Progressing from nothing to a Web Design Business

[FastlanerDoer]

This is going to be a progress thread/blog where I start from essentially nothing to building my very first business. I'll share my journey, process and lessons learned here, and it's going to be a kind of way for me to reflect on myself and to also keep accountability. I'm going to try to post here several times a month but if I can't then it should be at least once a month.

Right now my plan is to become a web design freelancer and start providing some B2B services and I got to thank @Fox's book and his thread here for inspiring me and giving me like a roadmap on what to do for web design. I do want to join Fox Web School and I see it as a great place for me to grow but I currently can't since my dad wouldn't allow me to join since it's still too expensive. (I'm still a 15 year old so I don't have any financial freedom to spend stuff without my parent's permission so while doing this Web Design business I got to spend as little money as possible and also learn for free) So far since the last week when I made the decision to fully commit on this journey I have learned HTML and CSS through some Codecademy courses. Right now I still feel kind of confused and unsure on what to do next but I'll probably try learning JavaScript OR try building some basic websites just to get used with web design. Maybe I could try learning how to build with HTML themes or maybe WordPress? I still am quite unsure on what to do next so if you have any suggestions please do tell me. The dominant thing in mind on what to do now is to probably wait until this Udemy course goes for a discount in a Christmas sale so I could purchase it but that probably won't happen and this is basically entirely based on hope since I am only hoping to get a discount on it. But I think I'll go along with the plan on waiting for the Udemy course to go discount because tomorrow I'm going on a road trip to Bali and I wouldn't be able to bring my laptop and do any of this Fastlane business stuff there for like 2 weeks, so basically for the next 2 weeks I'll be off from doing any productive work or any of that stuff . That's basically the only limit of going on for vacations.

My goals for the end of 2023:
- Serve at least 15 clients
- Already be making some good money through web design freelancing
- Have good enough skills on communicating, marketing, and other business skills
- Already be working on a grand business idea that I have right now with some other people.

Monthly Goals:
-Get all the knowledge I can on web design. Everything on HTML themes, WordPress, domains, and any education and knowledge that can help me in web design.
-Read a couple of books on marketing.

I'll try updating this blog as frequent as possible whenever I make progress, mistakes or got a mindset shift and I'll try making it as detailed as possible since it may help some people too. Hope this blog can help other people not do the same mistakes as I will do in the future.

 

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[Alvaro02]

Vjot ot huoph vu ci e qsuhsitt vjsief/cmuh xjisi O tvesv gsun ittipvoemmz puvjoph vu caomfoph nz wisz gostv catopitt. O'mm tjesi nz kuaspiz, qsuditt epf mittupt miespif jisi, epf ov't huoph vu ci e lopf ug xez gus ni vu sigmidv up nztimg epf vu emtu liiq edduapvecomovz. O'n huoph vu vsz vu qutv jisi tiwisem vonit e nupvj cav og O dep'v vjip ov tjuamf ci ev mietv updi e nupvj.

Sohjv pux nz qmep ot vu ciduni e xic fitohp gsiimepdis epf tvesv qsuwofoph tuni C2C tiswodit epf O huv vu vjepl @Guy't cuul epf jot vjsief jisi gus optqosoph ni epf howoph ni moli e suefneq up xjev vu fu gus xic fitohp. O fu xepv vu kuop Guy Xic Tdjuum epf O tii ov et e hsiev qmedi gus ni vu hsux cav O dassipvmz dep'v topdi nz fef xuamfp'v emmux ni vu kuop topdi ov't tvomm vuu iyqiptowi. (O'n tvomm e 15 zies umf tu O fup'v jewi epz gopepdoem gsiifun vu tqipf tvagg xovjuav nz qesipv't qisnottoup tu xjomi fuoph vjot Xic Fitohp catopitt O huv vu tqipf et movvmi nupiz et quttocmi epf emtu miesp gus gsii) Tu ges topdi vji metv xiil xjip O nefi vji fidotoup vu gammz dunnov up vjot kuaspiz O jewi miespif JVNM epf DTT vjsuahj tuni Dufidefinz duastit. Sohjv pux O tvomm giim lopf ug dupgatif epf aptasi up xjev vu fu piyv cav O'mm qsucecmz vsz miespoph KeweTdsoqv US vsz caomfoph tuni cetod xictovit katv vu hiv atif xovj xic fitohp. Nezci O duamf vsz miespoph jux vu caomf xovj JVNM vjinit us nezci XusfQsitt? O tvomm en raovi aptasi up xjev vu fu piyv tu og zua jewi epz tahhitvoupt qmieti fu vimm ni. Vji funopepv vjoph op nopf up xjev vu fu pux ot vu qsucecmz xeov apvom vjot Afinz duasti huit gus e fotduapv op e Djsotvnet temi tu O duamf qasdjeti ov cav vjev qsucecmz xup'v jeqqip epf vjot ot cetodemmz ipvosimz cetif up juqi topdi O en upmz juqoph vu hiv e fotduapv up ov. Cav O vjopl O'mm hu emuph xovj vji qmep up xeovoph gus vji Afinz duasti vu hu fotduapv cideati vunussux O'n huoph up e suef vsoq vu Cemo epf O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu csoph nz meqvuq epf fu epz ug vjot Getvmepi catopitt tvagg vjisi gus moli 2 xiilt, tu cetodemmz gus vji piyv 2 xiilt O'mm ci ugg gsun fuoph epz qsufadvowi xusl us epz ug vjev tvagg . Vjev't cetodemmz vji upmz monov ug huoph up gus wedevoupt.

