can anyone help ? required details on web design business at medium level. How should we start?
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This kit claims to have the answers to starting a web design business http://www.sitepoint.com/books/freelance1/?SID=2dffbd95b9c25e9302ec1458217e76ea .  It isn't cheap and I don not know anyone who has used it but, it looks like it is targeting needs such as yours.\n\nAnother (maybe best) approach is to work for an existing, successful design firm for 6-12 months to get first hand experience on what it takes to launch, grow and manage a profitable web design business.  Then take the time to develop a business plan - see template at http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html
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I posted 2 links that should help you to get started.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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You can go to ebay help, also I know a pretty good webdesigner as well. You might can check this out too, well thats if you dont have A website..\n\nhttp://www.blueplanetwebdesign.com/\n\nHe does great designs in all catagories. Fair prices too. I have used this man before in building my website... websites are really great for getting your bussiness out and he does host and does adverts as well.
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The net is a great place to start with. You can get all the information about the field you would be interested in and you can start your own business here. I suggest you start selling information packets eg guitar lessons on the net. All you need is a little working knowledge of HTML which anyone, even those with limited education can master easily. Trust me, being your own boss will teach you many of life's important lessons which no job can teach you. Best of luck, I wish you success. If you need some help, feel free to write to me.
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Check with your local ISP.  They frequently have someone on staff who can develop a basic site for you. If you are looking for something more substantial, it may cost you, but check the yellow pages ...\n\nIf I knew where you lived, I might be able to recommend someone more specific ...\n\nIn the end, decide what exactly you want to accomplish with your website, and shop around.  Be obvious, tell everyone who quotes you that you are loking for the best deal !!
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Chk These out\n\nhttp://www.build-your-website.co.uk/\nhttp://www.2createawebsite.com/
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anyone who says "Online business has Bad ROI is point blank stoopid".\n\nanyways your friend is right. Service business online is one of the best ways. the best about this business is you can take it offline if you started out online or vice versa.\n\n25000 for online business is too much.. I advice you to invest wisely if you are starting online(like on monthly basis and check your results and profit). \n\nMost online business has low cost start ups. Just don't be fooled by website designing companies that'll guarantee top placements in google, yahoo for your site. They'll suck up your 25 grands in no time.\n\nThis is the start up cost for online business\ndomain name : $10 a year\nHosting : $5-10 a month ($60-$120) a year\nWebsite design : You can get a decent design for $100 at elance.com\n\nthats 230$ for first year. Now all you need to do is to spend some of your money wisely on advertisements. I suggest $5-10 a day. If you make profit from spending $5-10 a day. \n\nStart investing more in advertising as long as your profits margins are good & increasing.\n\nHere's Best Idea: If you are starting an offline business... invest $230 more in building a website for that offline business and promote your business online and offline both.
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First create your profile on the internet as an amateur web designer.  add some of your work examples and find out what you are worth for :)
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have you tried learn direct? they have some good courses and most are free for people that qualify, im doing web designing through them and am getting on really well whats the harm of applying phone 0800 100 900 speak to an advisor and they will be able to help you.\nalso check out their website http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk
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You are entering one of the most competitive fields in Internet services. There are hundreds of thousands of people offering their web design services. If you go to onfocus.com and use the googlesmackdown tool you can see how many web sites are currently offering a web designer (666,000 as I write this). And the number of web sites advertising as a web design business, 34,200. You will absolutely need to develop a very specialized skill set and it would be to your extreme benefit to have many thousands of personal contacts to help spread -- word-of-mouth advertising. \n\nMy business contracts with web designers, web developers, and web programmers almost daily. There are very few who actually know how to design a web site that provides customer loyalty, sells a product, provides search engine compliance and marketability, provides Internet directory compliance and marketability, and promotes brand awareness. All of which are absolute musts for an online business. \n\nAs with any business, success is determined by how well you plan and how well you execute the plan. Don't sell your talent, education, uniqueness, etc. Sell solutions, solve customer problems, illustrate a direct impact to bottom line profitability for those who would hire your services.
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If you want a good graphic designer, you'll have to pay the price. If you want to set a lower price, you will have to accept what you can get for the price.\n\nIf you want a proffessionally designed website, try --\nhttp://mikecox.com/\nor\nhttp://www.finerdesign.com/  \nor\nhttp://www.nrjdesign.com/\n\nIf you'd like to do it yourself, get a copy of "Creating Webpages for Dummies". It is a very informative book and comes with a CD containing several trials of web buiding software.\n\nOr try signing up with Yahoo for your website. They offer a free set of tools for building your site. Yahoo Sitebuilder is quite easy to use.
