I first discovered that it was possible to escape the 9-5 life when I started a terrible job in January and went on an entrepreneurship podcast binge. Turns out you don't even need a big income, just the option to work remote.
I first tried dropshipping from Aliexpress but all 6 of my websites failed and I made no sales, just spent a ton of money on FB ads. Maybe because I'm terrible at marketing. My next idea was to save up for a few years and then invest in real estate. But I don't want to wait years.
Recently I read the @Fox thread about web design, and realized it was probably my best bet. I'm a software dev so already know how to work with HTML, CSS and JS. This means I can immediately get to work.
So my plan is:
- Create a business website so I can advertise something.
- Add mock websites to the website portfolio.
- Start by emailing small companies with really bad sites (around $100 a job?) and running FB ads
- Move on to bigger clients.
- Hire an assistant to find me suitable clients.
- Create websites worth $10k+ each so I only have to do a few a month.
My plan is to buy HTML themes off Theme Forest and edit them. My main worries are:
- Isn't it illegal to sell the edited themes seeing as it's not 100% your work? I could make them very customized, but still I'm worried. Also, the regular cheap license of around $15-50 isn't much, but to get reseller rights you need $800-$1000, money I don't have yet. I don't want to end up getting sued, and even if I don't I'll still feel really bad.
- Say my client is not tech savvy at all. How would I integrate the new website design? I'm guessing it's to do with DNS setting and stuff, but I really have no experience in that field. Also won't they lose the SEO ranking if the design is completely done over?
- Clients wanting my help after I've finished the job. I don't want to maintain their site, I want to finish the job and be done with it.
I first tried dropshipping from Aliexpress but all 6 of my websites failed and I made no sales, just spent a ton of money on FB ads. Maybe because I'm terrible at marketing. My next idea was to save up for a few years and then invest in real estate. But I don't want to wait years.
Recently I read the @Fox thread about web design, and realized it was probably my best bet. I'm a software dev so already know how to work with HTML, CSS and JS. This means I can immediately get to work.
So my plan is:
- Create a business website so I can advertise something.
- Add mock websites to the website portfolio.
- Start by emailing small companies with really bad sites (around $100 a job?) and running FB ads
- Move on to bigger clients.
- Hire an assistant to find me suitable clients.
- Create websites worth $10k+ each so I only have to do a few a month.
My plan is to buy HTML themes off Theme Forest and edit them. My main worries are:
- Isn't it illegal to sell the edited themes seeing as it's not 100% your work? I could make them very customized, but still I'm worried. Also, the regular cheap license of around $15-50 isn't much, but to get reseller rights you need $800-$1000, money I don't have yet. I don't want to end up getting sued, and even if I don't I'll still feel really bad.
- Say my client is not tech savvy at all. How would I integrate the new website design? I'm guessing it's to do with DNS setting and stuff, but I really have no experience in that field. Also won't they lose the SEO ranking if the design is completely done over?
- Clients wanting my help after I've finished the job. I don't want to maintain their site, I want to finish the job and be done with it.
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