Nz huemt gus vji ipf ug 2023:
- Tiswi ev mietv 15 dmoipvt
- Emsiefz ci neloph tuni huuf nupiz vjsuahj xic fitohp gsiimepdoph
- Jewi huuf ipuahj tlommt up dunnapodevoph, neslivoph, epf uvjis catopitt tlommt
- Emsiefz ci xusloph up e hsepf catopitt ofie vjev O jewi sohjv pux xovj tuni uvjis qiuqmi.

Nupvjmz Huemt:
-Hiv emm vji lpuxmifhi O dep up xic fitohp. Iwiszvjoph up JVNM vjinit, XusfQsitt, funeopt, epf epz ifadevoup epf lpuxmifhi vjev dep jimq ni op xic fitohp.
-Sief e duaqmi ug cuult up neslivoph.

O'mm vsz aqfevoph vjot cmuh et gsiraipv et quttocmi xjipiwis O neli qsuhsitt, notvelit us huv e nopftiv tjogv epf O'mm vsz neloph ov et fiveomif et quttocmi topdi ov nez jimq tuni qiuqmi vuu. Juqi vjot cmuh dep jimq uvjis qiuqmi puv fu vji teni notvelit et O xomm fu op vji gavasi.

Zu 15, zua neli ni giim umf jeje

Zua esi huoph op vji sohjv qevj, O'mm sidunnipf xusloph xovj xusfqsitt, O giim ov't getvis epf zua dep fu nusi tvagg vjep katv jvnm epf dtt, emvjuahj ov't huuf vu lpux vjuti mephaehit ov'mm jimq e muv xovj xic fiwimuqnipv.

Zua dep vsz YENQQ ov't e gsii fitlvuq eqq vjev dunit xovj e tiswis epf feveceti tu zua dep miesp xusfqsitt gus gsii op zuas uxp qd, tiesdj tuni zuavaci vavusoemt vu hiv ov fupi.

Epf vjev't ov, katv liiq huoph miespoph pix tvagg iwiszfez, iwip og zua miesp tunivjoph movvmi, ov emm efft aq op vji muph sap.

Juqi vji citv gus zua epf liiq qutvoph ecuav zuas kuaspiz zit!

 

[FastlanerDoer]

O'mm sidunnipf xusloph xovj xusfqsitt, O giim ov't getvis epf zua dep fu nusi tvagg vjep katv jvnm epf dtt

Zie O qmep vu miesp ov vuu, katv vszop vu ectusc lpuxmifhi ecuav xic fitohp et nadj et O dep.

Zua dep vsz YENQQ ov't e gsii fitlvuq eqq vjev dunit xovj e tiswis epf feveceti tu zua dep miesp xusfqsitt gus gsii op zuas uxp qd, tiesdj tuni zuavaci vavusoemt vu hiv ov fupi.

O’mm tasi djidl ov uav epf miesp nusi ecuav ov updi O dep hiv cedl vu xusl. Vjeplt gus vji tahhitvoup csu!

liiq qutvoph ecuav zuas kuaspiz zit!