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You need to study, \nhtml, javascript, flash, graphics design, asp, pearl, python, xhtml, dhtml, and java and c++ would help too.\n\nYou should also study up on internet marketing and SMO.
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mayb make a website of ur own from geocities or sumthin similar or u can always go to Cafepress.com to sell stuff that you dont have to make jus give them the design and they'll do it.
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Hello\nPlease check out www.jmwebservices.com..I have a website company that sells websites to small and medium sized businesses and I am always looking to add people to help me out..This is not a SCAM, there is really no out of pocket expense to you..You just call business around your area and help me sell the sites..if interested please email back and we can set up a time to talk and I can tell you how it can work...No pressure, just a option for you to work from home when you can...Thanks for reading..John
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Learn html, buy domain space, decide what youwant on it, write content, design interface.\n\nOr contact a web designer like me (www.foneblog.ie/andym)! I am not lookin gfor wark, just making the point that it can be a lot to take on if you do not knwo what you are doing. If it is just a personal website you mean then consider a blog. If it is a business one (even a sole trader) you are best to get a web designer as it is what you rcustomers see as you so it should look great.
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Website design process has got two phases.1)Design a website 2) Using some activity with this already designed website.\nFor designing website you should ask yourself, what are you going to do with this website? Is it only a communication medium or should that be a marketing tool to bring business? Accordingly you will have different approach.\n\nFor designing a simple website, you need to know how to use html, or you should have any of the website development tools like microsoft front office or dreamweaver etc. Then design a website. Secondly you need to register a unique domain name representing your business. The name is like your phone number once selected you dont want to change it often. It should be simple and possibly short so that laymen will not make spelling mistakes while typing it in the browser's address bar. Also, if this name reapresents the 'business' you are going to do, then it is better. It should be easy to remember.\nThirdly you need some server space with good security and proper server maintenance. \n\nIf you open any website and click on the "view-source" command  you can see the actual code used inside. This will give you an idea how a website is coded. Please dont violate copyright laws.Or you can buy some already developed templates (eg: http://www.ourwebsitedemos.com  .) and modify it. If you are good in learning, hard code one.Remember, it is better to use html code as search engines do not recognize graphics etc much. One more simple technique I can tell you: create a jpeg page using photoshop.. There is an option under file-save as command which will help you to save as a webpage. But it is better you learn the web designing using a guide book or even better under a tutor. You may search online and find free tutorials.\nAsk the assistance of the server company to upload the pages first time.\n\nOnce you decide the website you should promote that to bring traffic to it.\n1) you can tell all yoru friends 2) You may print and publish in your busienss cards 3) Publish in the forums 4) post ads in the free classified pages etc with the URL. 5) Do an email campaign without spamming. 6)Most importantly do Search Engine Optimization.\nFor doing search Engine Optimization (SEO), you should find out the actual keyword people use to find your or similar business online. There are tools available, but you should have a good logic also. Then you should plant these keywords inside your website pages preferably at the top of the html codes, as part of the meaningful sentences. Never plant only keywords. Build cross links to your page by sending requests to webmasters of other similar websites and also list other websites of same categories in your website. \nRead and observe everyday. Every day search engines are becoming more and more sophisticated. Only if your website improve the quality, it will be visited bye people.
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Most graphic designers have some sort of track record.  Seems to me they should be able to provide samples of what they have already done.  The $100 homepage may be just as effective and just as creative as the $1500 homepage. \n\nBottom line: You are picking a graphic designer who is making your internet face, your homepage.  You should chose a person who is open to your ideas and is willing to exchange ideas, and hash out problems.  Choose one with whom you are comfortable.  Choose a designer who wants your company to be seen in the best possible light--  Someone you feel will work hard to incorporate your company's ideals through your homepage.  Someone who is willing to spend extra time, and dedicate extra effort to complete his task.\n\nIt sounds like you are worried that you will make an offer by email to a top talent and they will decline or won't respond.  How about instead of sending a low offer, if you send an email that says you are very impressed with their talent, but you not sure if you can afford their $1500 demands.  Then, let them respond with a lower offer. Then after you get their lower offer, you respond by praising their creativity, and expertise.  Explain your predicament of being in a cash bind right now, low liquidity, financial assets tied up, etc...and ask if they could possibly consider doing the homepage for $200.  If they don't have another job lined up ahead of you, they will probably take your offer.\n\nYou should be able to professionally, and respectfully haggle over the price, the same way you should be able to haggle over changes and improvements you may want incorporated into your homepage.\n\n\nBy the way, $200 is low.  How do you expect these poor souls to make a living?  Of course, it is better to have a paying job, than to not have one.