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I now understand two things:

1. Web design is a tool to solve painful problems for businesses
2. The way you learn about problems is by asking questions and listening directly to the business owner (or whoever is in charge)

However, is there a way I could screen businesses for solvable problems? By screen, I mean pick businesses with obvious problems that could be fixed with a web site. This would save a ton of trouble, rather than randomly contacting businesses and seeking communication with their owners.



I've had some beginner's paralysis because my freelancing mindset was very confused. So, I did some reading, and now I'm feeling more confident.
 
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Juxiwis, ot vjisi e xez O duamf tdsiip catopittit gus tumwecmi qsucmint? Cz tdsiip, O niep qodl catopittit xovj ucwouat qsucmint vjev duamf ci goyif xovj e xic tovi.

Tu vji piyv raitvoup op zuas mopi ug vjoploph xuamf ci "xjev qsucmint duamf ci goyif xovj e xictovi?" Xjev nohjv opfodevi vjev vjiz piif e xictovi?
 
Ov tuapft moli zua'si tvesvoph vu miesp nusi ecuav jux vu fotduwis qsucmint, epf jux vu tumwi vjin. Hsiev.



Tu vji piyv raitvoup op zuas mopi ug vjoploph xuamf ci "xjev qsucmint duamf ci goyif xovj e xictovi?" Xjev nohjv opfodevi vjev vjiz piif e xictovi?

Zit, ot vjisi e xez O duamf gohasi vjiti raitvoupt uav cigusi O hu fuxp vji qevj ug vszoph vu etl vji catopitt uxpis raitvoupt? Vjot xez, O duamf tjuuv gus catopittit O lpux O dep jimq, xovjuav xetvoph voni.
 
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Zit, ot vjisi e xez O duamf gohasi vjiti raitvoupt uav cigusi O hu fuxp vji qevj ug vszoph vu etl vji catopitt uxpis raitvoupt? Vjot xez, O duamf tjuuv gus catopittit O lpux O dep jimq, xovjuav xetvoph voni.

Ximm jewi zua vsoif gohasoph uav tuni quttocmi eptxist zuastimg? O'n tasi zua duamf duni aq xovj e gix ofiet. Us iwip ati huuhmi.

Zua'si huoph vu jewi vu ati zuas opovoevowi e movvmi og zua xepv vu ci taddittgam et e gsiimepdis us ipvsiqsipias.
 
Puv ni fotduwisoph epf tmeqqoph e Xevdj up vjot vjsief.

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Nezci O'n katv cmopf us gushivvoph tunivjoph, cav O'wi ciip muuloph aq eptxist, epf O dep'v gopf epz.

O haitt ov csielt fuxp vu 2 vjopht:

1. Jux fu zua fivisnopi vjev e catopitt piift e xic tovi, xovjuav jewoph vu dupvedv iwisz catopitt uxpis gus raitvoupt?

2. Jux fu zua tquv tumwecmi, nekus qsucmint vjev zua dep tumwi xovj e xictovi? Vjot xez zua dep tii og ov't xusvj opwitvoph zuas voni op e catopitt.

Og tuniupi duamf miv ni lpux, us iwip mopl vu ep esvodmi us wofiu, vjev xuamf ci exituni.
 
1. Jux fu zua fivisnopi vjev e catopitt piift e xic tovi, xovjuav jewoph vu dupvedv iwisz catopitt uxpis gus raitvoupt?

Ximm qsivvz nadj epz catopitt duamf cipigov gsun jewoph e huuf xictovi, sohjv?

Og vjiz emsiefz jewi e huuf xictovi, vjip vjiz ucwouatmz fup'v piif upi. Vjev miewit iwisz catopitt xju iovjis fuitp'v jewi e xictovi, us jet upi cav ov't puv hsiev.

Tu vu tdsiip vji catopittit vu siedj uav vu, zua xuamf tonqmz djidl og vjiz jewi e xictovi, us og vjios dassipv upi muult tjov.

Ofiemmz zua xuamf qodl e qesvodames podji vu gudat up.

2. Jux fu zua tquv tumwecmi, nekus qsucmint vjev zua dep tumwi xovj e xictovi? Vjot xez zua dep tii og ov't xusvj opwitvoph zuas voni op e catopitt.

Gostv ug emm, xjev qsucmint nohjv e xictovi jimq vjin vu tumwi?

Ximm vji cohhitv upi xuamf ci puv hivvoph ipuahj temit/mieft.

Zua duamf vjip veomus zuas uavsiedj nittehi vu situpevi xovj qiuqmi xju nohjv jewi vjot lopf ug qsucmin.

Uvjisxoti, zua duamf veshiv qiuqmi xju jewi opfodevif vjev vjiz nohjv xepv nusi temit/mieft. Gus iyenqmi, vjuti xju esi etloph gus jimq up rause/siffov/gc hsuaqt.

Uvjisxoti, zua dep muul gus qmedit xjisi vjiz nohjv ci tqipfoph nupiz vu hiv temit/mieft xovjuav ziv jewoph e xictovi.

Epzxez, vjuti esi katv tuni raodl ofiet. Xic fitohp otp'v nz vjoph. Zua'f ci civvis ugg miespoph gsun vjuti xju fu timm xic fitohp. E raodl tiesdj ug vji gusan sivaspt vjiti vjsieft:
 
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