Narrowing My Focus: Tips For Starting A Web Design Business

I read an article recently that helped me decide to do something I knew needed to be done. I’ve decided to change the focus of this blog. The former focus was “Free Web Design, Hosting, Browsing, Blogging, SEO, and Business Tips”. Now I’ve changed it to “Tips For Starting A Web Design Business”. I’m going to draw on my experience as a professional web designer to share information to help people wanting to set up a web design business for themselves. I want to show people who are getting started as web designers how they can organize their time and develop their talents to create a profitable business.

When I started my business a few years back, there wasn’t much information on the web focused on helping me get started. Though I knew enough about web design, I didn’t know much about starting a business, making contracts, copyright considerations, and lots of other things. I self-educated with time and experience, and got through it. Now I’ve closed the doors of that business and for the first time in eighteen years, am working outside my home for someone else. This site was converted from a web design business - to this blog.

Actually, I started blogging here in 2002, but have dropped most of the old content of that blog. It was originally started to keep track of my business development and when I moved the blog to the front page of the site, I decided the old content must go. I’m starting something new here now. I’ll be showing potential and beginning web design business owners how to get into business, find and enjoy working with clients, and prosper.

So that is my new focus, which will draw not only on my experience as a former web design business owner, but also on my skills as a paralegal and marketing analyst.

And by the way, that article that explained why I should narrow my focus is found here: Blogging in an Oversaturated Market is Usually a Poor Decision. Though there are scads of people sharing SEO and web marketing information on the web, there aren’t many web design business owners using their blogs to divulge the secrets of the trade to newcomers.