Tag Archive | "Business of Web Design"
Judging a Person’s Character
In this session of the Business of Web Design, I teach you a few tricks that you can use to get an glimpse into the character of people you deal with. This may seem like a strange thing to talk about in a business course, but it is actually very important because who you deal with, will have a huge impact on the success or failure of your web design business.
Continue reading...Getting Paid for your Web Design Work
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Getting paid is a huge part of a web design business ... actually any business! In this podcast, I go over a bunch of details about how to collect from and bill clients. ... And a bunch of other stuff too.
Continue reading...Managing Lazy Clients
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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.
Continue reading...The Web Design Contract
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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 lot more. Thought the contract is [...]
Continue reading...The Initial Web Design Proposal
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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.
Continue reading...Getting your first web design client and your web design portfolio.
Friday, August 8, 2008
In the following session, I outline what you need to have on your web design business web site. So we are talking about contact phone numbers, examples of your previous work etc... For many though, since they are just starting out, they may have no commercial work to show - no worries, I provide you with a couple of strategies to make up for that. Finally, I also get into how you can land your very first web design client.
Continue reading...Branding your Web Design Business
Monday, August 4, 2008
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.
Continue reading...How much money do you need to start a web design business?
Thursday, July 31, 2008
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!
Continue reading...Business of Web Design - Business Types
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
In this session I teach you about the business types you can use to form your web design business: Sole proprietorship Partnership Incorporation Besides learning about the basic differences between these business types, I get into why you might want to use one type over an another ... we look at the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Continue reading...Business of Web Design - hardware and software
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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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Friday, September 12, 2008
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