The Four Ps

First, you need to have the client identify you as an expert. This means providing free information that they find valuable. Email marketing campaigns could help bring you clients a little bit closer to giving you a call.

Portfolios, believe it or not, are over rated in my opinion.

I just recently took the time out to buy a domain http://onlinesalesconsulting.com/ and throw up a quick word press template with a few ramblings on it. I’ve done no real promotion online, and my SEO is non-existent.

I’m not worried about it just yet. Soon, I will pay my designer to make me a really nice site like those that you see at the top of google for the keyword "seo". Why am I in no rush?

Simple. I talk to local business owners myself. I don’t hire salesmen to pitch a sale or convince people to get something that they don’t need. I don’t sign people into strict contracts nor do I promise impossible results. I’m just honest and personable with them. I let them know what I can and cannot do and if they don’t believe me- NEXT!

If you absolutely must have a portfolio ($200k contract rests on it kind of thing) I would design 3 of the best websites you can make, each in a different industry. Preferably, the industries should be ones that are the same as your target clientel, but far away from their geographical location.

I hope you do well in your endevours. I am always open to discussing business if you ever need some web design work. I’m usually too busy to do alot of smaller projects.

I’m a freelance web designer looking for some ways of advertising my services. I don’t have my own website, so usually I show people the projects I’ve done recently. And I’m looking something like craigslist’s free ads or any effective ways to attract people’s attention.

Could you give me a piece of advice or some links?

I own a graphic design firm, and regularly use freelance folks. I cannot imagine hiring a freelance web designer who did not have at least some sort of minimal web site.

I’ve also hired off Craig’s list. It’s a cheap place to advertise, but you get tons and tons of responses that you have to blast through at high speed just to get through them all. A web site (or at least a link to a portfolio oriented web service) is essential.

Sorry, but when you tell me you’re a web guy with no web site… that just sounds to me like you’re not yet serious about what you’re doing.

Nothing personal,
Rex

an intel dual core 2.0 ghz @ 667 mhz fsb should be good enough, don’t forget to add a 256 mb graphics card

http://www.w3schools.com/

Great resources and tutorials =)

The site would be about 20 pages. Include E-Commerce and Audio.

Here is an example:

http://www.marylandmedia.com/martin/templates/proposal.pdf

Clients tend to like small 1 page documents. No need to fill 10 pages of B.S. Just get to the point.

How profitable is the webdesigner business? can you refer to any sources of financial data?

If you are good, it i very lucrative.

I have a Webdesign website that I want to promote, unfortunately my budget is very limited, I m looking for a way to get people to visit it, I spent so much time building it.
They say if you build it they will come, unfortunately no one visits the website yet.
I have a very easy to remember name also, http://oklahomies.com if anyone can help I would appreciate that a lot.
Thank you.

Getting traffic is a combination of a lot of things. The key to success is to create great content that visitors want to use, search engines will love and other websites will naturally link to. Of course, it’s easier said than done.

You can use pay per click advertising in the search engines to reach audiences looking for your products. You can use Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords or Yahoo http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com

Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:

1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement - if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.

2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important — and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more - that’s additional traffic that you get for FREE!

Recommend Site Scripts (various) http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Big Nose Bird Recommend this Site http://bignosebird.com/carchive/birdcast.shtml
CGI Resource Index http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Hostscripts http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Site_Recommendation/index.html

3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.

If you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com’s "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm

4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News.

http://www.prleap.com/sign_up.html
http://i-newswire.com/
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
http://www.pressbox.co.uk/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
http://www.pr.com/press-releases
http://www.prfree.com/
http://www.clickpress.com/releases/index.shtml
http://www.theopenpress.com/
http://www.przoom.com/
http://www.prweb.com
http://www.newswiretoday.com/
http://www.free-press-release.com/

5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.

Here is a comprehensive list of where to submit your articles http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AhzreGmnCUicOoyedqypscUjzKIX?qid=1006022407481

6. Improve your conversion. Getting visitors is one thing; getting them to buy your products is a whole different story. Read the article " How To Sell More on the Web: 30 Tips To Increase Conversion Rates For An Ecommerce Site " http://www.powerhomebiz.com/092006/ecommerce.htm for tips on how to improve your conversion rates.

7. Post a link to your site for free where it is allowed (always read the Terms of Use). Examples are:

Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com
Google Base http://base.google.com
Classifieds for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/…
Text Link Exchange http://www.txtswap.com/
Recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
Yahoo Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
US Free Ads http://www.usfreeads.com/

i dont want nothing outrages.just maybe 5 pages,i guess.anyhow how much is a good economy one going for these days? i am starting a website and dont want to build one myself.

It depends a lot on what you want. If I were you, I would look at a preexisting template and just add your information.
You can find plenty of templates at reasonable prices if you are willing to have one that others may be using too.

If you go with a web developer, research all the issues you need to address when hiring one. It can be a HUGE nightmare. Don’t expect much for $30-$50 page.

for some of social media sites. I Need the names of a few firms that have done work with some web 2.0 firms e.g mint.com, twitter, facebook or has experience with usability studies and social media webdesign

MetaLab Design (http://www.metalabdesign.com)

This video captures some of the excitement and enthusiasm at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Web Design Competition, hosted by its Department of Information Systems. High School students, as individuals and teams, show off their skills, learn a lot, and compete for prizes, including scholarships.

To learn more about the New Jersey IS Web Design Competition, please visit http://is.njit.edu/competition/

To learn more about studying web design, as part of a state-of-the-art nationally accredited curriculum in Information Systems, visit the Information Systems website at: http://is.njit.edu/

To learn more about NJIT’s College of Computing Sciences, and its curricula in Information Systems, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Information Technology and Human Computer Interaction, visit http://ccs.njit.edu/

To apply to New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey’s Science and Technology University, visit: http://www.njit.edu/admissions/index.php

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