I’ve just started up a web design business, and am looking for some good ways to get customers. It’s aimed at individuals who want clean and simple websites, what methods should I use to advertise it for free? but i see a advertise about a new launched website Web Design Company it is the professional site because here is huge articles & templates how you attract the customer to your website, is there any other suggestion then tell me?

You didn’t post a link (or it was removed). I’d be happy to give you some friendly suggestions on your site - either post it he or contact me directly

dude, i need some suggestions also. hey can you check my website, mr browne?

Post on forums, blogs, and any where you can get human contact.  Its also a good way of link building to drive organic traffic from the search engines.

You could also submit your website in tops, design galleries and enter contests.

There are special websites where you can get small projects. (i.e. Scriptlance :cheese: )

hey can you check my website, mr browne?

Abcolut, do you have an affiliate program for your website? That’s a good way to get new customers in competitive industries.

mate i just joined this forum to throw out a big fuck you right at you and your site, $10 an hour for work on a website? do you work at McDonalds mate, I made more than that when I was 15? Its businesses like yours that cheapen our entire industry and is the reason web design is a unfairly low paid profession.

But in regards to your question, generally joining forums like you are now, posting a comment saying “can you look at my new site” helps get your link into Google so keep doing that. Good luck.

try to search for forums like this where you can find freelancers… Theres a lot of them if you just know where to find them.

Saroja - 06 September 2007 06:58 AM

I’ve just started up a web design business, and am looking for some good ways to get customers. It’s aimed at individuals who want clean and simple websites, what methods should I use to advertise it for free? but i see a advertise about a new launched website Web Design Company it is the professional site because here is huge articles & templates how you attract the customer to your website, is there any other suggestion then tell me?

Well there are several methods. One is the old fashioned way, rank your site in the serps for related keywords/keyphrases to funnel more targeted traffic.

You could always join Domain Forums, which is a smart approach, as there are few designers there to compete with, and more domainers, buying and selling domains, all of which essentially need to be developed.

Submit your site to a couple of GEO design related directories and as someone mentioned above, post on forums and blogs constructively, it never hurts.

Consider joining sites like eLance and ifreelance, bid on projects and see how that goes. Never forget the power of offline marketing either!

Good lucky buddy!

I’m also looking for clients. I’ve got my site set up with one portfolio item (my teaching blog), but need more paid work.

I guess I’ll hit up a couple of forums and check out the freelancing sites mentioned above.

If anyone is interested my portfolio site is Create Sean - nice pun create sean = creation if you say it quickly.

create sean…  i like that. its somewhat memorable and stands out from the rest

Moni - you mentioned getting your site listed high in Google as a means of getting business.

Can anyone tell me what volume of website design enquiries they get once they get their site in the first 1-3 results for a town?

We’ve recently moved business from Ipswich (where we had only just got to position 3 - 6 depending on the query) to Bury St Edmunds (where I need to do some more SEO work and get some relevant backlinks to improve rankings).

Will all my SEO efforts pay off or is there just too much competition out there? Does anyone have any views?

The success of your business relies greatly on your ability to attract a steady stream of customers. So if you’re not as busy as you’d like to be, try a few of these methods and watch your sales soar.

Step1
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Step6
Distribute fliers and business cards door to door, place them under car windshield wipers and tack them to local apartment, college and community center bulletin boards.

Step7
Maintain a visible presence within your industry. Participate in trade shows, attend community events and offer to speak on your area of expertise at seminars.
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i think you should test adwords and then google organic traffic and then go for an email compaign.

Its all about affiliates.. For example site a refers people to site b and site b refers people to site a, Science it works