Before closing the meeting, you should make your prospective client feel comfortable, by clearly explaining your road map. If possible, try to set targets against clear deadlines, for the first two or three steps, and try to give an estimate on the final deadline date. Don’t promise what you can’t deliver. Most people can accept waiting three months or more, for...
Read MoreThe process of a creating a website involves many tasks, and you shouldn’t explain them all in detail. Provide the client with a brief, comprehensible overview of the work flow.The whole process can be divided in three main stages: Research Development Follow up and Analysis Research What’s the story? What do we want to tell or sell? Is it a commercial,...
Read MoreA very first meeting with a prospective client is, most of the time, a kind of introductory talk. Does he have a clear idea of what he wants? Is he acquainted with the process of building a website? Does he want a comprehensible explanation about the work flow? Take the time; listen carefully, let the client explain why he invited you and provide a response tailored...
Read MoreTo avoid confusion later, you should inform your client of the difference between a web master and a web designer: A web master is responsible for the content of the site and social media channels. He is part of the PR team and has some very basic knowledge of web design. The web designer creates the website and is responsible for the good technical functioning....
Read MoreAs a beginning web designer you need to build a portfolio. That involves working cheap and even for free when a fantastic opportunity arises. But at a certain point you should look for better-paying jobs, as working on many low-budget projects is suicide. Let’s do a little math here. Say you need to earn 50,000 USD gross a year to be able to pay all your...
Read MoreThese days, with all those new exciting on-line tools, one could ask oneself : why learn html, php, javascript and more of that stuff when I can make a website in WordPress in just a few clicks? It looks like a waste of time, or an approach from the era when the animals could still talk. Very simple. What would you answer to a potential client when he asks you why...
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