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FIRST thing to do is actually close the client with a contract (you can use DocuSign) and get them to pay with a payment processor like Stripe. Nothing is 'real' until the funds hit your account. Then do the Statement of Work.So im a website designer and developer and i've been doing it for a while for the company i used to work for....but now i have my own client for whom i'll be developing a website. We are still in the very initial stages of discussions but he'll sign up for sure.
The thing is, while i have a strong technical background in web development, i don't have a background in doing this as a freelancer or agency owner. I have an overall idea about what to do next but i still feel a bit lost. Like the next thing im gonna work on is the scope of work. And then a contract perhaps.
Is there a course out there from where i can learn more about "how to run this business" side of things? I've seen a lot of "How to start your web agency" courses but they all mostly focus on how to get clients. I'm not worried about how to get clients, at this moment. I wanna learn more about what to do "after" i get a client.
Can anyone help?
For payment, 50% down deposit (non refundable) to pay for the wireframe and design phase => 40% down to then pay for the development on your staging domain => remaining 10% upon deployment. That way you get the most amount of $$ upfront and protects you if the client ghosts.