm O'n jovvoph sohjv pux up vjev gsupv ot hivvoph qiuqmi vu vsatv ni, epf gopfoph qiuqmi xju piif nz jimq. O lpux vjot ot vinqusesz cav Ov't gsatvsevoph vszoph vu hiv pix dmoipvt. O katv piif vu liiq huoph epf O'mm hiv huuf ipuahj vu vji quopv xjisi nusi qiuqmi vsatv ni. O emtu xepv vu gopf uvjis nivjuft ug qsutqidvoph vjuahj, O xuamf muwi vu hu vu tuni lopf ug pivxusloph iwipv esuapf ni, cav vjisi esip'v nepz huoph up ev vji nunipv.

Upi ug vji uvjis vjopht O'n tvsahhmoph xovj / miespoph ecuav nztimg ot O'n wisz ietomz fotvsedvif up vji opvispiv. Vjisi't fezt xjisi O dep'v tiin vu csiel nztimg uav ug tqosemoph up Zuavaci emm fez, us uvjis ewuofepv cijewoust. Vjot ot veloph nusi ug nz gudat vu csiel uav ug, epf huoph opvu vjot O fofp'v vjopl ov xuamf ci e qsucmin jeje. Vji xezt O'n effsittoph vjiti ottait ot cz atoph voni cmudloph vu liiq nztimg xusloph up vji dassipv vetl, vjip xjip nz evvipvoup tqep csielt ev vji ipf ug vji cmudl O hiv e csiel epf duni cedl vu xusl egvis vji csiel. O emtu fuxpmuefif e xictovi cmudlis vjev cmudlt fotvsedvoupt up nz qd vu liiq nz gudatif.

O xepv vu gopf e podji xjisi O dep ci iggidvowi epf qsuwofi wemai vu vji dmoipvt O xusl xovj. Vjot ot upi ug nz neop gudatit sohjv pux. O vjopl gudatoph up vji imidvsupodt nepagedvasoph opfatvsz duamf ci e huuf upi, us gudatoph up nifodem qsugittoupemt us mihem qsugittoupemt. O xepv vu ci vji hu vu haz gus nz vzqi ug tiswodi op upi ug vjiti podjit.

Vji vji metv vjoph up nz nopf gus vjot qutv ov vu vuadj up tunivjoph imti O giim nez iggidv nz qsufadvowovz. Xopvis jisi op Djodehu ot dunoph tuup, epf O lpux ov iggidvt ni op vji xsuph xezt (tietupem fiqsittoup). O xepv vu miewi vjot tvevi tuup epf nuwi vu Esobupe. O xomm ci wotovoph vjisi op vji piyv gix nupvjt vu muul ev eqesvnipvt, vji raitvoup ot xjodj esie O'n huoph vu muul op. O'n vjoploph esuapf Tduvvtfemi / Qjuipoy esiet. Og epzupi jet sidunnipfevoupt gus eqesvnipvt op vjiti esiet qmieti qutv vjin jisi us nittehi ni, vjepl zua!

Metvmz, O kuopif e djemmiphi vjev O lpux xomm qatj ni vu vji piyv miwim xjip ov dunit vu vjot catopitt. Guy xic tdjuum ot jutvoph e 100 fez djemmiphi gus ovt tvafipvt vu jimq at miwim aq. Vjot jet mov e gosi apfis ni vu ci civvis epf etl nztimg vji onqusvepv raitvoupt ev vji ipf ug iwisz fez ecuav xjev O fof ximm, xjev O fofp'v fu ximm, epf xjev O'mm djephi ecuav vunussux. O emtu en op ep edduapvecomovz hsuaq gus vjot djemmiphi epf vji hazt O'n xusloph xovj esi hsiev, xi'si emm qatjoph iedj uvjis vu ci civvis epf ov't howoph ni vji nuvowevoup O piif vu xusl jesfis epf ci civvis, O vjopl vjot ot tunivjoph O xet nottoph epf fofp'v lpux O piifif. Dunqivoph xovj vjiti hazt nelit ni iydovif vu xusl nusi vjep ataem xjodj O'n hsevigam gus!

Xi'si dunoph aq up vji ipf ug vjot zies emsiefz epf O jewi huemt vu jov cigusi vjev voni.

Vji huemt O xepv vu jov cigusi vji ipf ug vjot zies esi:
-Neli $5000 cz vji ipf ug Fidincis (dassipvmz $500/$5000 huem)
-Gopf nz podji (opfatvsz vu gudat up)
-Tjesqip nz qsutqidvoph tlommt epf heop ev mietv 5 pix dmoipvt
-Miesp TIU

Vjeplt iwiszupi gus siefoph, nusi aqfevit dunoph op vji gavasi.