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The other day I wrote a post about someone I know who runs a profitable web design company but knows very little about web design. She’s successful because she knows how to promote her company really well. And while I don’t know how she promotes her company, I do know the things that I’ve done to promote myself as a freelancer.
1. Start A Blog
Get your own domain name, install WordPress, and write good content about web design. Not only will it show potential clients that you know what you’re talking about but it will also let them get to know you as a person. A blog is a great way to improve your search engine rankings and it can double as a portfolio too. Clients always ask to see my portfolio (which isn’t …
Over at the YoungEntrepreneur Blog Josiah Mackenzie from Young Wealth Weekly is guest blogging this week and he’s doing a series on networking for young entrepreneurs.
In his first post Josiah mentions 7 rewards of networking. Of course there are way more than 7 but I think his list is an excellent start.
Reward 1: Networking gets your name out Reward 2: Networking can build your reputation Reward 3: Networking develops new business ideas Reward 4: Networking helps you find joint venture partners Reward 5: Networking lets you learn from others Reward 6: Networking often makes you a mingling expert Reward 7: Networking brings more sales
Without networking I wouldn’t have nearly as much work (if any), I wouldn’t have ever started Random Shapes, and I wouldn’t have the knowledge necessary to work as a web designer.
It’s important to build your business and your skill set …
A little less then a year ago I decided I wanted to be a web designer. I created this site and found a few local web design companies. I needed a summer job so I emailed these companies to see if one of them would hire me. One did. I did my best and learned all I could. I taught myself CSS and web standards and even a little javascript and PHP. All the things I learned over the summer were things I should have known before I even thought about becoming a web designer. I’m amazed someone hired me but I’m extremely grateful she did.
Summer ended which meant school started and I didn’t have the time to work anymore. I continued to play around on the web and I started my own blog. Having a blog opened up a …