Comments on: Are you struggling in your web design business?

By: bgrggfe

bgrggfe — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:19:00 +0000

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By: Duncan Gray

Duncan Gray — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:06:00 +0000

Thanks for that post Paul, always good to hear that people have worked through that stage in their Web Dev career – I think I’m still there…. It always feels like chasing your tail – find client, satisfy client, sign-off client….. oh, find client again! I’m actually trying to move away from the client side of things, towards commerce, and running sites for myself. My latest project – http://www.lawnsforyou.com – started up with my Dad, a lawn care expert, seems like the best prospect so far. Finding a subject expert to work with (even if it’s your Dad…) is pretty useful – certainly gets around the content generation issue!

I’ve been meaning to get along to FOWD for a while now, this might just pursuade me to part with the cash.

Cheers!
Colin

By: Chie

Chie — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:42:00 +0000

Hmm, you really seem experienced in the area…

I am currently freelancer, elance, guru, pph, odesk, and I must say that
the income is usually ok, but not incredible either.
My personal experience was quite good, using many of them to create portfolios. Perhaps http://www.peopleperhour.com/ was what worked the most for me, as it has an ability to maintain quality in the jobs posted.

I start to believe that is impossible to be-your-own-boss.

If you could, I would like to know your opinion. I’m trying to create reviews about them, and I need more information than my personal experience.

Thank you in advance.

By: RyzeAgainst

RyzeAgainst — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:12:00 +0000

Thank you for the quick reply. I will definitely check it out! I am a very young guy (20) and have a lot to learn so anything that can help me would be great!

By: boagworld

boagworld — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:50:00 +0000

That is a shame. You might also want to take a look at my upcoming book entitled “Client Centric Web Design”. That will cover some of the same issues.
There is more information at: http://boagworld.com/season/3/

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By: RyzeAgainst

RyzeAgainst — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:47:00 +0000

Funny that I would run across this right as I am starting up a design firm with a friend. Sounds interesting and could be useful information but no way in hell can I afford that :/

Point to starting a firm is to make more money so I can be more financially sound!

By: RyzeAgainst

RyzeAgainst — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:47:00 +0000

Funny that I would run across this right as I am starting up a design firm with a friend. Sounds interesting and could be useful information but no way in hell can I afford that :/

Point to starting a firm is to make more money so I can be more financially sound!