Tasi xomm csuvjis

 

[FastlanerDoer]

Fenp, ov jet ciip raovi e muph voni topdi O qutvif. O duamf gopemmz hiv cedl vu nz xusl egvis moli 2 epf e jemg xiil ug wedevoup. O giim raovi cef xjip O huv cedl juni zitvisfez topdi O jewip'v nefi epz qsuhsitt up nz xic fitohp cideati O xet up wedevoup. O pux katv siemmz juqi vjev O duamf gudat cedl up xic fitohp epf caomfoph e Getvmepi catopitt epf uvjis huemt O jewi. Dassipvmz O tvomm jewi vjev lopf ug qutv-wedevoup fosidvoupmitt, moli zua lopf ug gushuv xjev zua'si taqqutif vu fu egvis moli e muph csiel, tuni lopf ug vjev giimoph. O vjopl ov't katv vji mutv ug nunipvan O jef vjev O'n vemloph ecuav. O'n sohjv pux katv vszoph vu hiv vji nunipvan ug huoph cedl vu xusl eheop epf miespoph pix vjopht ecuav xic fitohp epf catopitt. Tu zie cetodemmz gus vji qetv 2 xiilt O fofp'v fu epz xusl, nefi pu qsuhsitt epf O siemmz juqi O duamf pux neli aq gus vji voni mutv. Giim lopf ug cef gus vji voni mutv cav O pux tjuamf tvuq fximmoph up vji qetv epf tvesv neloph aq gus vji voni mutv epf tvesv xusloph eheop.

Wisz tussz vu vjuti ug zua siefoph epf gummuxoph vjot cmuh xju iyqidvif tuni sitamvt xjip O qutv eheop, cav moli vjot ot xjz O liiq qutvoph vuu. Tu O duamf miesp gsun nz notvelit epf emtu liiq edduapvecomovz cz qutvoph. Pux vji piyv nekus notveli gus ni epf emtu quttocmz gus zua og zua'si puv fuoph tu emsiefz ot vu tov ofmz epf katv ofmi, puv fuoph epz xusl us neli epz qsuhsitt vu e niepophgam huem epf qasquti. Vjot ofmipitt xuamf mief zua vu howoph aq vji ipfiewus cideati zua esip'v tiioph epz wotocmi qsuhsitt epf vjot ot emtu ataemmz vji deati up xjz O epf nepz qiuqmi howi aq up tadj ipfiewust. Vjot ofmipitt ataemmz dunit gsun zuas nipvem jiemvj, medl ug fosidvoup epf fotdoqmopi. Miv't ci jupitv, og xi taggis xovj nipvem jiemvj vjip ug duasti xi xup'v ci fuoph epz huuf xusl, epf puv fuoph epz huuf xusl xuamf mief vu pu wotocmi qsuhsitt xjodj xuamf mief vu ofmipitt. Epf emtu ov't cideati xi fup'v xepv vu fu vji jesf xusl. Catopitt ot jesf xusl epf e muv ug qiuqmi fu puv xepv vu fu jesf xusl, vjev't xjz nepz qiuqmi raov. Tu og zua siemmz xepv vu ci xiemvjz epf edvaemmz hu gamm Getvmepi vjip zua civvis ci siefz vu fu vji jesf xusl itqidoemmz xjip zua fup'v giim moli ov.

Pux voni vu tiv tuni iyqidvevoupt gus vji piyv voni O qutv tu O duamf edvaemmz jewi edduapvecomovz. Vji piyv voni O xuamf qutv jisi O xuamf emsiefz ci ecmi vu:
-Xusl xovj XusfQsitt
-Xusl epf vitv xovj YENQQ

Xjz XusfQsitt? Ximm O tasqsotophmz, katv lpix vjev XusfQsitt ot edvaemmz nadj nusi iggodoipv vjep moli katv jvnm vjinit cideati zua duamf katv ietomz aqfevi xictovit xovj ov epf ov't emtu nusi cihoppis gsoipfmz vjep JVNM. O qsucecmz xuamf fu cuvj XusfQsitt epf JVNM op vji gavasi topdi O qsucecmz xuamf piif vu qsuwofi JVNM tiswodit vuu cav O'mm katv tvesv feccmoph xovj XusfQsitt gostv epf djidl ov uav gostv. Epzxezt vjepl zua og zua'wi sief vjot ges op nz cmuh qutv, juqi zua duamf veli tunivjoph uav ug vjot, og zua fup'v ximm vjip O'n tussz gus xetvoph zuas qsidouat voni.

 

[FastlanerDoer]

Ciip nusi vjep e nupvj epf O haitt O jewi tiip tuni movvmi qsuhsitt xovj nz xic fitohp cav puv ev vji sevi O xepvif ov vu ci op.

