New to the business

Hi everyone,

I am new to the business of web design but not new to design itself. I have actualy been working for a company and making only $100 per site I would build for them then only a part time salery to make calls and do other things for them. So I desided to venture out on my own.

Do you have any advice on how to build my business up? I am not sure if I am allowed to post a link to my site here or not but I do have one up already and a sample site as well for clients to view.

May be post your portfolio in the designers portfolio section..people will get to know about your creations from it...

Try to put your work in the designers portfolio section..this will help you ..

What's your marketing budget?

If $0, then participate in forums where people might spot a link and look for you; post your services to online directories like FreelanceLocalTech (USA only) and FreelanceDesigners (any country); post your portfolio on portfoilio sites; join local business networking organizations and talk to people about what you do; find a bunch of freelance marketers and tag along for the ride; work on SEO and build your website to #1 search response for "<your city> web design".

If you have a marketing budget, use PPC advertising that focuses on your city/state/country (whichever is the appropriate size for your ad budget).

The biggest thing at startup that I think alot of designers miss out on is structuring for long term. Before you start anything; figure out:

What you are providing.
How much you can provide.
How people will know your providing it.
How people will know it's quality.

Portfolio is a must in order to let your clients review your previous artwork. Please consider register an account with scriptlance and you might get additional paid assignment from there.

yes build a portfolio, have a plan and work that plan.