How to Start a Home-Based Web Design Business

by Jim Smith

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based Web design business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your business. Author Jim Smith shares his experiences and advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based Web design business. He shows you how to assess your personal skills, estimate your start-up costs, find and keep customers, and stay profitable once your are in business. He even offers tips and tricks on building Web sites and tells you how to use the Internet to grow your business. From painless business planning to keeping up with the ever-changing technology, this guide will help you experience the satisfaction of establishing your own business. With this guide you can learn all about honing your Web design skills, organizing your business, getting clients and referrals, marketing your web business, hiring employees or subcontractors, setting your rates and services, building a Web site and maintaining a steady stream of work.

Genres: Business, Website Design, Internet, Technology, Design, Web, Computers

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

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Jim Smith, the laziest (yet still professional) teacher in town, is a head of school, education consultant, Independent Thinking Associate, speaker and bestselling author.

Reviews

[Samuel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an excellent starter book for anyone kicking around the idea to form a Web Design business. I would go as far to say as: this is the very first book you should read. I had a copy of the third edition and don't know if there are more recent versions but reading a book relating to the internet in 2007, I'm sure you can image how much has changed. Still it's a wealth of information straight from Mr. Jim Smith's own experience through his self-owned business. I felt the straight forward, sample business plan and web design contract at the back of the book made the cost of the book well worth the expense.

[Chris Seltzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure many people are starting web design businesses now a days. Squarespace, shopify, etc. have really done a good job of serving the market for businesses that need a website.

So I suspect that this book is sort of a relic from an earlier era but for the time when it was written it was full of helpful advice.

[John Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not particularly superbly written (not necessarily bad either), but highly informative if you're looking to get into this field.

[Andy Gagnon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised at how useful this book is. Lots of good stuff about contracts and every problems with clients.

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent reference. Lots of helpful info.