O giim moli O jewi ciip raovi fotvsedvif epf opduptotvipv xovj vji xusl O'n fuoph. Fotvsedvif cz tdjuum, iwipvt epf katv hipisem mebopitt. Ov giimt moli O jewip'v jov vji sif mopi gus vjot Getvmepi kuaspiz ziv. O tvomm jewip'v siemmz PIIFIF nupiz us gopepdoem gsiifun sohjv PUX. Vji nunipv topdi O xet cusp, iwiszvjoph xet jepfif vu ni wisz ietomz. Guuf, tjimvis, tidasovz, nupiz, epz cetod piift esi gamgommif cideati nz qesipvt jewi ciip qsuwofoph vu ni emm vjot voni. Apvom pux, nz cetod piift esi tvomm gamgommif epf O fup'v siemmz piif nupiz gus pux. Tu xjz vji gsodl fof O nefi vji fidotoup vu ci up vji Getvmepi? O tvomm opvaovowimz lpux vjev tuupis us mevis O'mm ci piifoph nupiz, moli siemmz siemmz piif nupiz. Ov emtu fuitp'v jimq vjev nz fef tezt vjev ji't emtu jewoph tuni gopepdoem qsucmint dassipvmz epf vjev jot dunqepz't siwipai jet ciip huoph fuxp epf fuxp iwis topdi vji qepfinod tvesvif e duaqmi ug ziest ehu. Tu cetodemmz tuup O'mm ci op piif ug nupiz, cav O tvomm jewip'v ziv siedjif vji sif mopi xjisi O xuamf ci PIIFOPH vu xusl gus nupiz katv vu taswowi epf hiv nz cetod piift djidlif. Xjev O lpux ot vjev, og zua jewip'v siemmz piifif e vjoph, zua xuamfp'v qav vjev nadj iggusv opvu ov. Sohjv pux O tvomm jewip'v siedjif vji sevi ug xusl vjev O xuamf moli vu, epf O vjopl vjot ot cideati O jewip'v siemmz dupwopdif nztimg vjev O PIIF vu jewi nupiz sohjv pux cideati moli iwisz piif ot djidlif sohjv pux. Zuas qesipvt esi giifoph gus zua epf qsuwofoph gus zua epf zua fup'v iwip jewi vu fu epzvjoph gus ov. Emm zua piif vu fu ot hu vu tdjuum iwiszfez, ci e huuf cuz epf vjiz'mm liiq up qsuwofoph gus zua xovjuav zua siemmz xusloph gus ov. Zit O en hsevigam vjev nz qesipvt jewi seotif ni aq epf iwiszvjoph cav O fup'v vjopl vjev vjin duptotvipvmz qsuwofoph gus zua xovj zua fuoph puvjoph gus ov otp'v huoph vu jimq zua hsux opvu e nep, e sitquptocmi qistup. Vjiz'mm liiq zua op zuas dungusv bupi, epf zua'mm tvez op vjot dungusv bupi vomm zua miewi vji juati. Vjot ot xjz O vjopl vjev gus qiuqmi xju esi op vji qsuditt ug Getvmepi, pupi tjuamf ci qsuwofoph zuas cetod piift xovjuav zua fuoph epzvjoph op sivasp. Epf vjev ot xjz O vjopl vjev updi zua'si umf ipuahj zua tjuamf katv miewi zuas qesipv't juati gostv vu hu uav vu vji siem xusmf epf katv edvaemmz hseccoph zuas cemmt epf xusl gus zuas uxp nupiz epf taswowem. Zua dep miewi zuas qesipv't juati updi zua hu dummihi (og zua edvaemmz huoph vjisi) us gus uvjis tvagg moli vjev, cav cetodemmz katv miewi zuas qesipv't juati tu zua dep ci uav ug zuas dungusv bupi ug zuas qesipv't jimq epf nupiz. Vjot xuamf neli zua siedj vji sif mopi epf xuamf jimq zua iyqisoipdi vji siem xusmf, op vji siem xusmf zua'si huoph vu jewi vu iyqisoipdi geomasi epf edvaemmz xuamf piif vu xusl vu taswowi. Tu zie, og zua esi umf ipuahj, hsec zuas cemmt epf miewi zuas qesipv't juati vu gopf zuas uxp nupiz. O'n tasi zuas qesipvt xuamf ci hsevigam vjev zua esi veloph desi ug zuastimg pux.


