I love researching freelance businesses. In fact, that’s really my intent for this blog—to help others find inspiring ideas so they can make the leap from employee to freelancer. When I’m snooping around for ideas, I use three criteria to determine if something warrants the freelance seal of approval.
I define a freelancer as anyone who […]

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Starting a Web design business is not as complex as you may think. As businesses start to get back into the Web game, small and solo niche businesses will see more value in getting online. While design skills are important, your clients will expect you to deliver a simple, reliable and affordable solution.
Be available for […]

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Choose Your Web Host
After registering a domain name and choosing a design template, your next goal is to find a reliable host. If you registered your domain at 1and1.com, they have affordable hosting options.
For $4.95 a month, you can host a small site in a matter of minutes. If you don’t require databases, special scripting, […]

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Build Your Design Template Stockpile
As you research the different templates sites, consider choosing one or two for your primary template resource . I recommend choosing a site with a yearly subscription. Your initial fee will be low compared to buying templates separately. The bonus is that you will be able to download new designs as […]

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Customize Your Site Template(s) 
This step does require Web editing software. To ease your dilemma in choosing a Web editing package, I recommend Microsoft FrontPage. It’s widely used, widely supported and inexpensive. However, Microsoft is no longer upgrading or promoting FrontPage. But, you can still buy the latest version online.
If you absolutely abhor Microsoft, my next choice would […]

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