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Freelance Web Designer - Quick Start Guide Step 2

Date January 28, 2008

Register Your Domain Name
1and1.com has the best domain prices. Plus, you have the option of private registration for no extra charge. Should you register every domain extension (.com, .net, .org)? Always register the .com (dot com) extension first. Registering other extensions is a good branding strategy but probably isn’t worth the extra hassle or cash […]

Freelance Web Designer - Quick Start Guide Step 1

Date January 28, 2008

Choose a Niche
The single most important factor in your Web design success is your target market. You can’t market Web design services to every business or consumer.
What’s the point of having the best software, computer, and design skills if nobody hears you? It’s like forgetting to hitch the horse to the wagon. Everything else can […]

Freelance Web Designer - Quick Start Guide

Date January 28, 2008

This quick start guide series shows you—step by step—what it takes to start a freelance Web design business. When I first started designing Websites, in 1999, I did everything by hand. I learned HTML and several other programming languages (HTML is NOT a programming language) with only a strong desire to succeed and a few […]

Be a Literary Web Designer

Date January 22, 2008

Another burgeoning opportunity is Web design for authors. You don’t have to target big name authors to be successful in this business. Your opportunity lies in helping would be authors publicize their works online.
Publish on Demand (POD) and other self publishing options continue to grow. So, the need for authors to promote their books online will continue […]

Freelance Web Design Niche #1 - Hometown Webmaster

Date January 21, 2008

As a hometown Webmaster, you’ll design and host a Website for your local community. Using your research and interviewing skills, you’ll compile lists for the top restaurants, weekly garage sales, and local job postings. How will you make money? By offering advertising to local businesses.