Comments on: Are You Ready For Some Freelance Competition? http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:39:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Valyssa http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-906799 Valyssa Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:39:26 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7543#comment-906799 Very timely article. The links in the Sharpen Your Skills section are incredibly useful and lead to a lot of other great resources. Thank you. Very timely article. The links in the Sharpen Your Skills section are incredibly useful and lead to a lot of other great resources. Thank you.

]]> By: brake http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-903428 brake Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:18:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7543#comment-903428 I've been trading a looong time myself and had much experience and success but these turbulent markets have been killing me. I dont do this often but I have been doing very well with IGRCS.COM Stratigic Analytics trading systems. If you are ? looking for something real that works please look at there trading system. I have won and lost with them but have been doing really well in these turbulent markets. I am not telling anyone to do this but, encorage you to just look. They are real! Donna Thompson I’ve been trading a looong time myself and had much experience and success but these turbulent markets have been killing me.
I dont do this often but I have been doing very well with IGRCS.COM Stratigic Analytics trading systems. If you are ? looking for something real that works please look at there trading system. I have won and lost with them but have been doing really well in these turbulent markets. I am not telling anyone to do this but, encorage you to just look. They are real!
Donna Thompson

]]> By: brake http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-903425 brake Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:17:17 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7543#comment-903425 Buying a Automated trading system has always been something I was interested in because I dont have time to trade myself. I have looked at many and finally went with IGR investment Global Resources "Stratigic analytics" and all has worked great. I dont necessarily like to be pushed into buying anything so I backed off for a while but realized by doing so I lost about $6000. Overall the system is good and they walked me through everything. STill a little pushy but glad I did it. Robert A Mulhearn Buying a Automated trading system has always been something I was interested in because I dont have time to trade myself. I have looked at many and finally went with IGR investment Global Resources “Stratigic analytics” and all has worked great. I dont necessarily like to be pushed into buying anything so I backed off for a while but realized by doing so I lost about $6000. Overall the system is good and they walked me through everything. STill a little pushy but glad I did it.
Robert A Mulhearn

]]> By: designforsite http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-902589 designforsite Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:29:38 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7543#comment-902589 That’s been my perception that a number of people who have been laid off jobs will pick up a free open source program like Wordpress, bust out a couple of websites in six months, and then label themselves as “the leading web designer for your business needs". Web design is not just about creating web pages, it’s about taking the theory and objectives in visual communication and fusing them into the website you make for your client – something that takes not only creativity, but takes time to contemplate and put to screen. I basically do everything above and I find that repeat business and referrals definitely are the bread and butter of my clientele. At the same time, I also try to stand out on customer service because many of my clients have had bad experiences with previous designers who never return their calls or emails. You have to assume that there are several web developers in your sphere who do exactly what you do, and the question to answer to clients is why they should choose you as the one to go to. Cheers! That’s been my perception that a number of people who have been laid off jobs will pick up a free open source program like Wordpress, bust out a couple of websites in six months, and then label themselves as “the leading web designer for your business needs”.

Web design is not just about creating web pages, it’s about taking the theory and objectives in visual communication and fusing them into the website you make for your client – something that takes not only creativity, but takes time to contemplate and put to screen.

I basically do everything above and I find that repeat business and referrals definitely are the bread and butter of my clientele. At the same time, I also try to stand out on customer service because many of my clients have had bad experiences with previous designers who never return their calls or emails.

You have to assume that there are several web developers in your sphere who do exactly what you do, and the question to answer to clients is why they should choose you as the one to go to.

Cheers!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-902588 Anonymous Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:28:31 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7543#comment-902588 That's been my perception that a number of people who have been laid off jobs will pick up a free open source program like Wordpress, bust out a couple of websites in six months, and then label themselves as "the leading web designer for your business needs". Web design is not just about creating web pages, it's about taking the theory and objectives in visual communication and fusing them into the website you make for your client -- something that takes not only creativity, but takes time to contemplate and put to screen. I basically do everything above and I find that repeat business and referrals definitely are the bread and butter of my clientele. At the same time, I also try to stand out on customer service because many of my clients have had bad experiences with previous designers who never return their calls or emails. You have to assume that there are several web developers in your sphere who do exactly what you do, and the question to answer to clients is why they should choose you as the one to go to. Cheers! That’s been my perception that a number of people who have been laid off jobs will pick up a free open source program like Wordpress, bust out a couple of websites in six months, and then label themselves as “the leading web designer for your business needs”.

Web design is not just about creating web pages, it’s about taking the theory and objectives in visual communication and fusing them into the website you make for your client — something that takes not only creativity, but takes time to contemplate and put to screen.

I basically do everything above and I find that repeat business and referrals definitely are the bread and butter of my clientele. At the same time, I also try to stand out on customer service because many of my clients have had bad experiences with previous designers who never return their calls or emails.

You have to assume that there are several web developers in your sphere who do exactly what you do, and the question to answer to clients is why they should choose you as the one to go to.

Cheers!

]]> By: israelisassi http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-901808 israelisassi Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:05:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7543#comment-901808 How many of them will really want to run their own business? "Outsource" to them and focus your efforts on building your business... How many of them will really want to run their own business? “Outsource” to them and focus your efforts on building your business…

]]> By: dmj1973 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/25/are-you-ready-for-some-freelance-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-901793 dmj1973 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:38:47 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7543#comment-901793 I find that it pays to be humble when tooting your own horn, don't brag. Let your work speak for itself. Make sure your showcase your work and if you can ask previous clients to write a testimonial for inclusion in your portfolio and on your website. In addition ask the client if they would be willing to have thier email address at the bottom of the testimonial so that potential new clients can validate it. I would expect that most new clients would not use this, but just having the ability to confirm the testomonial adds weight to it (and your) credibility. I find that it pays to be humble when tooting your own horn, don’t brag. Let your work speak for itself. Make sure your showcase your work and if you can ask previous clients to write a testimonial for inclusion in your portfolio and on your website. In addition ask the client if they would be willing to have thier email address at the bottom of the testimonial so that potential new clients can validate it.

I would expect that most new clients would not use this, but just having the ability to confirm the testomonial adds weight to it (and your) credibility.

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