Web Design Niche

[Rajo989]

I want to start with web design and I prefer to specialize in one niche but I don't know what niche to choose so my question is
"what business needs a website the most?

 

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[Bence Ur]

I want to start with web design and I prefer to specialize in one niche but I don't know what niche to choose so my question is
"what business needs a website the most?

E-commerce stores. These are online stores, so of course they need a website. An online store without a website would be strange.

But nowadays every business and even every individual needs a website. E-commerce is still a vast category. There is small business e-commerce, fashion e-commerce, beauty e-commerce, pet products etc. Or by platform: Shopify, WooCommerce etc.

But it's not that easy, choosing a niche doesn't guarantee results. Businesses want a website which drives them results: more visitors, better conversion, more revenue, more profit. And they demand positive ROI: they have paid $3,000 for their new website, now they want a positive ROI. You need to deliver that. Make sure to get the right mindset at the beginning.

@Fox has a free web design book, I think start with that, completely free ebook located in this thread: MARKETPLACE - This FREE book will teach you how to build a successful web design business

 

[buscus.stan]

Do you mean web design or web development? Do you want to build websites (web development) or create a website's look and feel (web design). To put it in other words a web designer creates a button, then a web developer ensures that something happens when that button is clicked. Regardless, to be a one man band, you'd need to know both and much much more.

I don't think you need to niche down. Once you know what you're doing, the industry you're building websites for doesn't matter much. The question is can you make a CENTS business around building websites?

 

[Bandit]

I have a few tips, this worked for me, it may work for you.
#1 Reach out to a local law firm with an old outdated site and offer to "Build a new site for free" yes, that's right free. This will get your portfolio started. Then at the next customer, you can name-drop, and move your price point up to half of what you really want to charge. Rinse and repeat.
#2 Find a good reseller program that allows you to sell the hosting also. this generates recurring revenue with the sale of the monthly or yearly hosing and SSL certificates.
#3 Along with the hosting offer content posting and SEO. Again, find a white-label SEO agency and resell the services for a profit.

Before you know it, you will have a recurring monthly income of $500 or more from each client!
I have been doing this for a few years and I'm not super successful by any means. But it does provide a nice boost to my monthly income, and I'm taking it to the next level over the next few months to start selling other web-related products along with these services.

Hope this helps!!

 

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[ErickMendez]

what business needs a website the most?

This is from personal experience, but usually businesses where customers need to view the business online.

This could be: Gyms, Pasterys, Real estate, Pest control, Plumming, restaurants, Construction companys, Driving ranges, Repair companies, etc.

These are the businesses I could come up with now, there are definetly more businesses that need a website.

 

[Rajo989]

I didn't expect such an answer. Thanks. Yes, I agree, every business needs a website, but focus on typical business pages at the beginning (company information, simple forms, a few subpages. etc. I planned to do 5 pages for clients for free (to divert risk and increase trust), and more precisely, I will offer to make a project for them for free, if they don't like it, they will simply give up, and I will use the completed pages to build a portfolio.

E-commerce stores. These are online stores, so of course they need a website. An online store without a website would be strange.

But nowadays every business and even every individual needs a website. E-commerce is still a vast category. There is small business e-commerce, fashion e-commerce, beauty e-commerce, pet products etc. Or by platform: Shopify, WooCommerce etc.

But it's not that easy, choosing a niche doesn't guarantee results. Businesses want a website which drives them results: more visitors, better conversion, more revenue, more profit. And they demand positive ROI: they have paid $3,000 for their new website, now they want a positive ROI. You need to deliver that. Make sure to get the right mindset at the beginning.

@Fox has a free web design book, I think start with that, completely free ebook located in this thread: MARKETPLACE - This FREE book will teach you how to build a successful web design business

I agree, but if an ecommerce store wants to build a website, I already have a bigger budget and they will take a person who knows more about it and it's hard to get to the owner.Thanks,I've already started reading the book

Do you mean web design or web development? Do you want to build websites (web development) or create a website's look and feel (web design). To put it in other words a web designer creates a button, then a web developer ensures that something happens when that button is clicked. Regardless, to be a one man band, you'd need to know both and much much more.

I don't think you need to niche down. Once you know what you're doing, the industry you're building websites for doesn't matter much. The question is can you make a CENTS business around building websites?

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