Looking to start a web design business?

Originally Posted by mackey

Start promoting your services. Make samples/portfolios and advertise it. There are lot of ways on how you can market your services. Good luck man. If you can paste some samples here, please do so.

I am agree with you This will help to give a best starting way for your business

Hello friends
I am new member. marketing your 's web designing services at very competitive rate so that you can bring traffic for web designing business.

Hi everybody,
I am planning to start my own web developing business. First, I will be starting off at home and then seeing how it goes and will decide to take it to a bigger level. Keeping in mind the present scenario, web designing and internet based business are proving to be one of the most profitable businesses, but having said that it’s important here to deliver the best. I just want to get as much information as I can and tips before really getting into it. I am planning to start with one or two small projects and then thinking of expanding my business when having enough of work and resource. What do you people think on that?

I think it is a good idea.
In future if you work hard, you will have a lot of projects.
But now I see only one problem: the first time you will not have money for living ....If you are ready for this - start ... and Good Luck!

Not a bad idea. I think it should go, sometimes good, sometimes bad. You can earn very well on web design.

You need to give a business an incentive to use your services instead of their current designer. Some examples:

Low price
Quick turn-around
Niche offering
Industry-specific knowledge

I have been full-time independent for 10 years and now have businesses come to me. Have actively promoted maybe four months during that time.

Good luck. You are entering and exciting business.

The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.

I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box

Some very good suggestions here actually. I might add up here with some of my ideas. Why don't you try creating templates and skins for popular blogging platforms such as blogger and wordpress? If you manage to create something awe full - it will give you a lot of exposure to your target market.