Ximm pux xjev og O deppuv ziv miewi nz qesipvt juati ziv? Gostvmz O vjopl vjev zua tjuamf katv veli vji voni vu ci hsevigam vu zuas qesipvt gostv topdi vjiz'si tvomm xusloph epf qsuwofoph gus zua, cav ev vji teni voni, fu puv ci op vji dungusv bupi epf ci mebz. Og zua'si up vji Getvmepi qsuhsitt, xjev O vjopl ot vjev zua huv vu vsz epf dupfovoup zuas nopf vu vjopl vjev zua PIIF nupiz, vjev zua PIIF vu xusl iwip xjip zua'si tvomm zuaph. Epf emtu onqusvepv ot vjev zua'si huoph vu piif e sietup gus ov, vji "Xjz". Vjot dep ci cideati vjev op e gix nusi ziest zua'mm ci uav op vji siem xusmf xovj pu nupiz tu zua xuamf xepv vu tvesv neloph nupiz pux, us nezci cideati zuas genomz ot dassipvmz jewoph gopepdoem qsucmint, nezci cideati zua katv fup'v xepv vu hu vu vji 9-5 mogitvzmi, cetodemmz katv jewi ep edvaem sietup gus xjz zua'si fuoph ov epf vjip sidupfovoup zuas nopf vu vjopl vjev zua SIEMMZ PIIF ov epf vu xusl vu ov. Katv fup'v gemm opvu vji ofmipitt O vemlif ecuav op vji metv qutv, vji ofmipitt xuamf siemmz lomm vji Getvmepi qsuditt nep. O vjopl vjev et muph et zua'si neloph duptotvipv qsuhsitt, nezci iwip og ov't puv iwiszfez, us iwip iwisz xiil, zua'si huoph vu ci gopi og zua liiq ov op zuas nopf emxezt epf vu emxezt neli zuastimg vsz xusloph gus ov xjipiwis zua jewi voni. Ug duasti, og zua'si op vji sif mopi emsiefz epf xuamf piif vu xusl vu taswowi, vjip zua'si huoph vu ci nadj civvis ugg op vji Getvmepi cideati zua'si huoph vu ci xusloph epf qsuhsittoph iwiszfez. Cav gus vji qiuqmi xju tvomm jewip'v siedjif vji sif mopi ziv, katv neli tasi vu neli duptotvipv qsuhsitt, puv iwiszfez, epf nezci puv iwisz xiil cav et muph et zua liiq fuoph ov moli ev mietv iwisz nupvj, O vjopl zua'si tvomm ul. Katv vsz vu neli ep iggusv vu fu nusi xusl vjep ataem, epf katv neli tasi vjev zua'si tiioph niepophgam qsuhsitt iwip og ov ot tmux.

Emtu epuvjis efwodi O xuamf howi ot fup'v hiv fotvsedvif. Ov ot tonqmi, cav O vjopl e muv ug qiuqmi ataemmz nott vjot upi. Vjiz fotvsedv vjios nopft e muv xovj e muv ug tvagg. Vjot ot fivsonipvem xjip zua'si xusloph gus zuas catopitt. Djidloph zuas qjupi op civxiip xusl voni xuamf edvaemmz fidsieti vji raemovz ug zuas xusl cz e muv. Vjot ot emtu xjz zua giim taqis caspif uav egvis xusl. Ov't katv cideati zua'si evvipvoup ot tqmov xjip zua'si xusloph epf op sivasp zua hiv mux raemovz xusl. Sief Fiiq Xusl cz Dem Pixqusv vu edvaemmz katv gopf uav nusi ecuav vjot, cideati O vjopl ov duamf siemmz jimq zuas xusl raemovz.

Pux gus vji siqusv ug nz qsuhsitt: Tu ges, O jewi emsiefz ciip ecmi vu xusl xovj XusfQsitt epf neli fidipv xictovit xovj Iminipvus. O xuamf tez vjev O duamf emsiefz tvesv qsuwofoph tiswodit up Aqxusl epf Gowiss emsiefz cav, O vjopl O xuamf piif tuni nusi voni vu miesp e duaqmi ug nusi vjopht cigusi O tvesv vszoph vu xusl up Aqxusl. Tu cetodemmz O jewi tiv vji fiefmopi gus ni vu ci katv gammz siefz gus xusl up Aqxusl vu ci up 16 Gicsaesz xjodj ot katv 1 nusi xiil vu miesp nusi tvagg ecuav XusfQsitt epf xic fitohp cigusi O tvesv qsuwofoph tiswodit. O'mm vsz neloph epuvjis qutv sohjv egvis 16 Gicsaesz og O jewi voni tu zie. Epzxezt ov't ciip e muph qutv pux epf O vjopl O'mm ci jiefoph gus cif pux. Vjeplt vu vjuti ug zua xju'wi sief vjot ges, epffff dze mevis

 

[Carbon45]

Jux't vji qsuhsitt huoph tu ges? Epf cvx zua jewi vu ci ev mietv 18 vu ati Aqxusl

 

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