Applying For A Business License
If you’re serious about owning a web design business, you must do it legally. That means getting a business license. Every state and locality varies on how a business license is obtained, and the costs...
View ArticleBackups Can Save Your Web Design Business
The last time I posted was July 11. That night a lighting storm traveled through the Klamath National Forest setting off dozens of fires. We had over 1000 lightning strikes and started the next day...
View ArticleAnother Day, Another Dollar in the Web Design Business
I closed up shop as a web designer last year (2007) after getting a “day job” as a cook in a nearby restaurant. Though I enjoyed the work, that job has ended and I’m back, ready to prosper through...
View ArticleMarketing Plan – Part One: Choose Your Core Services
To create a marketing plan for your web design business, you first need to decide what you’ll be offering. What core service offerings will be available? When I started my web design business I was too...
View ArticleMarketing Plan – Part Two: How Will Your Core Services Benefit Your Clients?
The second section in your marketing plan will be a series of written statements on how each of your core services will benefit your potential clients. It is important to write this out so that you’ll...
View ArticleHow to Write a Webdesign Company Mission Statement
Preliminary to writing a business plan, you’ll need a webdesign company mission statement. Your business mission statement should express exactly what you expect to do for clients who choose to hire...
View ArticleDaily Work Schedules
When you’re starting a business, you’ll probably want to create a daily work schedule. However most creative people have trouble keeping to a specific schedule, so if this is difficult, be assured...
View ArticleWebdesigners, Do Not Take On More Than You Can Handle!
I have experience with being overextended, so I warn webdesigners, do not take on more than you can handle. At first it might seem like a great boon to your business to have five clients at once, but...
View ArticleMasterminding Your Webdesign Business
If you’re not masterminding your webdesign business, it isn’t likely to grow as steadily as you would like. There’s some comfort in going with the flow and doing one thing at a time, and letting a...
View ArticleAccounting for a Small Home-Based Webdesign Business
Small business accounting is fun for some and a terrifying prospect for others. For me, it has at times been the second … but if I get into it, often I very much enjoy the bookkeeping needed to make a...
View ArticleWhy You Need a Niche, Sub-Niches, and Micro-Niches
Do you know why you need a niche? Is the word new to you? A niche is a special area of demand for a product or service. If you specialize, people will tend to look to you for help with a specific need...
View ArticleGuard Your Small Business Management Time
When there’s only one person operating a small business, a very tiny small business, you stay aware of the need to focus on that business every day. For many of us, taking time off on the weekends...
View ArticleRespecting Your Business Time
I ended my last post with the words, “time is money,” and that inspired me to write about respect for your business time. This is a problem I’m facing today. There’s a tendency for people to think that...
View ArticleWhen Life Falls Apart – Capitalize On It!
I’ve had some harrowing experiences recently, and I refuse to be discouraged. Instead I’ll capitalize on what happened. This is not a new concept for writers. I am a writer… so I’ve got this phrase...
View ArticleI Left the Town of Happy Camp and Now Live in Idaho
I left Siskiyou County on June 30 and so, everything on this blog has to change. I’m no longer able to work for Happy Campers. Sorry! Now I’m in Idaho! And… as far as working for others, I don’t think...
View ArticlePeople Who Don’t Like Blogs, Who Were Attacked by Bloggers
I know two men who say they don’t like blogs. I find that… short-sighted.Both of these men have a similar good reason for not liking blogs. They were both dissed by bloggers. However… To generalize...
View ArticleBlog Combining to Make Life Easier
Yesterday I decided to combine some of my blogs and do away with an excessive number of domain names. My motivation is to make my life easier by having fewer blogs to keep updated. I’m keeping only the...
View ArticleDon’t Price Web Design Services Too Low
One of my first business mistakes (and this is a big one) was agreeing to work for only ten dollars an hour. I hadn’t even officially opened my web design business when a local business owner phoned to...
View ArticleHow to Use Pinterest to Promote Your Webdesign Business
We all love Pinterest, right? Well, I’m a fan. A lot of my website traffic comes from Pinterest. So today I’m telling you how to use Pinterest to promote your webdesign business. My personal Pinterest...
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