Comments on: How to Make Money With Web Design

By: swadhin banerjee

swadhin banerjee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:32:08 +0000

Very good article, and very informative indeed. I am a student , hoping to open a web devlopment of my own along with hosting. Your article will surely help me in smoothing some rough edges. Thank you

By: vikram

vikram — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:12:55 +0000

Excellent article; very informative . I am a student and I have just started a website development business and the biggest challenge I am facing is in getting clients. Could you please elaborate on how to get clients. If possible I would like to chat with you online to clear some doubts I have and to learn from your experience. Thanks a lot.

By: Asad Meah

Asad Meah — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:04:36 +0000

Great article i have been looking to start my web design business and will use this guide to help me.

By: darious

darious — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:32:07 +0000

Wow this web site was a major hit for me.
I was just just searching on google for that.
I recently lost my job and have been thinking of web designing and multimedia for quit some time but wasn’t sure if it really would work out for me.
On the other hands I think more of designing a unique website with some major hits that I can make money on that .I know its not easy to do but its not rocket science on the other hand. To be honest i book marked your website. Very useful and inspiring to me.
thank you so much Chris.
Darious

By: Nikola Nikolov

Nikola Nikolov — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:22:02 +0000

It all saounds very nice. I have a webdesign bussiness for 2 yeras, and it is a struggle, we are 4 people and live month by month. Have a good portfolio, have a very good designer, but clients are scarce, what am I doing wrong?
Please contact me ib the email.

By: Chetan

Chetan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:28:18 +0000

By: Ikedi

Ikedi — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:27:27 +0000

Thanks for the tips on how to make money online, there is always something more to learn.

By: Kaidyn

Kaidyn — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:29:27 +0000

As a student with a developing knowledge of html, Flash & PHP I found this post very useful and will definately give me a push in the right direction.

I’ve just entered the web design world and looking to develop websites for clients that operate small businesses, nothing to spectacular at the moment.

Having the majority of my knowledge self-taught, it is easy for me to adapt the principles mentioned in this post.

Thank-you for your useful information,

Kaidyn

By: Ravendra Ratan Jandail

Ravendra Ratan Jandail — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:33:13 +0000

if want to earn money by designing web sites .

if u could give me money to design any website i m always with u……

By: Taiger

Taiger — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:07:11 +0000

thanks John for the spam post. I plan to copy your post word for word in my literature for my new design business.

I you weren’t spamming I wouldn’t do it.

thanks again

By: Oneil Jones

Oneil Jones — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:42:37 +0000

Thank you Chris for that information it gave me an idea especially in the marketing field – the section you mentioned to write letters. I operate a web development business in Jamaica for some 8 months now. There has been some challenges, but I am still hanging on in there. You gave me an idea

Thanks

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By: Shawn Bouchard

Shawn Bouchard — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:13:09 +0000

I would also add one thing, develop a partnership with a web content management provider. If you work with a reputable company they can do all the coding and you can focus on web design and client management.

By: John

John — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:01:39 +0000

hey Ash, lol didnt realise just how much you had written its like an essay. but cool guide. i’m more into animation and stuff but some of the stuff in this guide still sort of applies so its still helpful.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:25:55 +0000

Dan, thanks for your comment, I’m glad you liked the article. Pricing your services can take some experimentation at first. But basically, it comes down to two options; you can charge your clients by a fixed hourly rate, or you can provide one fixed sum for all of the work. I prefer the latter, but it means you still need to have an hourly rate in mind. You then need to estimate how many hours of work a project is going to take. Clients tend to like just having that one number completely in advance. However, If a client makes ammends to what they want, then you’ll have the right to extend the price if you’ve already started work that they want to change.

Some designers charge as little as $15 by the hour, some will charge 3 or 4 times more than this. Reasonable prices are good, but be sure not to sell yourself short. Look at the prices of local web design businesses and compare the quality of your work with their portfolios. You could try setting prices similar to a business that you feel has a similar quality of work to yours. You’re right though, there is a lot of factors, which means I might write up another article on my blog to cover all of the details. Stay tuned to this comment section.

Ben, you’re welcome, and I’m glad you intend on taking some web design classes. Although most of my learning came from self-teaching, it is great to have someone teaching you face-to-face whenever possible. Even if you do a career in something else, web design is of course fun to do and can serve many purposes, such as being able to share information on a chosen subject. Definitely a valuable skill to have.