TEmelie – web design blog

Most people will say it a domain very saturated ( it is ) and you will never succeed in this business. I advice people that there is one more place always. How do you start ?

1.First of all you need a web presence so you think on a strong name for your business and a domain name. I advice you present as an individual because when dealing with a company it is obvious the price will go higher. Also find some cheap hosting package for your domain. I suggest hostgator plan because there you can host unlimited domains. If you don’t have enough money for the domain and hosting do some cheap work on forums and freelance website and invest the money. Meanwhile try to do some nice work so you could add to your portfolio. I suggest you also join contest websites and submit your ideas. If you don’t win, don’t worry it is an experience gained and you could use all the designs in your portfolio.

2.Second you need skills my friend, and experience. Join web design communities and forums and see what’s trendy learn some tips and tricks. Join torrent websites like thepiratebay or mininova and search for webdesign tutorials. My biggest disadvantage – I don’t know too much xhtml/css coding so I’m unable to export my designs so I must hire a coder. I suggest you try learning coding your own designs, it is a big plus, you will finish your projects faster and easier.

3.Make strong connections – join the communities over the internet and start making some friends ( php , mysql, flash etc ). Maybe someone will ask for a complete website and you could need their help. Allways the complete websites will be paied more. How much could you earn from a page designed ? I think max. 100$, 200$ BUT if they give you full website you could reach 500$ to 1,000$. This is a very important aspect and you should consider it every time.

4.Learn how to deal with your clients. Speak fluent English as much as you can, be polite always and don’t ask money in advance. Try using escrow service instead. I will tell you more in future posts.

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