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Managing Lazy Clients
In this session I introduce you to the ‘lazy client’ and then I get into how to manage them. … Just in case your wondering why you should care, lazy clients can turn into a big pain in the butt and can cost you time and money. Not cool.
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The Web Design Contract
Hi, In this session of the Business of Web Design, I go over what you need to have in a typical web design contract. There are important elements that you must include to avoid problems down the road, things like: Payment terms. Delivery dates. Project specifics: how many pages, functionality etc… … and a whole […]
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The Initial Web Design Proposal
The initial proposal is a document that provides a basic outline of the web site project. It contains enough detail to give the prospective client a general idea of what you would be delivering, but it leaves out the specifics that you would later detail in the actual web design contract.
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Database Basics – a little non nerd theory
Databases are backbone of so much these days (on the Web and in business in general) and as such, any self-respecting nerd should know at least a little bit about them. In a nutshell: A database is typically just a piece of software that acts like a virtual filing cabinet. Depending on the TYPE of database, they can come equipped with all kinds of extra features that make managing a lot of data easier.
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What is an organic website?
The inspiration for many of the ‘Ask a Web Nerd’ episodes is derived from email questions sent to me. This time around, someone contacted me to find out what an organic website was. In a nutshell: An organic website is a website that derives most of it’s traffic organically. OK, so what is ‘organic’ traffic?
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Branding your Web Design Business
In this session I go over what you need to do in terms of creating a brand for your web design business. If you don’t what I mean by ‘branding’, I’m just talking about the corporate identity.So we are talking about your business website, business cards etc… Besides, pointing out what you need to do, I also get into some details as to how you might go about doing it. As usual, I take a simple practical approach based on my 17-18 years experience in small business.
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Do you need web design school?
This is the first of a new series of podcast that I am creating called: ‘Ask a web nerd.’ Not the greatest title, but I hope it tells something about this series; I will be answering common questions put to me by people everyday. Questions about anything regarding web design, web programming, getting into the web design game etc … In this podcast, I will answer a common question put to me every so often:
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How much money do you need to start a web design business?
In this session of the Business of Web Design, I look at how much money you need to start a web design business. The great news is, that you don’t need hardly any money at all, so just about everyone can get in!
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Business of Web Design – Business Types
In this session I teach you about the business types you can use to form your web design business:
- Sole proprietorship
- Partnership
- Incorporation
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Business of Web Design – hardware and software
The following session addresses a common question put to me many times: what hardware and software do you need to run a web design business? Do you need to upgrade to ‘industrial strength’ tools? I should also mention that I also touch on a few other things too that I know many of you will find interesting.
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Business of Web Design – Introduction to the course
Hi, I’ve just uploaded the first session/chapter of the audio-book. You can find a written outline of this session in my original post about the Business of Web Design. … I am repeating the announcement here so that subscribers to the RSS feeds will be notified. Anyway, let me know what you think … both […]