Working From Home by Starting your Own Website Design Business and Designing Chicken Arks
If you are looking for a legitimate work from home job, consider Web Site Design. The beauty of this business is that it requires low start up costs. The only office equipment you would need would be a good computer, an Internet connection and website design software. You can also set the hours you want to work which suits me as i have already designed a chicken ark I want to market.
The web design software I recommend are Macromedia Dreamweaver (html editor) and Macromedia Fireworks (graphics editor). Microsoft Front Page and Adobe Photoshop are also excellent choices. If you lack web site design skills, don’t fret. The Internet is jam packed with free tutorials and advice on everything you would need to know about web site design and development. You would only be limited by your desire to learn. You can also purchase professional website templates to give you a jump start on designing web sites for your customers.
Have you ever thought about working from home? If you have, you know that the majority of the so called “work at home” jobs are scams. After being laid off from my telecommuting job I found myself looking for another at home job to replace it. After you’ve worked from home for a while, it’s hard to go back to the corporate 9-5. In my experience, most of the work at home jobs out there appeared to be scams. You shouldn’t have to pay an employer to work from home.
I thought I’d be smart and sign up with a website that specialized in work at home jobs. I Googled a website that promised to give you leads from employers who were looking specifically for people to work from home. The home page listed a lot of national companies (Bank of America, American Express, etc.). It appeared that these companies routinely posted jobs on the web site. All I had to do was buy a yearly membership and I’d have access to those awesome jobs. Those national companies may have been known to hire people to work from home but I quickly found out that they did NOT post any jobs on this website. The membership was a total waste of my money. To sum it up, it was a scam. Were there jobs posted on the web site? Yes, but the jobs were for telemarketers and sales. Nothing for a computer professional. It bugged me that the same stale jobs would be listed each day as if they were fresh!
That being said, web site design is a very exciting field to be in. The technology rapidly changes so there is always something new and exciting to learn, it’s a great outlet to release your creativity, you can make a lot of money quickly, and the best reason of all is that you can work from any location including at home in your PJs.
Given all of these reasons, many people wonder how to get started designing web sites for profit. As I said before, it takes very little money to start a successful online business. Once you learn how to design professional web sites (or use web templates), your only obstacle will be to market your business and win jobs. Sounds easy, but it’s not. There are many web site development firms out there who never win bids on projects. You could search the Internet for advice on winning web site design jobs. You can search for advice from business owners who are out there running successful web site design companies. This is a good approach but it does take time. I highly recommend visiting forums. Some of my favorite are Digital pint (http://forums.digitalpoint.com/) and Sitepoint (http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/).
Tags: chicken ark, web design, website design
October 26th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Any suggestions on starting a full-time, home-based website and publication design business?
I already have freelance work, semi part-time. Work full-time at an office doing the same thing. Wish to set my own hours, plan out my own meetings, create my own office system, network with other designers, market my services. Pretty good with marketing as I’ve done a lot in the past. Looking for other suggestions.
October 26th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
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.
Research, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can. Here are some book titles that are relevant:
* How to Really Start Your Own Business, Fourth Edition by David E. Gumpert
* How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan: Step-by-Step Guide by David E. Gumpert
* What No One Ever Tells You about Starting Your Own Business: Real-Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs (What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business) by Jan Norman
* Business Start-Up Kit by Steven D. Strauss
* Start Your Own Business (Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Up) by Rieva Lesonsky
There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.
Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
References :
http://www.sba.gov
http://www.entrepreneur.com
http://www.startupjournal.com
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/9FA25870-14F1-4657-9778F19FB41FB93D/111/228/ — Nolo’s Starting a Business – Resource Center
Articles:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-for-Starting-A-Small-Business,-Part-I&id=103363 – Tips for Starting a Small Business, Part 1 by Monique Hawkins
http://ezinearticles.com/?Checklist-for-Starting-a-Business&id=114795 – Checklist for Starting a Business by Matt Bacak
http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-10-Business-Plan-Myths-of-Solo-Entrepreneurs&id=5410 – Top 10 Business Plan Myths of Solo Entrepreneurs by Terri Zwierzynski
http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Things-to-Remember-for-a-Successful-Business-Startup&id=200793 – 10 Things to Remember for a Successful Business Startup by Lee Lister
October 26th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
First, you might want a website
I would HIGHLY suggest Site Sell:
http://www.sitesell.com/Angela2.html2.html
References :
October 26th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
How about doing this company? They might have have something that might fit your experience in marketing.
References :
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http://LD.net/bizop/?bopkasen
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